Getting Started with Onboard
  • 26 Feb 2024
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Getting Started with Onboard

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Abstract

Onboard is easy to access and navigate. The first time you log on, pages display that so that you can set up your password and challenge questions.

  1. After you log in, a Home (Welcome) page displays that contains a Welcome Message, and a row of application icons. One of these icons is Onboard:

    Onboard icon

  2. In the Welcome Message, you can select a task link (if present) to directly access a specific task or select View All to display the My Tasks page to view all your tasks. The content and text of the pages varies depending on how your employer sets up the application.

  3. To display an Onboard navigation menu, select the Expand the Onboard Navigation icon. The navigation menu has links to the Onboard Main (My Tasks) page, the Onboard Profile page, and Help. Select the icon again to hide the menu.

    Expand the Onboard Navigation icon

  4. You can also display the:

    • My Tasks page by selecting the Onboard icon in the row of application icons, or by selecting the Onboard link in the banner/header row.

    • Onboard Profile page by selecting the Go to My Onboard Information link on the My Tasks page.

  5. On the My Tasks page, you can:

    • View all your tasks, and select a link to complete each task.

    • Select the Go to My Onboard Information link to display the Personal Information page.

  6. To redisplay the row of application icons, select the Expand the Primary Navigation icon in the banner/header row. Select the icon again to hide the row.

    Expand the Primary Navigation icon

  7. If you navigate away from the My Tasks page, you can return to it by either selecting:

    • The Onboard link in the banner/header row.

    • Application Launcher icon in the banner/header row, and then selecting the Onboard icon.

  8. To redisplay the Home (Welcome) page, select the Expand the Primary Navigation icon in the banner/header row, and then select the Home icon:

    Home icon

  9. To view and edit your contact information, eSignature, and signed forms, either select the:

    • Go to My Onboard Information link on the My Tasks page.

    • Onboard Profile link in the navigation menu.

  10. To get help about Onboard, select the Help link from the navigation menu. The [Onboard New Hire Guide] displays, into its own window.

  11. To get help about the overall interface, select the Open My Account Menu icon in the banner/header row, and then select Help from the resulting menu. The [Watson Talent and Talent Suite Help] displays, into its own window. Select anywhere else on the page to hide the menu.

    User Menu icon

  12. To log out, select the Open My Account Menu icon in the banner/header row, and then select Log Out from the resulting menu. Select anywhere else on the page to hide the menu.

  13. To change your password and challenge questions, select the Open My Account Menu icon in the banner/header row, and then select Security Settings. The first time you logged onto Onboard, you initially set up your password and challenge questions. This allows you to change them.