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Home / Online Courses / Managing Absences in Workday

Managing Absences in Workday

Last updated on June 26, 2025

The purpose of this course is to provide Absence Partners foundational knowledge of their responsibilities in Workday.

After completing this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Manage the absence request processes for Employees and Managers
• Recognize the various parts of an Employee’s Manage Absence Calendar
• Enter or edit absences for an Employee
• Process a Leave of Absence and support Employee related questions
• Recognize various business processes for which an Absence Partner will need to complete a task to move the process forward
• Add an absence certification for an Employee and manage absence balances
• Recall important reports relevant to managing Employee absences

This is not a required course but highly recommended for all persons with the Absence Partner security roles in Workday. The course should take no longer than 90 minutes to complete depending on the pace of the learner. This course is developed by IT Training and Development, a department within the A&M System Office of Information Technology. To access an alternative version of this course, select the Resources tab in the upper-right-hand corner of the player. For further assistance or for technical difficulties with the course, contact support@tamus.edu.

 

Target Audience

Absence Partners

Recommended Prerequisites

  • Workday Core Concepts for Security Roles
  • Workday Advanced Navigation for Security Roles

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