Workday Basics - Field Types

Field Types

There are different Fields in Workday. Below are the list of field types. 

Workday supports field types such as:

• Boolean
• Numeric
• Text
• Single instance
• Multi-instance

Workday secures fields by security domains. Users must have access to the security domain to:

• Use the field in a report definition.
• View data in that field when running the report.

Workday makes understanding report fields easier by providing icons for each field type, including icons for indexed fields.

All the above said fields are self explanatory. Some of the fields which are new:

Self-referencing field type returns an instance of the Business Object.

Example: If the data source returns Workers and you set up a field for the primary business object, the self-referencing field returns a Worker.

Single instance field types represent the one-to-one relationship the primary business object has with the related business object. A single instance field contains 1 value representing the instance in the related business object that links to the primary business object.

Multi-instance field types represent the one-to-many relationship the Primary Business Object has with the Related Business Object. A multi-instance field can contain multiple values with each value representing an instance in the related business object that links to the primary business object.

There is one report by name Report Fields which enables you to view the detailing of the field which are of calculated and Workday-delivered report fields and types. And you can view Business Object Name, Field description too.