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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Concept: Viewing Document Layout Details in Docs for Layouts

Concept: Viewing Document Layout Details in Docs for Layouts

The
Document Layout Details
report is secured to the
Docs for Layouts
domain. You can use this report to view document layout metadata, change the report data source for a document layout, and deactivate a document layout.
This table summarizes the information in the report:
Field
Description
Document Layout
(Magnifying glass icon) A link to the document layout.
Name
The name of the document layout.
Active
The status of the document layout. A document layout can have a status of Active or Inactive.
Created By
The person who created the document layout.
Created Date and Time
The date and time the document layout was created.
Last Updated By
The last person who updated the document layout.
Last Updated Date and Time
The last date and time the document layout was updated.
Report Definition
A link to the report associated with the document layout.
Base Language
The default or preferred language of the document layout.
Published
The status of the document layout. A document layout can have a status of Published or Unpublished.
Document Template Status Record
The last 10 changes to the status of the document layout including the person who performed the change and the date and time of the change.
Images
Links to the images in the document layout.
Business Form Layout
Links to any Business Form Layouts associated with the document layout.

Changing the Source Report and Deactivating a Document Layout

You must remove a document layout from any Business Form Layouts that it is associated with before you can change the report data source or deactivate it.
Action
Description
Change Report
Click
Change Report
to change the report data source for the document layout.
When you change the report, data fields used in the document layout that don’t exist in the new report display error messages and can be removed or replaced.
Deactivate Layout
Click
Deactivate Layout
to deactivate the document layout.
Deactivated document layouts don’t display in Business Form Layout selection lists and can’t be selected. You can edit deactivated document layouts, but you can’t publish them. To reactivate a document layout, click
Activate Layout
.