What's New

Workday OfficeConnect release notes hub — 2026R1 (View By, personal what-if scenarios), 2025R2, 2025R1 write-back, and the release archive.

Workday ships OfficeConnect updates on a roughly six-month cadence. This hub tracks every release with a plain-language summary, what changed in the ribbon, and links to deep-dive articles on new features.

Articles in this section

  • 2026R1 Overview — Workday OfficeConnect 2026R1 (released March 14, 2026) introduces View By in the ribbon, personal what-if scenarios for end users, and the latest forced-upgrade prompt at sign-in
  • View By (2026R1) — The 2026R1 View By ribbon command opens the data behind any Workday OfficeConnect cell in a separate worksheet so you can slice and filter without breaking your main report
  • Personal Scenarios (2026R1) — Workday OfficeConnect 2026R1 lets end users create personal what-if scenarios without involving an Adaptive Planning admin — scoped to the individual, branched from a parent version, and invisible to others

What's New in Workday OfficeConnect 2026R1

Workday OfficeConnect 2026R1 (released March 14, 2026) introduces View By in the ribbon, personal what-if scenarios for end users, and the latest forced-upgrade prompt at sign-in.

View By — Open Cell Data in a New Sheet (2026R1)

The 2026R1 View By ribbon command opens the data behind any Workday OfficeConnect cell in a separate worksheet so you can slice and filter without breaking your main report.

Personal What-If Scenarios (2026R1)

Workday OfficeConnect 2026R1 lets end users create personal what-if scenarios without involving an Adaptive Planning admin — scoped to the individual, branched from a parent version, and invisible to others.