What are Security Roles in Workday? Types & Examples

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👨‍💼 What are Security Roles?

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🔷 5. What are Security Roles?

Security roles control who can see or do what in Workday.

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🔹 Types:

• User-Based Roles → Assigned to specific users (HR Partner, Manager)
• Role-Based Roles → Based on job position (Recruiter, Payroll Admin)

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🔹 Purpose:

• Protect sensitive employee data
• Control access to tasks and reports

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🔹 Example:

• Manager → Can view team data
• Employee → Can view only personal data
• HR Admin → Full HR access