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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Reference: Home Page Sections

Reference: Home Page Sections

Workday displays greetings based on the user's local time. These sections on the Home page enable you to add personalized content to help users navigate easily to the various tasks and reports within Workday, as well as external links.
Section
Description
Announcements
Displays the announcements carousel at the top-right section of the home page.
Your users can see 1 announcement at a time but are able to navigate through the announcements after clicking into them by selecting the right or left arrows.
We update the thumbnail to the last announcement clicked by your user when viewing them on the Workday home page.
Awaiting Your Action
Displays up to 4 of the most recent items.
  • The top 2 items are
    My Tasks
    .
  • The 3rd item displays journey details, if applicable; otherwise, it displays a card.
  • The 4th item displays a card, if applicable.
If there's no journey item or cards to display, then the top 3 items from
My Tasks
display on your home page.
If there are more cards to display, you can expand the section via the
View More
button. The cards are sorted by the earliest due dates.
Additionally, the cards displaying in the
Awaiting Your Action
section no longer have the sub-title option. This simplifies the action, and aligns with the other items in this section.
You can enable/disable this section by selecting the
Enable My Tasks
check box from
Home Page Settings
.
After you select
Enable My Tasks
, Workday displays the
Disable Hiding
check box that enables you to prevent users from hiding
My Tasks
preview items. Workday still displays Journey previews when you have access to Workday Journeys.
The
Go to My Tasks
button in the
Awaiting Your Action
section provides you:
  • A direct link from the
    Awaiting Your Action
    section to your
    My Tasks
    .
  • A view of the total number of
    My Tasks
    items from the Home page.
Managers can also click the
Quick Review
button in the
Awaiting Your Action
section to review and approve select transactions.
Important Dates
Displays for the manager:
  • Birthdays, Anniversaries, Time Off, and Holidays for the managers' direct reports.
  • Holidays for the manager.
You can disable any of these events by accessing the
Work Tools
section on the
System Admin
report and unchecking the event in the
Important Dates
section.
Onboarding Timeline
Displays the
Onboarding Timeline
for the users' active
Onboarding Plan
on the top-right of the home page.
This section displays when:
  • The Onboarding functional area is enabled.
  • The
    Enable Onboarding
    field on the
    Work Tools
    section is enabled.
  • User has an active onboarding plan.
Quick Actions
Displays up to 10 tasks, reports, or external links at the top of your home page. Provides users with direct access to frequently used items.
You can add, remove, and reorder the most commonly used tasks by your users. These tasks will automatically display on the
Quick Actions
section on the Home page. Workday now provides a dedicated
View Quick Actions
configuration page in the
System Admin Hub
.
Recommended For You
Displays these 2 cards automatically:
  • Explore Org Chart
  • View Your Profile
You can personalize this section by adding 1 or more relevant cards, or removing this section by unpublishing the cards.
Team Highlights
Displays for a manager:
  • 4 of their direct reports with the option to view a total of 8.
  • Effortlessly navigate to their profiles.
  • Gather relevant insights related to their team.
  • Navigate to the org chart.
Publish the
Required Learning
card to display the required learning insight on the manager's home page in the
Team Highlights
section.
Timely Suggestions
Displays up to 3 cards automatically with an option to view more cards.
Workday displays an empty section when you haven't added cards that map to this section on the
Home Cards Workspace
report.
Work Tools
Displays up to 4
Extend
cards,
Important Dates
,
Onboarding
sections on desktop and mobile, and the
Sana
card that provides an AI-powered conversational experience.
You can click
Edit Work Tools
located on the top right side on the
Work Tools
section and:
  • Add and configure the Workday-delivered and Extend cards on both desktop and mobile.
  • Sort and arrange the
    Extend
    cards,
    Important Dates
    ,
    Onboarding
    sections, and the
    Sana
    card in an ascending or descending order.
The configuration is automatically available on the
Home Cards Workspace
report if you've opted into the
System Admin Hub
.
Your Top Apps
Displays the first 4 apps or worklets from the
View All Apps
section and the global navigation menu.
You can enable this section by selecting the
Enable Top Apps (Do Not Use)
check box from the
Home Page Settings
tab on the
System Admin
report.
When you opt-in to the
Global Navigation Sidebar
in the
Edit Tenant Setup - System
, the
Your Top Apps
section is removed from the home page.