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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Change the Dataset Example Rows

Change the Dataset Example Rows

  • Any of these security requirements:
    • Prism Datasets: Manage
      domain in the Prism Analytics functional area.
    • Prism Datasets: Owner Manage
      domain in the Prism Analytics functional area.
    • Dataset Editor
      permission on the dataset.
    • Dataset Owner
      permission on the dataset.
    • Dataset Viewer
      permission on the dataset and the tenant is configured to have the
      Enable Prism Dataset Transformations
      check box enabled.
  • Any of these requirements:
    • Dataset Viewer
      permission on the source base dataset.
    • Dataset Editor
      permission on the source base dataset.
    • Dataset Owner
      permission on the source base dataset.
    • Table Viewer
      permission on the source table.
    • Table Editor
      permission on the source table.
    • Table Owner
      permission on the source table.
Workday displays a subset of dataset rows to give you insight into your source data when you edit a dataset. Workday automatically displays the first 20,000 records starting with the first file in the dataset. You can change the example data to select between:
  • No Example
  • Default
  • Custom Example
    You can define rules to curate what data you see and how each stage impacts it. When you apply rules to the custom example data displayed, Workday reads the data from the files again and updates the statistics and field information for each field in the inspector panel.
You might want to create custom example rows to get more precise statistics on each field in the inspector panel.
You can disable all example data temporarily to improve responsiveness if your dataset has a lot of fields. After you make some changes to the dataset, such as adding a new stage or calculated field, you can then enable the example data by selecting the number of rows to display.
If you have permissions to view the
View Dataset Transformations
report, then you can change example data but won't be able to save.
  1. Access the
    Edit Transformations
    task for a derived dataset.
  2. Select
    Default Example
    .
    This field changes to reflect the current example option selected.
  3. Select
    Custom Example
    .
  4. Select
    Add First Rule
    .
    You can add 1 rule per base dataset or table.
  5. Select a source.
    Workday displays the base datasets and tables that you have permission to view.
  6. (Optional) Add a
    Description
    to help others understand how the rule impacts the data.
  7. Specify Conditions
    by creating a conditional rule for the data.
    You can add 1 or more conditions.
  8. (Optional) Select
    Convert to Advanced
    .
    Use the Prism expression language to write a boolean expression. For more information and examples, see Reference: Boolean Expressions.
    You can convert rule conditions created in Basic mode to rule expressions in Advanced mode. If you switch back to Basic mode from Advanced mode, you need to define rule conditions again. Workday doesn't convert Advanced mode rule expressions to Basic mode rule conditions.
  9. Apply
    the rule.
    You can only save the rule if you have
    Dataset Editor
    permission for the current derived dataset.
  10. (Optional)
    Download Example Data
    .
    You can download the example data displayed to view a snapshot of how your stages impact the data before publishing.
Workday applies the rule to the example data and displays rows that meet the defined conditions.
You can copy and paste the rules for a base dataset to other derived datasets using the same base dataset by selecting the related actions menu by the custom example rule.