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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
View WQL Query Results

View WQL Query Results

Security:
Workday Query Language
and
WQL for Workday Extend
domains in the System functional area.
You can test Workday Query Language (WQL) queries in your tenant as an alternative to testing them in third-party applications. Workday returns up to 500 rows of results, providing you with a response you can use to continue developing your query.
  1. Access the
    View WQL Query Result
    report.
  2. Enter a WQL query for which you want to view sample results.
    Workday truncates the results to 500 rows when you enter a query:
    • Without a limit.
    • With a limit greater than 500.
  3. (Optional) To save the query for later use, enter a name for it and click
    Save
    .
    You can access the
    Manage My Saved Filters
    report later to retrieve the saved query.
When you enter this query:
SELECT location, count() FROM allWorkers GROUP BY location ORDER BY count () LIMIT 4
Workday returns this table of results:
Location
Count
Main Campus
419
Pleasanton
1042
San Francisco
1103
London
1172
To sort the results in descending order, specify:
ORDER BY count () desc