This document explains how to bulk approve tasks in Workday. This functionality is only applicable to workers who hold a Workday security role that approves tasks.

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• When bulk approving tasks, details of each task are not displayed therefore review of individual requests must occur separately, prior to, and outside of the Bulk Approve process.

Bulk Approving Tasks

1. Log into Workday using your CNetID and password.
2. Access My Tasks through the mail icon at the top-right side of the homepage.
3. Review individual approval requests within the All Items tab. For any requests that should not be approved, select the Deny or Send Back button.
4. After all requests have been reviewed and are ready for approval, select the Bulk Approve hyperlink located in the navigation pane on the left side, underneath the Archive tab.
5. A table displays with all approval requests including the Title of the request, whether the approval is Overdue, and the Submitted Date. Checkmark individual rows using the column on the left, or select the checkmark at the top left of the list to select all results.
   1. Once a row is selected for approval the Comment column opens up. Optionally, add comments to individual requests.
6. Once all requests that are ready for approval have been selected and applicable comments added, select OK.
7. A soft Alert will appear stating “You're about to approve # items. Click OK to continue.” Select OK again to submit the approvals and then choose Done to return to My Tasks. The approval requests will no longer appear in the All Items tab but can be viewed in the Archive tab.