vocabulary: name: "Workday Integration Vocabulary" description: "Comprehensive vocabulary of terms, concepts, and domain definitions for Workday integration APIs covering the full suite of Workday enterprise capabilities." version: "1.0.0" created: "2026-05-03" modified: "2026-05-03" tags: - Workday - Integration - Enterprise - HR - Finance domains: - name: Human Capital Management description: "Core worker and organization management capabilities" terms: - term: Worker definition: "An individual employed by or engaged with an organization, including employees and contingent workers." synonyms: ["Employee", "Staff Member", "Team Member"] related: ["Worker Type", "Primary Job", "Employment Status"] - term: Worker Type definition: "Classification of how a worker is engaged with the organization (e.g., Employee, Contingent Worker)." related: ["Worker", "Employment Agreement"] - term: Organization definition: "A formal grouping of workers within Workday such as a department, cost center, region, or legal entity." synonyms: ["Department", "Business Unit", "Cost Center"] related: ["Supervisory Organization", "Company", "Cost Center"] - term: Supervisory Organization definition: "A hierarchical organizational structure in Workday used to manage reporting relationships." related: ["Organization", "Manager"] - term: Position definition: "A job slot within an organization that can be filled by a worker. Positions define job requirements and compensation structure." related: ["Job Profile", "Worker", "Organization"] - term: Staffing Model definition: "The method used to manage workers in an organization: Position Management, Job Management, or Headcount Management." related: ["Position", "Job Profile"] - term: Hire Date definition: "The date on which a worker begins their employment or engagement with the organization." related: ["Worker", "Onboarding", "Employment Status"] - term: Termination definition: "The end of a worker's employment or engagement with the organization." related: ["Worker", "Offboarding", "Employment Status"] - name: Recruiting description: "Talent acquisition and candidate management terms" terms: - term: Job Requisition definition: "A formal request to fill a position within the organization, containing job requirements and approval workflow." synonyms: ["Req", "Open Requisition"] related: ["Job Posting", "Position", "Candidate"] - term: Job Posting definition: "A published announcement of an open position, derived from a job requisition, distributed to job boards and career sites." related: ["Job Requisition", "Candidate", "Application"] - term: Candidate definition: "An individual who has applied for or is being considered for a position within the organization." related: ["Job Requisition", "Application", "Interview"] - term: Candidate Pipeline definition: "The collection of candidates at various stages of the recruiting process for a given job requisition." related: ["Candidate", "Job Requisition", "Hiring Stage"] - term: Hiring Stage definition: "A defined step in the recruiting workflow such as Phone Screen, Interview, Offer, or Background Check." related: ["Candidate", "Job Requisition"] - term: Offer definition: "A formal proposal of employment extended to a candidate, including compensation and start date details." related: ["Candidate", "Job Requisition", "Compensation"] - name: Payroll description: "Payroll processing and compensation payment terms" terms: - term: Pay Group definition: "A grouping of workers who share the same pay frequency, pay period, and payroll processing rules." related: ["Pay Period", "Payroll Run", "Worker"] - term: Pay Period definition: "A defined time interval (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly) for which payroll is calculated and paid." related: ["Pay Group", "Payroll Run"] - term: Payroll Run definition: "The execution of payroll calculations for a pay group within a pay period." synonyms: ["Payroll Calculation", "Payroll Processing"] related: ["Pay Group", "Pay Period", "Payroll Result"] - term: Pay Component definition: "An individual element of a worker's pay, such as base salary, overtime, bonus, or deduction." synonyms: ["Earning", "Deduction"] related: ["Compensation", "Payroll Run"] - term: Gross Pay definition: "Total compensation earned by a worker before taxes and deductions." related: ["Net Pay", "Pay Component", "Deduction"] - term: Net Pay definition: "Total compensation paid to a worker after all taxes and deductions have been applied." related: ["Gross Pay", "Deduction", "Tax Withholding"] - term: Tax Withholding definition: "Amounts withheld from worker pay to satisfy tax obligations at federal, state, and local levels." related: ["Deduction", "Gross Pay", "Net Pay"] - name: Time and Absence description: "Time tracking, scheduling, and absence management terms" terms: - term: Time Entry definition: "A record of hours worked by a worker for a specific date and time block, associated with a cost center or project." related: ["Time Block", "Worker", "Pay Period"] - term: Time Block definition: "A continuous period of work recorded in a time entry with a start and end time." related: ["Time Entry", "Work Schedule"] - term: Work Schedule definition: "The defined pattern of working hours assigned to a worker, including shift hours and days of the week." related: ["Time Entry", "Worker", "Scheduling"] - term: Leave Request definition: "A formal request by a worker to take