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Last Updated: 2025-10-31
Add Home and Dashboard Announcements

Add Home and Dashboard Announcements

Security:
  • Set Up: Tenant Setup - Worklets
     domain in the System functional area.
  • Set Up: Announcements and Bulletin Worklet
     domain in the System functional area.
Configure announcements that Workday displays at the top of these Workday-delivered items available on the
Maintain Dashboards
 report:
  • Dashboard.
  • Custom dashboard.
  • Landing page.
You can associate a condition rule with each message to target the message to certain groups and to determine who receives the announcement. Example: Create an announcement for new employees, and separate announcements for groups based on location or job profile. To identify the target audience for messages, use the
Create Announcement Rule
 task.
You can create announcement rules for these business objects:
  • Business Entity Contact
  • Extended Enterprise Learner
  • Service Center Representative
  • Student
  • Worker
  1. Access the
    Maintain Dashboards
     report.
  2. Click the
    Edit
     button for the dashboard or landing page that you want to create an announcement for.
  3. Select the
    Announcements
     tab.
  4. Add a row for each announcement and enter details.
    You can use the arrows to adjust the order in which to display multiple announcements.
    Option Description
    Rule
    Select a condition rule that identifies the message recipients. If you leave this field blank, all users see this message.
    Expiration Date
    Users no longer see the announcement on the dashboard or landing page after this date.
    Message From / Message Title
    Specify who the message is from, or enter a message title.
    Show Current Photo / Upload Custom Image
    Include the worker profile photo of the message sender, or a custom image (Example: a logo) in the announcement. Custom images must conform to the file size limit and permitted file types for your tenant.
    To select an existing image or create an image, select
    Upload Custom Image
    . Workday recommends:
    • 600 x 338 for modal pages. Use a 16:9 aspect ratio. Announcement preview thumbnails change images to a 4:3 aspect ratio.
    • Images must be 300KB or smaller. Allowed file types are JPEG and PNG (without transparency).
    • You can upload a gif file type for the Workday Home page. It must be under 1 megabyte to animate.
    For your announcements to have the best possible appearance, we recommend you do not use an image with a transparent background.
    Workday displays a stock image:
    • For messages with titles only.
    • If you select
      None of the above
    Message
    Enter the message. Click
    Format Text
     to open a larger field with a rich text editor.
    Maximum character count varies, due to translations, message placement, and platform. We recommend that you test out the messaging across translations, devices, and location to verify the fit.
    Announcements on the Workday Home page don't support color and font size settings in the rich text editor.
    Video
    Specify a title and description, and select an image preview. Select a video to upload or enter the URL for a video hosted outside of Workday.
    Task/Custom Report/External Link
    Select an option for including direct links in the announcement to:
    • Tasks.
    • External links.
    • Custom reports.
    Example: Announce upcoming performance reviews on the
    Team Performance
     dashboard with a link to the
    Get Feedback
     task.