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And How BNB Helps You Turn Them into Results

Workday’s 2025R2 update is almost here — and at BNB, we’ve gone beyond reading the release notes. Our experts have analysed what’s new, prioritised the updates with the greatest potential impact, and are ready to guide you from feature awareness to measurable value.

No two organisations will experience this release in the same way. That’s why our approach blends deep product knowledge with industry expertise — ensuring you focus on what matters most for your business goals.

Remember, the preview period for this release begins on August 16th, allowing users to explore new features and enhancements before the official rollout. And is scheduled for September 20th

Spotlight: The Rise of New Hubs

Centralised workspaces are a defining theme in 2025R2. These hubs bring together previously fragmented capabilities into single access points — streamlining workflows and improving adoption.

• Security Admin Hub – Manage security administration centrally for faster, more controlled access.
  
• HCM Admin Hub – One place for your core HCM tasks.
  
• Job Architecture Hub – A customisable space to manage all job architecture elements.
  
• HR Partner Hub: Succession Planning – Direct access to succession planning reports within the HR Partner Hub.
  
• Revenue Hub – Consolidate all revenue activities in Project Billing.
  
• Time Management Hub – Centralised time entry review, submission, and management.
  
• Customer Accounts Hub – Complete view and control of customer account data.
  
• Analytics & Reporting Hub – One place for analytics and reporting capabilities.
  

BNB Insight: Hubs not only make navigation easier — they’re enablers for faster onboarding, better process compliance, and improved end-user satisfaction. We help you integrate them into your processes so they deliver business outcomes from day one.

Top Features by Area (Gen AI features marked 💡)

Platform & User Experience

• Tokenization in Rich Text Editor – Personalise and automate text with dynamic tokens.
  
• Translations for Knowledge Management Articles – Centralise translation workflows.
  
• 💡 Workday Writing Prompts for Rich Text Editor – Generate and refine content directly in Workday.
  
• 💡 Generate Help Articles for Healthcare Plans – Create clear, AI-generated help content for complex plans.
  
• Trended Workers Data Source – Analyse up to 72 months of workforce data for trend reporting.
  
• My Conversations – Track and follow up on Workday Assistant interactions in one place.
  

Technology, Integrations & Extend

• Extend Cards in Journeys – Enrich Journeys with interactive Extend experiences.
  
• Cloud Data Connect Pipeline Drill Through – Get transactional-level detail in your integrations.
  
• EIB Custom Object Data Enhancements – More flexibility in integrations and migrations.
  

HCM, Learning & Talent

• Acknowledgment Lesson Type – Improve compliance tracking with confirmation steps.
  
• 💡 Generate Feedback Suggestions – AI-powered, high-quality feedback recommendations.
  

Time Tracking, Absence & Mobile

• Flexible Check-In/Check-Out – Custom thresholds for accurate time capture.
  
• New Absence Calendar Experience – Request multiple leave types in one step.
  
• Custom Fields for Leave Types – Add fields to meet payroll or compliance needs.
  

Recruiting

• Constrained Prospect Security by Country – Align prospect security with local compliance.
  
• Post Jobs to Multiple Agency Types – Streamline recruitment postings.
  

Financials & Accounting

• Synchronize Accounting Center Schema – Automatic schema updates for reporting accuracy.
  
• 💡 Intelligent Intake in Procurement – AI-guided procurement requests.
  

Adaptive Planning

• Multicoordinate Support in Cell Explorer – Handle complex, multi-dimensional data with ease.
  
• 💡 Workday Assistant for Adaptive Planning – Use conversational AI to query and act on planning data.

High-Impact Retirements

Plan ahead for these changes to avoid disruption:

• Peakon Mobile Application – Retires 30 Sep 2025.
  
• Quick Tasks (Scheduling Worklets) – Retires 20 Sep 2025.
  
• Pay Worklet – Retires 20 Sep 2025.
  
• Goals User Interface – Retires 20 Sep 2025.
  
• Solution Sharing – Retires 20 Sep 2025.
  

BNB Insight: We help you assess dependencies, adjust configurations, and prepare your users before these retirements go live.

From Features to Business Impact

The 2025R2 release will be in production from 20 September 2025, giving you time to test, configure, and plan adoption. Our role at BNB is to ensure that the features you choose to implement don’t just get deployed — they drive efficiency, innovation, and measurable results.

If you’re ready to turn these updates into strategic advantages, our Centre of Excellence can guide you through prioritisation, configuration, and change management.

Move Forward with BNB — turning every Workday release into a growth opportunity.
📩 Contact us to start your 2025R2 readiness plan.