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Last Updated: 2026-04-03
Steps: Set Up Security for Notification Designer

Steps: Set Up Security for Notification Designer

  • Set up Drive for users who need to create, edit, or view notification templates. See Steps: Set Up Security for Drive.
  • Security:
    Security Configuration
     domain in the System functional area.
You might need to take additional steps to enable this feature based on your organization's subscription service agreement. Your organization is either on the Main Service Agreement (MSA) or the Universal Main Service Agreement (UMSA). To determine your organization's subscription service agreement:
  1. Select your profile avatar on Workday Community.
  2. Select
    Profile
    .
  3. On your profile page, select your organization's name, which is beneath your name and next to your job title.
  4. View your
    Subscription Service Agreement
     value.
If the value is:
  • UMSA
    , the feature is automatically available. You can skip the
    Enable Innovation Services Feature and AI Data Contributions for MSA Customers
     step. For more information on Machine Learning data contributions, see Concept: Workday AI for Universal Main Subscription Agreement Customers.
  • MSA
    , you must enable this feature through Innovation Services using the
    Enable Innovation Services Feature and AI Data Contributions for MSA Customers
    step.
Note: UMSA customers don't have Innovation Services tasks and reports in their tenants as these are for MSA customers only. UMSA customers can ignore all information regarding Innovation Services.
You can use Notification Designer to create and manage the layout, design, and content of a notification template that you use when sending notifications generated by Workday. A notification template is an alternative to an email template.
  1. You might need to take additional steps to enable this feature depending on your organization's subscription service agreement. For more information, see this Community article.
    On the
    Innovation Services Opt-In
     task, select the
    Notification Designer
     service on the
    Available Services
     tab in the
    Cross Application Services
     category.
  2. Create unconstrained security groups for Notification Designer administrators and users.
  3. Create or edit a security policy for the
    Notification Designer
     domain in the System functional area.
    Ensure that every user who has access to the
    Notification Designer
    domain also has access to the
    Drive
     domain.
    1. Access the
      View Domain
       report.
    2. Select the domain from the
      Domain
       prompt.
    3. From the related actions menu, select
      Domain
      Create Security Policy
      , or select
      Edit Security Policy Permissions
       if there's an existing policy.
    4. In
      Report/Task Permissions
      , add or edit unconstrained security groups.
    5. Select the
      View
       and
      Modify
       check boxes.
    6. As a related action on the domain security policy, select
      Domain Security Policy
      Enable
      .
  4. Activate Pending Security Policy Changes.