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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Fields in People Analytics

Reference: Fields in People Analytics

People Analytics renders data from mapped fields to calculate metrics and generate content for KPIs, stories, and visualizations. For each topic area you select, some fields are required and some fields are optional. Fields are assigned to the corresponding pipeline: Worker, Hiring, or Skills.

Worker Fields

People Analytics organizes Worker fields into these categories:
Worker Basic Information
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Report Effective Date
Date
Effective date of the monthly data snapshot.
2018-01-01
Required
Employee ID
Text
Unique identification of the worker.
H7O90lme0012U
Required
Employee Name
Single Instance
Full legal name of the worker.
Jane Smith
Active Status
Boolean
Boolean field that indicates the active status of the employee.
True/False
Required
Worker Type
Single Instance
Worker type (employee or contingent worker) for a worker.
Regular
Required
Hire Date
Date
Most recent hire date for the worker. This field can't be effective dated.
2018-01-01
Required
Termination Date
Date
Effective date of the last termination of the worker.
To include terminations with a next-day rehire, use the Termination Date - All field.
2018-01-01
Required
Gender
Single Instance
Gender of the worker.
Female
Ethnicity
Single Instance/ Text
Ethnicity of the worker.
Asian, Black or African American, White, Hispanic, Two or More Races, Other, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native
Generation
Single Instance
Generation cohort of the worker.
Baby Boomers (year range)
Intersection 1
Single Instance/ Text
Field that defines the intersection values found in the VIBE Index. Refer to setup details for VIBE Index for instructions on how to choose and create intersections.
Male-Asian
Required to configure the VIBE Index topic area.
Job Hierarchy
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Job Family Group
Single Instance/ Text
Category of the job family group.
Sales
Single Job Family
Single Instance/ Text
Job family for the primary position of the worker.
Pre-Sales
Job Profile
Single Instance
Job profile of the employee.
P3 Product Manager
Job Details
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Job Level
Single Instance
Job level position of the employee.
P3
Manager ID
Text
Unique identification of the manager of the worker.
H7090192Sfdfj102
Is Leader
Boolean
Boolean value that indicates whether an employee is in a leadership (usually director and above) position.
True/False
Manager
Boolean
Boolean value for whether a worker is in a manager role.
True/False
Last Promotion Date
Date
Effective date of the last promotion of the employee.
2018-01-01
Compensation
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Total Compensation Calc Field
Currency
Total compensation for a worker in USD.
We don't recommend using a different currency, as it skews People Analytics results.
402800.00 USD
Compa Ratio
Numeric
Employee compensation rate. Formula field must follow for calculating compa-ratio: Base Pay or Primary Compensation / Compensation Range 50th percentile or Range Midpoint Value. (Compensation Range 50th percentile or Range Midpoint Value is determined by system setup.)
1.038
Compa Ratio Range
Single Instance
Category for compensation rate.
Above Compa-Ratio
Primary Hierarchy
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Assigned Organization
Single Instance
The organization that is assigned to the primary position of the worker. Typically, this is Supervisory Organization, but in rare cases might be a different organization type, such as a custom organization or Cost Center.
Planning Workforce QA
Required
Level 1
Single Instance
The 1st level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is the 2nd level from the top of the organization, 1 level below the CEO.
The field you select must be in the same organization hierarchy as the Assigned Organization.
2000 Executive Management
Level 2
Single Instance
The 2nd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is the 3rd level from the top of the organization, 2 levels below the CEO.
The field you select must be in the same organization hierarchy as the Assigned Organization.
3000 Finance Administration
Level 3
Single Instance
The 3rd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is the 4th level from the top of the organization, 3 levels below the CEO.
The field you select must be in the same organization hierarchy as the Assigned Organization.
4000 Executive Management
Secondary Hierarchy
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Level 1
Single Instance/ Text
The 1st level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is part of a geographical hierarchy, such as market region.
North America
Level 2
Single Instance/ Text
The 2nd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is part of a geographical hierarchy, such as country.
United Kingdom
Level 3
Single Instance/ Text
The 3rd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is part of a geographical hierarchy, such as city.
When you constrain access to the application data using the secondary hierarchy, then this level must be associated with the worker, and you must opt into this field.
Pleasanton
Organization Details
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Organization Level
Numeric
Number of levels down from the top level of the organization to the assigned organization.
4
Management Level
Single Instance/ Text
Management level of the worker.
6 Director
Cost Center
Single Instance
Cost center (or equivalent) used for reporting.
2069 - Augmented Analytics
Company
Single Instance/ Self-Referencing Instance
Company name or ID of the company.
Workday, Inc.
Talent and Performance
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
High Potential
Boolean
Boolean value for whether an employee is of high potential, based on the company definition of high potential (values only for employees, not contingent workers).
True/False
High Performer
Boolean
Boolean value for whether an employee is a high performer, based on the company definition of high performer.
True
Current Rating
Numeric/ Single Instance/ Text
Numeric value representing the employee rating, which is based on the company definition of current rating.
4
Tenure Information
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Length of Service in Partial Years
Numeric
Employee tenure in years, including partial years.
4.23
Tenure Category
Single Instance/ Text
Tenure category for the worker in their current position.
10-15 Years
Termination Information
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Term Category
Text
Field representing termination category. Values "Voluntary" / "Involuntary" must be present as text. If they're not, import the appropriate field as a Text field.
Voluntary/ Involuntary
Termination Reason
Single Instance/ Text
Primary termination reason for the worker.
Personal
Other
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Hiring Source
Single Instance
Hiring source of the employee.
LinkedIn

