Modify Personal Information in Workday

Getting Started

1. Navigate to and activate the “Menu” button near the top of the page. This will open a “Global Navigation” dialog.
2. Within the dialog, navigate to and activate the “Apps” tab. (It will likely be selected by default.)
3. Navigate to and activate the “Personal Information” link.
4. Navigate to “Change” (heading level 2). After this heading is a list of links to various sections including Home Contact Information, Emergency Contacts, Legal Name, and Preferred Name. Navigate to and activate the link for the section you are interested in.

Modify Home Contact Information

1. On the “Personal Information” page, activate the “Home Contact Information” link.
2. Navigate by headings to the relevant section, such as Address, Phone, or Email.
3. To add a new value, navigate forward to and activate the “Add” button for the relevant section.
   1. Immediately after you activate the “Add” button, focus will be shifted into the beginning of the relevant form. Use the tab key to advance through the form, filling it in as you go.
   2. At the end of the form, activate the “Save” button. This adds the new value to the page so that you can navigate backward and verify it is correct, but it does not yet permanently save the change.
4. To edit an existing value, navigate forward from the heading to the relevant entry. Then, activate the “Edit” button immediately after the entry.
   1. Immediately after you activate the “Edit” button, focus will be shifted into the beginning of the relevant form. Use the tab key to advance through the form, making edits as necessary.
   2. At the end of the form, activate the “Save” button.  This adds the new value to the page so that you can navigate backward and verify it is correct, but it does not yet permanently save the change.
5. To delete an existing value, navigate forward from the heading to the relevant entry. Then, activate the “Remove” button immediately after the entry.
   1. Immediately after you activate the “Remove” button, focus will be shifted to the section heading. At this point, you can navigate forward to verify your change, but your change will not yet be permanently saved.
6. When your changes are complete, navigate to and activate the “Submit” button near the bottom of the page in the “Action Bar” region. This will finalize your changes.

Modify Emergency Contacts

1. On the “Personal Information” page, activate the “Emergency Contacts” link.
2. Navigate to “My Emergency Contacts” (heading level 1), and then tab forward a few times to reach and activate the “Edit” button. This will open a “Change My Emergency Contacts” form. The form functions similarly to the “Home Contact Information” form outlined above.

Modify Your Legal Name

1. On the “Personal Information” page, activate the “Legal Name” link. This will open a “Change My Legal Name” dialog.
2. Use the tab key to navigate through the form fields. Edit values as appropriate.
3. Near the bottom of the page in the “Action Bar” region, activate the “Submit” button to save your changes.

Modify Your Preferred Name

1. On the “Personal Information” page, activate the “Preferred Name” link. This will open a “Change My Preferred Name” dialog.
2. Use the tab key to navigate through the form fields. Edit values as appropriate.
3. Near the bottom of the page in the “Action Bar” region, activate the “Submit” button to save your changes.