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OSAdmin
Valued Contributor
3 years ago

Workday Integration

Hi there. I am new to the community but am wondering if any of the users are using Workday as the general ledger / ERP and Onestream for Reporting, etc.

Posted by Andrea at Ensign Services

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  • OSAdmin's avatar
    OSAdmin
    Valued Contributor

    You can bring in data from Workday HCM ( HR data) or Workday Financials( GL Balance etc) using REST APIs. we have used Mulesoft for HR data integration from Workday to Onestream. you can use Onestream transformation if any mapping needed. Once data landed in Onestream Stage or Custom table or Application , you can use Onestream dashboard or Analytics blend for reporting. Although Workday PRISM has similar reporting capabilities but less flexibility as Analytic Blend.

    Posted by Khirod Palai

    • Krishna's avatar
      Krishna
      Valued Contributor

      Great. I know the process of extracting from HR through Mulesoft but how are you inserting into OS stage table using mulesoft ? or it is kind of 2 step process, 1. Extract & load into Database & 2. Use OS Direct Connect ?

       

       

    • AlexLadd's avatar
      AlexLadd
      New Contributor II

      We've built an integration to Workday financials. The business Rule Connector uses the Workday API to run and retrieve a workday report. That way, if you ever need to update the data integration you can just tweak the workday report and it'll flow into OneStream. We built it for a client, but, they don't seem to be answering this post so I'd be happy to talk through it with you.

      • Sridhar_M's avatar
        Sridhar_M
        Contributor

        Hi Alex, 

        Thanks for your insight. We are doing lot of transformations using stored procedure on the data we are receiving from workday before loading to People Planning register table. Is it possible to apply those mappings if we want to do a direct connect from OneStream to Workday using API ?

  • JonKunert's avatar
    JonKunert
    Contributor II

    We are using Workday for our ERP,  we are currently exporting the data to an S3 bucket and OS is picking it from there.  Which works well, when we can get the data out of WD in a timely matter.  The exports from WD get longer as the year progresses.  

    • AlexLadd's avatar
      AlexLadd
      New Contributor II

      Yes, we ran into an issue using the API where we had to parse the report output into sections so the API server wouldn't choke.  The Workday API servers have limitations set on them so the amount of data passing through can be a limiting factor.  Especially in their test environments.

    • victorthomsen's avatar
      victorthomsen
      New Contributor II

      Hi JonKunert , Which library do you use for retrieving files from S3? Currently I am trying with WinSCP, but it does not allow streaming for the S3 protocol. I am not able to get a correct path using the GetFiles() method and are now looking at the Amazon SDK and seeing that as my only option.

  • Brooks's avatar
    Brooks
    New Contributor II

    Oops!  I meant to make this an original post.  Sorry to barge in. 

    We are trying to pull WD HR data into OneStream.  At this point, we are just trying to prove we can do it.  I'm trying to setup a data adapter to pull the data using an SIC Direct Connection, but I don't know how to start with the data connector.  What type of data connector?  How do I tell the da to grab the data from the SIC?  Searching the OneStream documentation for these yields nothing and the Foundation Guidebook doesn't speak to the particulars either.

    • DanielWillis's avatar
      DanielWillis
      Valued Contributor

      Hi Brooks,

      There are also some training materials on SIC in OneStream Navigator. I believe they go through the process of setting it up and using it although its been a while since I went through it.

      - Daniel