University of Wisconsin–Madison

Useful Workday Reports for Role-Based Access Requesters and Approvers

This article provides a list of Workday reports that may be useful for Role-Based Access Requesters and Approvers.

  • UW Security Catalog: Assignable Roles and User Based Groups: Use to find out information about roles and how they work. This report is the source of truth for the current security configuration in Workday. For a simplified version of the catalog with only HR roles, see Simplified HR Security Role Catalog.
  • Role and User Based Security Assignments with Filters (UW): Use to verify who has the current role assigned.  Includes prompts for Company, Organizations, Business Area, Level of Operations, Sensitivity Ranking, Worker, and Security Group.
  • Access Requests and Approvals (by Initiator) (UW): Use to see where a request is currently pending in the approval chain.
  • Access Requests Awaiting Next Approver (by Approver) (UW): Use to see if there are any requests waiting for your approval.
  • Role Assignments for Worker Position: Use to see which roles are currently assigned to a position. Includes prompts for Effective Date, Worker, Position, and Roles. This report can also be accessed through a worker profile by clicking Actions, then hovering over Security Profile, then selecting View Role Assignments for Worker Position.

Updated: Jun. 20, 2025
Source URL: https://hr.wisc.edu/hr-guides/for-hr-professionals/useful-workday-reports-for-role-based-access-requesters-and-approvers/

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