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Snap type:Write
Description:

This Snap provides the ability to write objects into Workday based on the input document field values that match the Workday object schema field names as defined by the Workday Web Service Definition Language (WSDL). The object becomes suggestible once the account is defined. The fields that can be set on the object are provided on the input view of the Snap and can be mapped using an upstream Mapper Snap.   

Workday provides documentation for their objects at https://community.workday.com/custom/developer/API/index.html 

ETL Transformations & Data Flow

This Snap enables the following ETL operations/flows:

  1. Transform SnapLogic input document data to Workday SOAP XML request
  2. Load data into Workday

This Snap creates a SOAP request based upon the Workday Write object input schema and the input data passed into the Snap. The Snap then submits the SOAP request to Workday and converts the Workday SOAP XML response to JSON in the output view.

  1. The Snap collects the user account information, the Workday service, and object input for the Workday server to process.
  2. The Snap transforms the input document data matching the Workday input schema to create and submit a SOAP request.
  3. On successful Workday server response, the Snap converts the returned SOAP XML response into JSON for the output view.
  4. If there is an exception, the Snap writes an error to the output view.

Input & Output

  • InputDocument that conforms to the input view schema of the Snap. The input view schema is provided to an upstream Mapper Snap based on the selected service object. 

  • Output: Document which represents the record structure of the retrieved Workday service object. Each record is represented as one document on the output view


Prerequisites:

You must have a Workday Account, data to query, and Workday security access to the objects.
Please contact your organization's Workday Security Administrator for proper access.
Workday recommends to use an Integration System User (Most commonly known as ISU) for use with APIs. 

Support and limitations:
  • Ultra pipelines: May work in Ultra Pipelines.
  • Spark mode: Not supported in Spark mode.
  • You can rollback the Snap to a prior version only if you rollback the Platform to the prior version as well. All the Orgs will be upgraded to the latest Platform version on December 8, 2018. Post the Org upgrade, you cannot use the previous SnapPack version. Click updating a Snaplex War File and updating your Snap Pack version for rollback instructions.
Account:

This Snap uses account references created on the Accounts page of SnapLogic Manager to handle access to this endpoint. See Workday Account for information on setting up this type of account. The Workday account credentials in the Workday Account must have Workday write security access to the Workday objects defined for the Workday Write snap configuration. Workday security is done inside of Workday, please see your Workday security documentation on how to configure, or work with the Workday security administrator to gain this access if access is initially restricted.


Views:
InputThis Snap has exactly one input view.
OutputThis Snap has exactly one output view.
ErrorThis Snap has at most one error view and produces zero or more documents in the view.
TroubleshootingEnsure that the capitalization of the keys in the input document matches the capitalization of the WSDL elements. If the upstream source does not use the same case for some reason, a Mapper can be used to handle the conversion as a workaround.

Settings

Label

Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline.


Timeout

Defines the timeout value for each Workday SOAP request. A value of 0 means no timeout. 
Example: 0

Default value: 0

Service

The service to be used. Current supported services are [Absence_Management, Benefits_Administration, Cash_Management, Financial_Management, Human_Resources, Integrations, Payroll, Payroll_Interface, Resource_Management, Revenue_Management, Staffing, Talent]. 

Even though all services above are selectable, only Resource_Management, Revenue_Management, Financial_Management, Integrations, Cash_Management will have objects that provide cancellations.

Example: Revenue_Management

Default value: [None]

Object

Required. The object to write. The field is suggestible once the account is defined. The objects will be suggested based on the selected service, such as selecting the service Payroll will retrieve all objects for Payroll that are retrievable from Workday.

Example: Human_Resources-Get_Job_Profiles

Default value: [None]

Import Synchronized

Enable this to make the all the import request Synchronized else it be an Asynchronous (This is only for Import_ objects and doesn't affect other objects)

Default value: False

Import Batch size

Number of documents to be batched together as a single request. This also requires "Import Batch Node path" property.(This is only for Import_ objects and doesn't affect other objects)

Default value: 1

Import Batch Node path

The node path of the soap message under which the documents need to be batched under. The suggest option accessing schema on its input view or through an upstream reference.

This is applicable to Import objects only and does not affect the other objects.

Default value: [None]

Execute during preview

This property enables you to execute the Snap during the Save operation so that the output view can produce the preview data.

