Create Link to Initiate Business Process

Create Link to Initiate Business Process

In workday, you can use the task: Create Link to Initiate Business Process to create an URL.

For example, if you want to send the navigation of Change Job for a worker to your business user or some one, you can create the link and pass it on to them.

Remember that you need have the access to the said BP in-order to access the same.

Business Process Step Types

Business Process Step Types

For better understanding on Business Process Step types, below shows the categorization of the same. 

User Input                     : Needs an input from the user (You see these typically in the inbox as tasks )

Approval                       : Needs approval from a specific security group (Manager, HR Partner, etc.)

Background Processing: These step types does not need any user intervention. Taken care by Workday.

Business Process: Rescind vs Cancel

Business Process: Rescind vs Cancel

Rescind vs Cancel

Its very important to understand the difference between Rescind and Cancel with in Business Processes. At times you get confused as why you are not seeing Rescind option or Cancel option during or after completing the BP.

Rescind is like rolling back your BP.- You will happen to see this 'Rescind' only when the process is in a status of "Successfully Completed"
- It completely reverses all changes made to Workday data.
- Can only be done by security groups with appropriate permission (Role: Business Process Administrator)
Cancel is like aborting the BP in the middle.- You will happen to see this 'Cancel' only when the process is in status of "In Progress"
- It completely reverses all changes made to Workday data.
- Can be done by security groups with appropriate permission as well as worker who initiated the process.

How to exclude the Notification details link - Business Process

How to exclude the Notification details link - Business Process

In business Processes, you know that you will be able to configure the custom notifications. Usually you will see the link in the notification that gets generated. There could be different reasons ( like security, don't need to give extra details) as why you don't want to show up the link to the process. 

Go to Edit Workflow Notification and check the check box as shown below. This helps in not showing the link details.