Inbound:
The Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) tool provides
an easy-to-use graphical and guided interface to define inbound and outbound
integrations without requiring any programming.
There are two types of EIBs - Inbound and Outbound. I encourage you to first
read EIB OUTBOUND. Here we will discuss
about EIB Inbound.
The Inbound EIB is just like an Outbound EIB but the way of
doing is just a mirror-image. When you want to load the data into Workday from
different sources then you would use Inbound EIB. Bulk loads can be done
through this EIB Inbounds.
Workday generates a default spreadsheet for the most common set of bulk update
operations. These operations include mass payroll, time off, benefit
adjustments, etc.
We need to download the generated spreadsheet, add data to it, and then use EIB
to import it to the system and update all the records. If your data spreadsheet
that you have loaded have any issues, it will notify you of any errors in the
load process, and will even highlight which data in the input spreadsheet
caused the issue.
Here are the three steps / phases involved in
creating an Inbound EIB:
1. Get Data
Here in Get Data you define how you retrieve the data. This
means how you input the data to workday. This Phase is very important as this
defines how your transform and delivery phases are going to be, like what
defaults it will pass on.
Below are the different formats that Workday accepts : Attach File at
Launch, Amazon Simple Storage Service, FTP/SSL, REST URL, SFTP.
It is important to select the Web Service operation as to where
exactly you want to load the data within Workday. For example if you are
updating personal information or emergency contacts or one-time payments etc.,
Also there are different file types available to use
Web Service Spreadsheet Template (Most commonly
used),
Custom Object Spreadsheet Template (Used when loading
the data for Custom Objects),
Predefined Template (less likely used)
2. Transform
Transform will be like using the default options, as this
section depends up on the Get Data file type selection.
Custom Object Transformation - By Default and only option when
selected Custom Object Spreadsheet Template in Get Data.
Template Model - By Default and only option when selected Web Service
Spreadsheet Template in Get Data.
3. Deliver
Workday Web Service Operation is the default Delivery method for Web Services.
Custom Object is the default Delivery Method for Custom
Objects.
Use the defaults and proceed.
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Once you configure your EIB, its time to generate the
spreadsheet template.
Go to Related Actions >> Template Model >> Generate
Spreadsheet Template. -- This will generate the excel sheet for the Web
Service that you have selected.
These delivered spreadsheets can also be customized so that you can
specifically identify the columns you need, hide irrelevant fields, etc. Use
the Edit and View options in the Template model to edit
your spreadsheet template. Once you have your data ready in the
spreadsheet, you can launch your integration with below navigation.
Go to Related Actions >> Integration >> Launch / Schedule
>> Integration Attachment
Value Type: Specify Value
Value: Create Integration Attachment -- Here you will attach your data
spreadsheet
Configuration of a Sample Inbound EIB:
Create EIB Task
Guided Path:
Get Data
Set Web Service Operation in Get data
Transform
Deliver
Generate Spreadsheet from Template Model
good.
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