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Purple - AI for UW

Find quick-start guidance, FAQs and support for Purple, UW’s enterprise generative AI tool.

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Common Tasks

Common Tasks

Where you go for Workday help depends on what you need help with:

  • Workday@UW: Start here if you’re not sure where to find answers.
  • Employee Workday Help: Documentation and support for human resources, time-tracking, payroll, and benefits processes.
  • UW Connect Finance Portal: Self-service support for Workday Finance, including procurement, grant management, and other finance functions.

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Self-help information can be found on this website:

Note: For cybersecurity incidents, please call UWIT at the above number to report it immediately.

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