Go to myapps.microsoft.com Click on the "Workday" icon. Then click on "Absence" under applications.
NOTE: Your request remains a request until it is APPROVED by a manager. Do not make plans/book travel without that approval.
After clicking the absence icon, click on "Request Absence"
A calendar pops up - click on the days you'd like to take off. The date numbers will turn green. Then select "Request Absence" in the lower left. A drop down menu will come up. Choose the type of day you are requesting, i.e. "Vacation."
A new page will pop up - check to make sure there are the correct number of hours under "quantity per day." Example, two vacation days = 16 hours. If it's correct, click submit. If you decide you don't want those days any more - you would do these steps then change the quantity per day to "zero" to cancel the request.
Your request will go to your manager. You'll receive an email from Workday when your manager approves or declines your request.