Workday Config & Deployment

Key Stages

  • Configuration Stages for YOUR WAY:

    1. Plan - Foundation Tenant

    2. Architect & Configure - End to End Tenant

    3. Test - Parallel Tenant

    4. Deploy - Gold/Pre-Prod

  • Deployment Stages for LAUNCH:

    1. Plan - Foundation Tenant

    2. Architect & Configure - End to End Tenant

    3. Test

    4. Deploy - Gold / Pre-Prod

Key Data Security

  • VCR (Virtual Clean Room):

    • Housed on Workday data center servers

    • Allows one-way data in, not out

    • Limits printing and emailing from VCR

  • sFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)

Key Workday IDs

  • Reference IDs: Primary identifiers in Workday

  • Workday ID (WID): Unique to each tenant, 32 characters long

  • External IDs: Identify external systems

  • Instance IDs: Used by software developers

Key Organizations

  • Cost Centers: Should have managers, financial impacts, and budget

  • Locations: Represent physical worker or asset locations

  • Companies: Record business transactions and produce financial statements

  • Supervisory Organizations: Group workers into a reporting structure

  • Programs & Funds

Key Terms/Concepts

  • Factory Default Data: Pre-packaged data loaded as part of the foundation recipe during implementation. Includes security domain, business processes, units of measure, etc.