How to Access the My Tasks Archive in Workday

Users can access their Workday My Tasks Archive to check on the status of Closed Course Section requests, Course Section Pre-requisite Overrides, Program of Study changes, and other types of requests.

Step 1: To access your My Tasks either:

Select the My Tasks icon in the top right of your task bar on the Workday homepage OR
Select Go to My Tasks in the middle of the Workday homepage

Step 2: In the My Tasks menu on the left side of the screen, select the Archive tab.

Note: The Archive displays items from the last 90 Days. To access historical items prior to the last 90 days, see Step 6.

Step 3: Select an item in the Archive. The Details tab displays information about the action taken.

Step 4: The Process tab shows the Process History: Steps Completed and Steps Awaiting Action.

Step 5: The Remaining Process button provides details on the Remaining Steps that will be taken before the process is complete.

A screenshot of the Remaining Process section of the Event, with the gray Remaining Process button highlighted. A screenshot of the View Remaining Process screen. The title bar across the top details the type of process (Eligibility Override) with the requestor's name and information. There is a table below labeled Remaining Process, with columns such as Process, Step, Group, and Person.

Step 6: To view previous items not listed in the My Tasks archive, enter View More Processes in the search bar at the top of the screen, then select the “View More Processes” report.

Step 7: Enter a Start Date and End Date to view processes from a certain period. To view all past processes, leave the Start and End Dates blank. Select OK.

A screenshot of the View More Processes popup window. There are two editable fields: Start Date and End Date, which can either be filled with specific information or left blank for a wide range of processes. There are two buttons at the bottom: a blue OK button and a gray Cancel button. The OK button is highlighted.

Step 8: The View More Processes page shows historical information: the type of Business Process, Status, Initiated On date, Completed On date, and Tasks I Worked On.

A screenshot of the View More Processes screen in the Workday Inbox archive. At the top of the screen, there are two fields: Start Date and End Date. They are listed as Empty. There is a box labeled as Business Process Participation, with a series of columns, including: Business Process, Status, Initiated On, Completed On, and Tasks I Worked On.

Step 9: Click on a column and filter the results based on a series of criteria presented in each column: Sort Ascending, Sort Descending, Filter Condition, or Value. Select the Filter button to apply to the results.

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