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Dashboard: Onboarding Checklist

Admins and Users have a set of task to complete as a part of Paychex Flex Engage Onboarding

Introducing a personalized Onboarding Checklist experience that helps users complete key setup and engagement activities within the platform.

The checklist dynamically displays tasks based on:

  • User role/persona - Admin Checklist and User Checklist

  • Enabled product features/modules

Users can track progress by marking tasks as completed and revisiting tasks when needed.

Role-Based Visibility

Admins

Admins can view:

  • Admin checklist items

  • User checklist items

This allows admins to experience both the configuration and end-user onboarding flows.

Standard Users

Standard users only see:

  • User checklist items

Dynamic Feature-Based Visibility

Feature-Aware Checklist Items

Checklist items only appear if the related feature or module is enabled for the account.

If a feature is disabled:

  • Associated checklist items remain hidden

  • Users do not see irrelevant onboarding steps

Example

If the Surveys module is disabled:

  • “Create a Survey”

  • “Review Survey Templates”

will not appear in the checklist.

Accessing Onboarding Checklist

Click on the Checklist icon on top right corner, beside logged in user's name


Count represents the tasks pending

Click through each task to access the related help article

Click on the circle against each task to check it and mark it as complete or uncheck to undo them

Admin Checklist

Organization Setup

Admins may see:

  • Update Import Settings

  • Create Useful Links

  • Create Permission Groups

  • Whitelist Email Domain

  • Enable Tile

  • Configure Digest Emails

  • Configure Profile Visibility

  • Add Company Skills and Levels

Recognition & Rewards

Admins may see:

  • Configure Anniversary Point Tiers

  • Configure Birthday Point Amounts

  • Configure High Fives Per Person

  • Create Custom Badges

  • Assign Points to Badges

  • Create Custom Catalog Items

  • Whitelist Reward Domains

Performance Management

Admins may see:

  • Create Career Tracks

  • Create Performance Review Questions

  • Create Performance Review Templates

  • Create One-on-One Templates

Surveys

Admins may see:

  • Create a Survey

  • Review Survey Templates

Forms

Admins may see:

  • Create a Form

Access Management

Admins may see:

  • Create Device Types

  • Add Systems

Compensation

Admins may see:

  • Create Compensation Bands


User Checklist

Users may see:

  • Give a High Five

  • Add Birthday

  • Schedule a One-on-One

  • Create Goals

  • Add Profile Photo

  • Add User Summary

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