Default value: Not selected

You must have a Workday Account, and Workday write security access to the objects in the following examples.

Basic Use Cases


The below examples display how the Snap fucnction in a pipeline:


 Workday Write Snap to support import objects

This pipeline shows how the Workday Write Snap supports the import objects.


In this pipeline, the Mapper Snap passes the values to be configured under various parameters for the Object, Import_Accounting_Journal.


The Workday Write Snap writes the data from the object, Import_Accounting_Journal. Note the Import Synchronized property is selected with an import batch size of 1. The import Batch node suggests the path under which the documents need to be batched under.



Successful execution of the pipeline displays the below output preview:


 Write an Object successfully

In the first example we will create a Position using the Staffing service.

We will start with a Mapper Snap where we map the position details such as Availability_Date and Job_Posting_Title. 



 


The Workday Write Snap was configured to use the Staffing service with the Create_Position object.


















The response is shown below, returning the ID of the position that was created.

Typical Snap Configurations


The key configuration of the Snap lies in how the statements are passed to write the Workday objects. As it applies in SnapLogic, the statements can be passed in the following manner: 

  • Without Expression

In this pipeline, the Workday Write Snap writes the objects from a specified Object.

  


  • With Expression
    • Pipeline Parameters

In the below pipeline, the Workday Write Snap uses the values as set in the pipeline parameters.




Advanced Use Case


The following describes a pipeline, with a broader business logic involving multiple ETL transformations. Pipeline Attachments links are provided in the Downloads links in the bottom section.

This pipeline reads the documents from the Oracle Database, writes the required documnets to the Workday instance and then reads them. 


The ETL transformations

Extract: The Oracle Select Snap retreives the documents from the Oracle Database.

Transform: The Head Snap is set to retrieve one document to be passed to the Workday instance.

Load: The Mapper Snap maps the input document to the target schema from the Workday service

Load: The Workday Write Snap writes the document to the specified Object on the service.

Read: The Workday Read Snap reads the inserted document on the Workday Object.



Another Advance use case where the documents are created and migrated from the Microsoft CRM instance to the Workday instance.

 


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Release 

Snap Pack Version

Date

Type

  Updates

November 2024

main29029

Stable

Updated and certified against the current Snaplogic Platform release.

August 2024

main27765

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

May 2024

main26341

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

February 2024

436patches25953

Latest

Upgraded Apache CXF from version 3.4.2 to 3.6.3 to prevent vulnerability issues.

February 2024

main25112

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

November 2023

435patches24944

Latest

Fixed an issue with Workday REST Snap where the input schema of the Snap did not populate in the upstream Mapper Snap.

November 2023

435patches24309

Latest

Added the WorkdayQL Snap in the Workday Snap Pack, which connects with the Workday Query Language (WQL) endpoints.

November 2023

main23721

08 Nov 2023 

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

August 2023

main22460

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

May 2023

main21015

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

February 2023

432patches20313

Latest

Fixed an issue with the Workday REST Snap where it failed with a null pointer exception when the input document was null.

February 2023

main19844

Stable

  • The Workday REST Snap supports Pass through and Pagination fields.

    • Pass through: Enables the Snap to pass the input data to the output document.

    • Enable Pagination: Enables the Snap to return the response in multiple pages based on the limit and offset query parameters. The maximum limit value is 100. Deselect this checkbox to download only one page of records.

January 2023

431patches19450

Latest

Introduced the Workday REST Snap to connect to Workday REST APIs. This Snap supports the following new accounts:

November 2022

main18944

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

October 2022

430patches18358

Latest

The Workday Read, Workday Write, and Workday Cancel Snaps are now showing the Services in the suggestions list using the Public Web Service API, which the Snaps failed to use previously.

August 2022

430patches17587

Latest

The performance of the Workday Read Snap is improved to reduce the execution time.

August 2022

main17386

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.29

main15993

Stable

Added support for the latest version of Workday APIs (certified to be compatible with version 37.0).

4.28 Patch

428patches14290

Latest

Enhanced the Workday Cancel Snap with the retry mechanism fields.

  • Number of Retries: Specifies the number of attempts the Snap should make to perform the selected operation in case of connection failure or timeout.

  • Retry Interval (seconds): The time interval in seconds between retry attempts.

