Workday — the new Universities of Wisconsin cloud-based software platform that brings together data about people, finances, and operations — will launch on July 7, 2025.
The following are quick links to some of the most needed resources:
UW-Madison ATP/Workday website
Workday at the Universities of Wisconsin website
Universities of Wisconsin instance of Canvas
Employees do not need to enroll to participate in training. Employees will find Workday Fundamentals: Workday for All Employees in their Universities of Wisconsin instance of Canvas. Each employee dashboard will also indicate assigned training based on security roles.
This site is your resource for finding job aids, how-to videos, and more to help you work with Workday.
The Workday Training Tenant is available. All users can log in with UW credentials. This training environment can be used in conjunction with the computer-based training courses (CBTs), webinars, and/or in-person Workday training. Only human resources, finance, and research administration professionals with the appropriate security roles will have access to advanced functions; general users will have access to Employee Self Service (ESS) / Manager Self Service (MSS) functions.
WISER (WISconsin Enterprise Reporting) is the primary tool used for financial reporting across the Universities of Wisconsin. Data in WISER comes from the Shared Financial System (SFS) and the Human Resource System (HRS), both of which will be retired with the implementation of Workday.
Viewing the SFS Account Code Crosswalk – FDM Mapping Tool
This step-by-step guide allows users to access and navigate the SFS to Workday Crosswalk. The FDM Mapping Tool provides a user-friendly interface to search for specific Workday account codes, ledger accounts, spend category IDs, and revenue category IDs.
Foundation Data Model (FDM) Mapping Tool
Available now for questions related to training
Available July 7, 2025 for Workday-specific questions
Hypercare is the support phase that occurs immediately after Workday go-live and temporarily augments user support teams with just-in-time additional intensive support. Users can access Workday user support by submitting a ticket in the portal.