Chapter 1: Workday Platform Flashcards
What do Workday products correspond to?
Functional areas (i.e. Payroll, HR, etc.)
What are Workday touchpoints?
Help display all data flows & configuration relationships
What are the three types of Workday touchpoints?
Touchpoint diagrams, Design Heat Maps, Organizational Details
What type of system is Workday?
Object Management System (OMS)
Workday creates data as what?
Objects
Define business objects
Fundamental container for data, like a database table or a spreadsheet, that stores information about specific entities like organizations, workers, or positions - contains fields & instances
Define fields
Similar to column in table
Define instances
Specific occurrence of an object, similar to row in a table
Three ways to perform action on objects
Hyperlinks, Related Actions Icon, Action button
Name the three Workday touchpoints
Touchpoint Diagrams, Design Heat Maps, Organizational Details
How would you describe the set-up of the Workday system?
Like a table with rows & columns
What report helps you configure your homepage?
Home Cards Workspace report
Can you configure the location of each section on the homepage?
No, can only enable or disable some sections
What type of search function does Workday use?
Predictive Search - best match possible with minimal typing
What should you use to search in Workday?
Prefixes
Org prefix
Organization
Bp prefix
Business Process
Loc prefix
Location
Field prefix
Report field
How do you change your navigation preferences?
Edit Category Preferences
If you search for something and didn’t get the desired result, should you use more or less characters?
Less
In your tenant, run the task Maintain Organization Types task. Will this task allow you to create new organization types needed for your business needs and requirements?
Yes
Define Workday organizations
Group together resources, workers, & costs to support a particular business function
What task do you use to establish each organization’s functionality?
Maintain Organization Types