4.28

main14627

Stable

  • Enhanced the Workday Read Snap with the following:

    • Added the Pass-through on no lookup match checkbox that allows the input document to pass through to the output view when there are when no records match an input document.

    • Parameterization of the Page Number and Page Size fields using Pipeline parameters. You can define and use the parameters in these fields using the
      Expression Enabler (blue star)  icon to pass values during runtime.

4.27

main12833

Stable

Enhanced the Workday Read Snap with the new field Pool Size that controls the maximum number of threads in the pool. This field is available only when you select the Multi-threaded checkbox.

4.26 Patch

426patches11525

 

Latest

Enhanced the Workday Read Snap with the new field Pool Size that controls the maximum number of threads in the pool. This field is available only when you select the Multi-threaded checkbox.

4.26

main11181

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.25

main9554

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.24

main8556

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.23

main7430

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.22

main6403

 

Stable

Removes support for Workday WSDL Account. Pipelines. You must switch these Snaps using either the Workday Account or Workday Dynamic Account type.

4.21

snapsmrc542

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.20 Patch 

workday8817

 

Latest

Fixes the Workday Write Snap that ignores the Import Synchronized checkbox selection when importing object data. The Snap now:

  • Waits for the current import request to complete, whether successfully or with error, before initiating the next import request.

  • Provides accurate real-time status of the request to downstream Snaps.   

Existing Pipelines using this Snap to might experience longer exercution times because of
the synchronous behavior. However, you no longer need to use an additional Snap to capture and pass the request status to downstream Snaps.

4.20 Patch 

workday8761

 

Latest

Fixes the Workday Read Snap that fails to validate when configured in the New Form UI.  

4.20

snapsmrc535

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.19

snaprsmrc528

 

Stable

The Workday Write Snap includes a Validate Only Load checkbox, which enables users to upload–and then manually validate–data before importing it into Workday.

4.18 Patch 

workday7837

 

Latest

Fixed an issue with the Workday Read Snap wherein the Snap is unable to log SOAP calls.

4.18

snapsmrc523

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.17

ALL7402

 

Latest

Pushed automatic rebuild of the latest version of each Snap Pack to SnapLogic UAT and Elastic servers.

4.17

snapsmrc515

 

Latest

Added the Snap Execution field to all Standard-mode Snaps. In some Snaps, this field replaces the existing Execute during preview checkbox.

4.16 Patch

 workday6973

 

Latest

Fixed an issue with paging variable toggle in Workday Read Snap to produce correct preview data.

4.16 Patch 

workday6862

 

Latest

Fixed an issue with the Workday Read Snap not logging SOAP calls.

4.16

snapsmrc508

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.15 Patch

workday6727

 

Latest

Fixed an issue with the Soap Execute Snap failing for Workday when the Trust All certificate is enabled while using SSL authentication.

4.15 Patch

workday6292

 

Latest

Fixed an issue with the Workday Read Snap giving inconsistent results. Reverting the multithreading update resolved the issue. 

4.15

snapsmrc500

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.14

snapsmrc490

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.13 Patch 

workday5247

 

Latest

Fixed the Workday Read Snap that took an extended time to read from the Workday application. 

4.13

snapsmrc486

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.12

snapsmrc480

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.11

snapsmrc465

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.10

snapsmrc414

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.9

snapsmrc405

 

Stable

  • Updated the Snap with Import Synchronized, Import Batch Size and Import Batch Node to enhance the performance for Import objects supporting bulk operations. 

  • Updated the Workday Read Snap with the Page Number and the Page Size properties.

4.8

snapsmrc398

 

Stable

  • Updated the Read Snap with the Simplified output property.

  • Info tab added to accounts.

4.7

snapsmrc382

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic platform release.

4.6

snapsmrc362

 

Stable

  • Resolved an issue in Workday Read Snap that caused errors when the timeout field was set.

  • Resolved an issue in Snaps with Workday Dynamic account that caused an error when a pipeline parameter provided an empty value to the password field.

4.5.1

snapsmrc344

 

Stable

Resolved issues in Workday Snaps to ensure appropriate errors are routed to the error views.

4.4.1

 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.4

 

Stable

Resolved an exception in Workday Read.

4.3.2

 

Stable

  • Addressed the following issues:

    • Defect: Workday Read Input Using As Of Date/Time in Response_Filter

    • Defect: Workday Snap Does Not Show All Services

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