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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Requisition Templates

Concept: Requisition Templates

Requisition templates are a collection of goods and services that make the requisition process simpler, faster, and more manageable. The
Create Requisition Template
task enables you to:
  • Create a requisition from a template.
  • Acquire goods and services for new workers.
  • Control access to private, shared, and public templates.
Use the
Create Requisition Template
(or
Create Shared Requisition Template
) task.
You can use the
Mass Maintain Requisition Templates
task to add, remove, or update goods lines across multiple requisition templates.
You can't include punchout items in templates or requisition copies. Workers must add punchout items to their final requisitions manually to get the most up-to-date items and prices.

Create a Requisition from a Template

Requisition templates make the requisition process fast and simple. When a worker creates a requisition and selects a template, the template automatically populates the requisition. The worker then has a requisition that's equivalent to one created from scratch. You can edit the requisition if necessary, such as updating obsolete prices.
To see a list, use the
Requisitions Templates
report.
When you create templates and copies of requisitions, Workday doesn't update the prices in the original requisition to match supplier price changes. Workday recommends that you remind users to update prices before using requisitions made from templates or copied from older requisitions.

Acquire Goods and Services for New Workers

When you hire new workers, you provide them with a standard set of items. Example: A new laptop and monitor. You can gather all those required goods in a requisition template and associate the template with a job profile. When you hire a worker into that job profile, Workday automatically notifies the HR Partner to create a requisition for the worker. Workday already specifies all the information in the template. The HR Partner can simply submit the already populated requisition. You can also edit the requisition if necessary.

Control Access to Private, Shared, and Public Templates

You can restrict access to requisition templates to the creator (private), shared with a select group of users or roles (shared), or given to an entire company (public).
Workday enables you to create
Private
templates where only you can edit, delete, or share your private templates.
Depending on how you configure security, only Buyers and Service Coordinators can share templates or make them
Public
. They can share templates with a specific group of Workday users, Workday roles (such as other Buyers), or members of a specific organization. Those users can use the template just as if they created it. However, the creator of the template is the only one who can edit it. Everyone in the company can use public templates.