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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Reference: Edit Tenant Setup - Student

Reference: Edit Tenant Setup - Student

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Manage tenant-wide settings for Student in these areas:

ID Sequence Generators

Option
Description
More Information
ID Generator for Course Section Offering ID
Workday uses this generator to create the
Offering ID
on course sections. You can create your own ID generator using the
Create ID Definition / Sequence Generator
task.
ID Generator for Student ID
Select an ID generator to identify each student with a unique number. Student IDs are specific to a student's identity as a student in Workday. They don't apply to any other identities the student might have in Workday.
ID Generator for Student Sponsor Invoices
Select the ID generator that Workday uses to assign unique identifiers to individual student sponsor invoices.
ID Generator for Student Sponsor Invoice Rebill
Select the ID generator for invoices created during the credit and rebill process.
ID Generator for Student Sponsor Invoice Credit Adjustment
Select the ID generator for invoices created during the credit and rebill process.
ID Generator for Consolidated Student Sponsor Invoices
Select the ID generator used when grouping multiple student sponsor invoices into a single consolidated document.

Tenant Options

Option
Description
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Use Universal ID instead of Student ID
Use Universal IDs for students and student prospects.
Include Student ID or Universal ID in Student Name
Includes the student ID or universal ID in student profiles.
Override Display ID for Student Worktag
Enables you to configure student worktags to display either:
  • Student name with student ID appended.
  • Student ID only.
  • Student name only.
Hide Institutions from Student Profile Subtitle
Removes all associated institutions from student profiles.
Allow Applies to All Holds
Enables the use of the Applies to All hold context on student holds. When you clear this option, the Applies to All hold context isn’t available to select as a hold context.
Select Default Profile View
Displays the profile that you want to have as the default profile view for student workers.
Enable Processing of Merged Student in Web Services
Enables you to process Education Test Results and Transcript data of an existing duplicate student during a merge event using these web services:
  • Import External Student Results
  • Import External Student Transcript
  • Put External Student Results
  • Put Internal Student Transcript

External Accounts

Option
Description
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Student External Account Name
Displays the account name in the subject header of the account verification and password reset emails used for the External Student site.
When the field is blank,
Student
displays in the email subject header by default.

Data Entry Check Options

Option
Description
More Information
Switch on Data Entry Check everywhere
If selected (default), Workday enables the Data Entry Check (DEC) functionality for Student.
If you want to use DEC for only select items, select
Select areas to switch on Data Entry Check
and configure which items to enable for DEC.