Create an Offer Letter Workflow

Recruiting Guide

Version
R2025.2.1
ft:lastEdition
2025-12-01
Create an Offer Letter Workflow

The following instructions describe how to create an offer letter workflow with one level of approval and accept and reject notifications.

To create an offer letter workflow:

  1. Go to Workflow Administration > Workflow Designer.
  2. Click Add. Dayforce adds the new workflow in the Custom section of the sidebar.
  3. In the Properties tab, complete each field as follows:
    • Name: Enter a name for the workflow.
    • Description: Enter a description of the workflow.
    • Effective From and Effective To: Enter a start and end date for the workflow to define the period when it will be active and available for users in Dayforce.
    • Reference Code: Enter a unique reference code for the workflow.
  4. In the Diagram tab, add the following nodes to the workflow: one Start node, one Routing node, one Decision node, two Observing Class Notification nodes, two Notification nodes, and one End node, as shown in the following screenshot:
  5. Nodes added to the workflow.
  6. Add the following connections for each node in the diagram:
  7. Note: You define a connection response by clicking the connection (so that a solid red square appears at the start of the connection), and then selecting an option in the Response field of the Link Properties panel.
  8. Node connections
    Node Connections

    Start

    Connection from the Start node to the Routing node.

    Routing

    Connection from the Routing node to the Decision node.

    Decision

    Connection with an Accept response from the Decision node to the first Observing Class Notification node.

    Connection with a Reject response from the Decision node to the second Observing Class Notification node.

    Observing Class Notification

    Connection from each Observing Class Notification node to a separate Notification node.

    Notification

    Connection from each Notification node to the End node.

  9. The connections should look as follows:
  10. Connections between nodes.
  11. In the Node Properties panel, configure the properties for each node as follows:
  12. Note: You open the Node Properties panel by selecting the node in the diagram.
  13. Node configurations
    Node Configuration

    Routing

    Using the available fields, define to whom the offer letter form is routed for approval.

    Decision

    In the Message Subject and Message Body fields, click Create Expression and then enter the contents of the message sent to approvers.

    Observing Class Notification

    In the Observer class Type drop-down list, select Offer Letter Approval.

    Notification

    In the Message Subject and Message Body fields, click Create Expression and then enter the content of the message sent to approvers.

    Using the available fields, define to whom the notification is sent.

  14. Click Save.