Set up Account Preferences

Depending on how your organization configures Workday, you can edit a variety of features on your account, including languages, workflows, and notification preferences.

To configure Search categories, please see Configure search in Workday.

To access Preferences

From the Home page:

1. Click your Profile icon > My Account > Change Preferences.
2. Change any of the items listed on the Change Preferences page.
3. Click OK, then click Done
   
   

Change your Email Notification preference

From the Home page:

1. Click your Profile > My Account > Change Preferences.
2. Navigate to the bottom of the Change Preferences page to Business Processes > Parent Notification Types.
3. Click Prompt in the Send Notification Via Channels* drop down list to select the Notification Channel desired for each of the Notification Types (Approvals, Tasks, To-Dos).
4. Click the check box corresponding to the notification channel desired.
   
   Note: you may only select one channel per notification type Choose from the following:
   1. Daily Digest Email: One email is sent to your RISD email containing all new Workday Inbox notifications of approvals, tasks, and to-dos received during the day
   2. Disabled: No emails are sent to your RISD email notifying you of approvals, tasks, and to-dos that are awaiting your action in your Workday My Tasks Inbox
   3. Individual Email: an email is sent to your RISD email account each time a new approval, task, or to-do notification is recieved in your Workday Inbox
5. Click OK.
6. Click Done.

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Configure search in Workday