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Last Updated: 2023-11-17
Create Custom Labels

Create Custom Labels

Security:
Custom Label Management
 domain in System functional area. Requires
Modify
 permission.
You can create custom labels and replace the default Workday labels with your custom labels
  1. Access the
    Maintain Custom Labels
     task.
  2. Select the
    Term Context
     or functional area for the default term.
  3. Enter the
    Override Value
     for the term. If necessary, enter values for the singular, plural, and possessive term.
  4. (Optional) To set the custom label case, select
    Preserve Case
    .
    Examples: UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Initial Caps. The default is to capitalize the label as displayed for the original label. When you override a single word default value with a multiple word override value, the default capitalization is initial caps.
  5. (Optional) Access the
    Rebuild Search Index
     task. Rebuild the search index. Workday recommends that you don't rebuild search indexes manually but wait for the Friday server restart, when indexes rebuild automatically.
Workday displays the custom labels instead of the defaults. If you want to use the Workday default labels again, select the
Disabled
 check box to disable your custom labels.
Consider:
  • In some places, Workday doesn't display your custom labels until you sign out and sign in again.
  • Labels in Absence Management have limited effect outside of employee and manager self-service tasks.
  • Labels in Talent and Compensation have limited effect.
  • Workday includes your custom labels in search results. Your search returns your relabeled items for the original Workday terms.
  • Custom labels are available in English and some supported languages. Workday displays the original translations for other languages but allows you to override those labels with your own non-English custom labels.
  • Custom labels aren't displayed in security features or used in integrations. Workday displays the original terms.
  • Workday doesn't change values you define and might continue to display the original terms.
    Example: Create a custom report named Custom Report for Contingent Workers. Creating a custom label for the term
    Contingent Workers
     doesn't change the report name. However, you can rename the report.