Hiring Fields

Hiring fields are only available for Workday Recruiting customers. People Analytics organizes Hiring fields into these categories:
Recruiting Process
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Created Moment
Date
Moment at which the recruiting status instance was originally created in Workday.
10/15/2015 10:23:10 AM
Required
Candidate ID
Text
ID of the candidate on the job application.
CANDIDATE-16-11
Required
Stage
Single Instance/ Text
Recruiting stage of the recruiting status. This field is of the type instance.
Review
Required
Stage Name
Text
Recruiting stage of the recruiting status. This field is of the type text.
Review
Status Start Date
Date
Date and time the candidate entered the recruiting status.
2019-21-09
Required
Time In Stage
Numeric
Duration of time the candidate spent in the recruiting stage.
10
Disposition Reason
Text
Disposition reason for a candidate being rejected/declined for the recruiting process.
Does not meet job qualifications
Candidate Disposition Reason
Text
External-facing disposition reason for an internal and external candidate job application business process.
Qualifications not met
Candidate Information
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Gender
Single Instance
Gender of the candidate.
Female
Ethnicity
Single Instance/ Text
Ethnicity of the candidate.
Asian, Black or African American, White, Hispanic, Two or More Races, Other, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native
Candidate Veteran Status
Single Instance/ Text
Veteran status of the candidate.
I am not a veteran
Candidate Disability
Single Instance/ Text
Disability status of the candidate.
No, I don't have a disability
Candidate Worker
Single Instance
Name of the candidate, if a worker record is available in Workday.
Quinn Richardson
Worker Job Requisition
Single Instance
Job requisition from the worker record of the hired candidate, if a worker record is available in Workday.
R-00015 Web Content Manager (Open)
Required
Candidate Worker Hire Date
Date
Date and time of the initial hire of the candidate, if a worker record is available in Workday.
2010-24-10
Candidate Processing
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Hire Stage
Boolean
Boolean value for whether the recruiting process is in the hire stage.
True/False
Candidate Stage
Single Instance/ Text
Recruiting stage the candidate is in for the job requisition, not taking notification delays into consideration.
Ready For Hire
Last Recruiting Stage
Single Instance/ Text
Last recruiting stage the candidate was in before being rejected/declined for the recruiting process.
Review
Job Application Offer Status
Single Instance
Most recent offer status of the job application that is in the offer stage or employment agreement stage.
Offer
Job Requisition Information
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Reference ID
Text
ID of the job requisition to which the candidate applied.
R00367
Job Requisition
Single Instance
Job requisition to which the candidate applied.
R-00015 Web Content Manager (Open)
Required
Recruiting Start Date
Date
First date the recruiting process can start for the position on the job requisition.
2015-15-10
Job Requisition Filled Date
Date
Date and time on which the job requisition was filled.
2010-24-10
Candidate Job Requisition Status
Single Instance/ Text
Status of the job requisition to which the candidate applied.
Review
Employee Type
Single Instance
Employee type on the job requisition.
Regular
Time Type
Single Instance/ Text
Time type hiring requirement on the job requisition.
Full time
New Position
Boolean
Boolean value for whether the job requisition created a new position.
True/False
Job Profile
Single Instance/ Text
Job profile for the job requisition.
Regional Sales Manager
Job Posting Title
Text
Name of the position on the job requisition.
Senior Risk Specialist
Job Requisition Management Level
Single Instance
Management level for the job profile on the job requisition.
11 Individual Contributor
Source of Candidates
