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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Delegate a Business Process Task

Delegate a Business Process Task

Enable delegations in your tenant.
  1. Access the
    Delegate Task
     task.
    This task is to delegate a single task to someone else.
  2. Select a worker from the
    Delegating Worker
     prompt.
  3. From the
    Business Process
     prompt, select the task assigned to this worker that you want to delegate to another worker.
    You can't delegate a task that has been reassigned until the reassignment request is complete.
  4. Select the
    Proposed Delegates
     to whom you want to delegate the specified task. Workday might restrict the available delegates, depending on the
    Edit Tenant Setup – Business Processes task
     configuration, specifically the
    Users Can Delegate Tasks To
     prompt and security.
    Example: When you select
    Subordinates
     in the
    Users Can Delegate Tasks To
     prompt, we display
    Subordinates by Supervisory Organization
     prompt in the
    Delegate
     field. You can drill down on the organization hierarchy when selecting a subordinate.
Your delegation might require reviews and approvals. This depends on how Workday is configured and the task you’re delegating. Both you and your delegate receive confirmation notifications when your delegation goes into effect.
For the duration of the delegation, your delegate receives any tasks that would have been directed to you for the specified process, as well as any related process notifications, including alerts. Delegates can also request reassignment for any delegated tasks, but they can't delegate any delegated tasks to another worker.
If you want to stop delegating a business process task, access the
Delegate Task
 task, repeat steps 2 and 3 above, and then select
Stop Current Delegations
.