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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Student Core Capabilities

Reference: Student Core Capabilities

You can view high-level feature descriptions for the capabilities in this product area.

Duplicate Management Framework

Provides a framework for finding, merging, and unmerging duplicate applicant, prospect, and student records in Workday. The functionality also supports merging matriculated students to workers.

External Records

Supports adding transcripts and test scores from external educational institutions.

International Students

Provides the ability to manage international students at your institution. The functionality supports:
  • Tracking immigration information submitted by applicants and prematriculants.
  • Editing immigration data for international students.

Parent / Third-Party Access to Student Data

Provides the ability to grant third parties, such as parents, access to student information and the ability to manage tasks on behalf of a student. The functionality:
  • Includes a customizable dashboard that provides access to tasks and reports related to student finances.
  • Provides the ability for students to manage permissions for their third-party contacts.
  • Supports linking third-party users to existing Workday accounts.

Student Accommodations

Supports requesting, reviewing, tracking, and approving accommodations for students with disabilities.

Student Athletics

Supports the management of athletic team memberships. The functionality provides the ability to track athletic roles, athletic statuses, and athletic teams.

Student Biodemographics

Supports personal information for students. The functionality supports:
  • Contact information and legal name management.
  • Identification of first-generation college students.
  • Friend and family contacts for students.
  • Processing deceased students.
  • Profile photos.
  • Universal IDs and student IDs.

Student Data Purge

Supports the ability to permanently purge certain student data from Workday.

Student Directory

Provides a directory that students and administrators can use to view public student profile information. The functionality provides the ability to:
  • Manage privacy settings.
  • Configure information to display in the directory.

Student Documents

Provides the ability to upload supporting documents.

Student Employment

Provides the ability to employ students. The functionality supports:
  • Hiring or contracting active and inactive students.
  • Work-Study employment.

Student Friends and Family

Supports contact information for students’ relatives or associates.

Student Housing Assignment Summary

Supports integration with third-party applications for student housing information.

Student Hubs

Provides personalized landing pages that students can use to navigate to their most frequently used tasks and reports.

Student Integrations

Provides integrations that you can use to import and export student data. The functionality includes integrations for:
  • Enrollment and degree verification data.
  • Financial aid data.
  • Standardized test scores.

Student Match and Merge

Supports the management of duplicate student prospect or applicant records in Workday. The functionality:
  • Determines whether matches are exact or suggested.
  • Automatically merges exact matches.
  • Provides the ability to reconcile suggested matches.

Student Privacy

Provides control over the information that displays in student profiles and student directories.

Student Profile

This facility allows the user to set the default profile view.

Student Residency

Supports the determination of residency statuses for students and applicants. The functionality provides the ability to:
  • Collect information and supporting documents from applicants and students.
  • Map questionnaire responses to residency statuses.
  • Initiate residency status changes.

Student Veteran and Military Affiliation

Supports the identification of students affiliated with the military and their associated veterans benefits.