Computing at Yale Law School

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Using Workday to complete onboarding tasks

Redirecting email to another account

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Contact the YLS IT Helpdesk

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All employees at Yale are provided an email address and a NetID. Your NetID is associated with a password you create. Taken together, the two are used to authorize access to Yale computer resources. Once you have activated your NetID and created your password, you will be able to log into your computer, check your Yale email and access Yale websites that require authorization.

Your NetID is: «FACULTY_APPOINTMENT_NETID»

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A PIN is a single-use series of numbers and letters required to activate a Yale NetID. During the activation process, you will set a password and answer a series of security questions that can be used to recover a forgotten password.

Your PIN is: «FACULTY_APPOINTMENT_PIN»

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1. Open any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) and click here to visit the NetID Activation page.

2. Select Faculty or Staff, or Sponsored Identity and click Next.

3. This is where you will input your PIN.

   1. The pin is case sensitive and must be input exactly as displayed above.

4. Enter your Birth Date.

5. Click Next.

6. Enter an alternative email address and click Next.

7. You will be asked to create NetID security questions. Once that is complete click Next.

8. At the prompt, create a password. Your password must meet the following requirement: 8-127 characters in length, a mix of characters, including letters, numbers, and special characters, and no dictionary words and their common substitutions.

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All new hires at Yale must complete a set of required forms, and update and confirm, their contact information. This is all done in Workday, the Yale human resources system. To complete the Workday tasks, login to Workday, https://www.myworkday.com/yale, using your NetID and password.

1. You access your onboarding by clicking the “Getting Started” icon.

2. Click the “Take Me There” button, then click View Inbox.

3. The onboarding tasks will be listed in your inbox. As you click on each task, the form opens on the right. Follow the instructions to complete each task. If any required information is missing, a red alert message will detail which fields must be completed or edited before you can successfully submit the form. The following tasks should be completed as soon as possible:

   1. Complete form 1-9

   2. Setup Direct Deposit

   3. Complete Federal Withholding

   4. Complete State Withholding

   5. Verify Contact Information

   6. Change or verify Emergency Contact.
      

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Your email account is on the Yale University Microsoft Office 365 system.

Your email address is: «FACULTY_APPOINTMENT_YALE_EMAIL_ALIAS»

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Your office computer has the Outlook client configured for your use.

You can also access your Yale email using a web browser. 

1. Login to the Office365 Web Access portal (OWA) at: https://outlook.com/yale.edu.

2. Use your full email address as your user name when using Office365 via the web (e.g. john.doe@yale.edu).

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To setup your Yale email on a mobile device download the Outlook App from the App Store.

1. Open the Outlook app

2. Tap Add an Account.

3. Tap Office 365 or Exchange.

4. Enter your @yale.edu email address and NetID Password and click Sign In.
   If prompted, sign in again using the same email address and password. 
   This will direct you to a Microsoft’s Permissions Page.

5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Yes.

6. You will see a message that your account has been added successfully.

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Please contact the YLS IT Helpdesk at (203) 432-0821 (x 20821).

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Some visiting faculty prefer to have all email re-directed to their home University, or other account.  This is discouraged for confidential data, but instructions can be found here.

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