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Candidate Source Category
Single Instance
Category of the recruiting source of the candidate for the job application.
External
Candidate Source
Single Instance/ Text
Recruiting source (internal, referral, or other) for the candidate for the job application.
LinkedIn
Job Application Source
Single Instance
Recruiting source (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, etc.) for the candidate for the job application.
Referral
Internal Candidate
Boolean
Boolean value for whether the source category for this job application is of internal type.
True/False
Primary Hierarchy
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Assigned Organization
Single Instance
The organization that is assigned to the primary position of the job requisition. Typically, this is Supervisory Organization, but in rare cases might be a different organization type, such as a custom organization or Cost Center.
Planning Workforce QA
Required
Level 1
Single Instance
The 1st level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is the 2nd level from the top of the organization, 1 level below the CEO.
The field you select must be in the same organization hierarchy as the Assigned Organization.
2000 Executive Management
Level 2
Single Instance
The 2nd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is the 3rd level from the top of the organization, 2 levels below the CEO.
The field you select must be in the same organization hierarchy as the Assigned Organization.
3000 Finance Administration
Level 3
Single Instance
The 3rd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is the 4th level from the top of the organization, 3 levels below the CEO.
The field you select must be in the same organization hierarchy as the Assigned Organization.
4000 Executive Management
Secondary Hierarchy
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Level 1
Single Instance/ Text
The 1st level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is part of a geographical hierarchy, such as market region.
North America
Level 2
Single Instance/ Text
The 2nd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is part of a geographical hierarchy, such as country.
Germany
Level 3
Single Instance/ Text
The 3rd level of the hierarchy that you want to analyze. Typically, this is part of a geographical hierarchy, such as city.
When you constrain access to the application data using the secondary hierarchy, then this level must be associated with the worker, and you must opt into this field.
London
Organization Details
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Cost Center
Single Instance/ Text
Cost center (or equivalent) used for reporting. If you use Cost Center as the primary or secondary hierarchy, then you can select a field from a different organization that Workday can use for providing more details on the job requisition.
2069 - Augmented Analytics

Skills Fields

People Analytics organizes Skills fields into these categories:
Required Opt-ins
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Match Score
Numeric
Match score is a calculation that compares a worker's current portfolio of explicit and inferred skills to the skills (explicit and inferred) listed on their job profile. Workday calculates the skill gaps and subtracts the total from 1 to assign each worker a score on a scale of 0 - 1.
This is an opt-in field and isn't a part of the field mapping for the Skills pipeline.
0.45
Required
HCM ML automatically generates values for this field.
Worker Skills and Gaps
Field
Field Type
Description
Example Value
Required?
How To Populate This Field In Workday
Skill Categories
Multi-Instance
Skill categories assigned to a maintained or Skills Cloud skill.
Pre-Sales, Retail Sales
Required
Skill Reference ID
Text
Skill Reference ID to use for lookups within our Workday Web Services.
S0929
Required
Skills Report Effective Date
Date
Field that determines which skills records are included in the monthly data snapshot.
2022-01-01
Required