Whether you are new to the Universities of Wisconsin or have worked in human resources for a while, below is a list of systems, helpful links, and legislative references for Human Resource Professionals to use in their daily job duties.

Many of the systems require authorized access. Work closely with your supervisor to determine which system(s) to request access to.

UW-Shared Services

Use the UW-Shared Services, Service Operations website to access system related information for HR Professionals, including payroll schedules and calendars.

Job Aids

Find HR system Job Aids for common HR processes such as requesting and approving job requisitions, conducting background checks, managing temporary changes in pay, and overseeing performance reviews.

Human Resource System

Access to the Human Resource System (Workday) is vital to your job duties. You will need to request access to the HR system.

Cypress

Cypress is a report distribution service. Reports are delivered to your Cypress inbox on a daily or weekly basis (depending on the report). Receiving and reviewing these reports is a ongoing activity for Benefits and Payroll administrators. Visit the main Cypress web page to learn how to request access and install the Cypress client.

UW Business Intelligence (UWBI)

Employees use Business Intelligence (BI) to help make strategic decisions across various levels. UWBI allows the leveraging of software and services to transform data into actionable intelligence to better assist with decision making. 

Workday

After signing into Workday:

  • Employees can access payroll documents, enter their leave time, review leave statements, update their personal information, and access My Insurance Benefits to complete benefits enrollment and make changes to their benefits.
  • Managers can approve absences and time.

Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF)

General Schedule and Record Management Services

General Records Schedules for the UW System on a variety of business subjects. Go to the General Records Schedule web page to access retention schedules.

Helpful Bookmarks

Updated: 07/10/2025