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Update Service Date Boomerang

Workday

Update service date based on a certain condition

Integration App Orchestration Workday Orchestrate Workday RaaS Workday HCM
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Version 2025.1

For details and updates associated with this version of the app, see the App Catalog Changelog.

Overview

View the Update Service Date Boomerang forum page for even more details.

In this example case, Rehires should have their ‘Benefit Service date’ set to previous hire date if the break in service is less than 6 months. This app can be adjusted based on other requirements eg: for any particular termination reason category or to update any other service date.

Deploy Instructions

  1. Click the “Create Copy” button above.
  2. To modify app source code:
    1. Open the app in the Console.
    2. Click Open in App Builder.
  3. After making any changes, Save and Deploy.

Configuration Instructions

Create Custom Report

  1. In your tenant, search for the Create Custom Report task.
  2. Fill in the form as outlined below:
    • Report Name: Update Service dates Report
    • Report Type: Advanced
    • Data Source: Workers For HCM Reporting
  3. Add the following Fields to your report:
    Business Object: Worker
FieldColumn Heading Override XML Alias
WorkerWorker
Hire DateCurrentHireDate
Employee IDEmp_ID
Previous_HireDate (Calculated Field - Effective date of second last Hire Event from Hire History)Previous_Hire_Date
Last Termination Date (Calculated Field - Effective date of last termination Event from Termination History)Last_Term_Date
Break in Months (Date Difference Calculated Field between Current Hire Date and Last Termination Date (in Months))BreakMonths
Adjusted Service date (Evaluate Expression Calculated Field to get the previous hire date if break is less than 6 months else Hire Date)NEW_SERVICE_DATE

  1. Filter on Instances Field: Previous Hire Date is not blank.

  2. Advanced:

    • Select: Enable As Web Service
    • Modify: Namespace to be: urn:com.workday/bsvc

  3. Save the custom report

  4. Find the report owner and name for the API call:

    • Click on ther reports’ Related Actions and select Web Service -> View URLs
    • Right-Click REST Workday XML -> Copy URL
    • The URL will follow this format: https://subdomain.part.myworkday.com/ccx/service/customreport2/tenantname/REPORT_OWNER/REPORT_NAME
    • Take note of the last two elements, including the /, for example lmcneil/WorkdayAccounts

Create an Integration System

  1. In your Tenant, run the Create Integration System task.
  2. Name your Integration System
  3. Set the template as Orchestration Integration Template
  4. From your Integration System, access the Maintain Integration Attributes.
    • Add an Integration Attribute called: ReportCall
  5. From your Integration System, access the Configure Integration Attributes.
    • Configure the Application Reference ID, and the Orchestration Name to match your app.
    • Configure ReportCall to point to your Custom Report by pasting the reportOwner/reportName you noted before.

Usage Instructions

  1. Log in to your tenant
  2. Search for and run the Launch / Schedule Integration Task
  3. Enter name assigned during configuration as the Integration System and click OK.
  4. Provide values for the Launch Parameters as appropriate and click OK.
  5. Review the Integration Event screen to monitor execution and completion status of the event.