time off from work under a specific leave type." synonyms: ["Time Off Request", "Absence Request"] related: ["Leave Balance", "Leave Type", "Absence"] - term: Leave Balance definition: "The accumulated amount of leave a worker is entitled to take under a specific leave plan." related: ["Leave Request", "Leave Type"] - term: Leave Type definition: "A category of leave such as vacation, sick leave, parental leave, or bereavement." related: ["Leave Request", "Leave Balance"] - name: Benefits description: "Employee benefits administration terms" terms: - term: Benefit Plan definition: "A specific benefit offering available to eligible employees such as medical, dental, vision, or retirement plans." related: ["Benefits Enrollment", "Coverage Election", "Benefits Eligibility"] - term: Benefits Enrollment definition: "The process by which an employee selects and enrolls in benefit plans during an open enrollment period or qualifying life event." related: ["Benefit Plan", "Coverage Election", "Qualifying Life Event"] - term: Coverage Election definition: "A specific choice made by an employee during benefits enrollment, selecting a plan and coverage tier." related: ["Benefit Plan", "Benefits Enrollment"] - term: Open Enrollment definition: "An annual period during which employees may change their benefit plan elections." related: ["Benefits Enrollment", "Benefit Plan"] - term: Qualifying Life Event definition: "A change in personal circumstances (e.g., marriage, birth, adoption) that allows an employee to make mid-year benefit changes." related: ["Benefits Enrollment", "Benefit Plan"] - term: Dependent definition: "A family member (spouse, child) enrolled in a worker's benefit coverage." related: ["Benefits Enrollment", "Coverage Election"] - name: Compensation description: "Compensation management and total rewards terms" terms: - term: Compensation Plan definition: "A framework that defines how workers are compensated, including base pay, merit increases, and incentive programs." related: ["Compensation Grade", "Pay Range", "Worker"] - term: Compensation Grade definition: "A defined pay band or salary range associated with a job level or job profile." synonyms: ["Pay Grade", "Salary Band"] related: ["Compensation Plan", "Pay Range", "Job Profile"] - term: Pay Range definition: "The minimum, midpoint, and maximum salary defined for a compensation grade." related: ["Compensation Grade", "Compensation Plan"] - term: Compensation Review definition: "A periodic process to evaluate and adjust worker compensation, often aligned with performance reviews." related: ["Compensation Plan", "Performance Review", "Merit Increase"] - term: Merit Increase definition: "A pay raise granted based on an employee's performance rating." related: ["Compensation Review", "Performance Review"] - term: Total Rewards definition: "The complete value of compensation and benefits provided to a worker, including base pay, bonuses, benefits, and equity." related: ["Compensation Plan", "Benefit Plan", "Incentive"] - name: Performance description: "Performance management and talent development terms" terms: - term: Performance Review definition: "A formal evaluation of an employee's performance against defined goals and competencies." synonyms: ["Performance Appraisal", "Annual Review"] related: ["Goal", "Rating", "Development Plan"] - term: Goal definition: "A measurable objective set for an employee to accomplish within a defined time period." synonyms: ["Objective", "OKR"] related: ["Performance Review", "Worker"] - term: Rating definition: "A score or classification assigned to an employee's performance on a defined scale." related: ["Performance Review", "Talent Assessment"] - term: Competency definition: "A skill, behavior, or attribute evaluated as part of performance management." related: ["Performance Review", "Job Profile"] - term: Development Plan definition: "A structured plan outlining an employee's learning and growth objectives." related: ["Performance Review", "Learning", "Goal"] - term: Succession Plan definition: "A plan identifying potential successors for key roles within the organization." related: ["Talent Profile", "Position", "Worker"] - name: Learning description: "Learning management and employee development terms" terms: - term: Course definition: "A structured learning program available to workers through Workday Learning." synonyms: ["Training Program", "Learning Module"] related: ["Enrollment", "Learning Campaign", "Learner"] - term: Enrollment definition: "A worker's registration for a specific course or learning program." related: ["Course", "Completion", "Worker"] - term: Learning Campaign definition: "A targeted delivery of learning content to a defined group of workers." related: ["Course", "Worker", "Enrollment"] - term: Completion definition: "The status indicating a worker has finished a required course or learning program." related: ["Enrollment", "Course"] - name: Financial Management description: "General ledger and financial transaction terms" terms: - term: Ledger Account definition: "An account in the chart of accounts used to categorize and track financial transactions." synonyms: ["GL Account", "Account Code"] related: ["Journal Entry", "Cost Center", "Financial Period"] - term: Journal Entry definition: "A financial transaction recorded in the general ledger consisting of debit and credit lines." related: ["Ledger Account", "Financial Period", "Worktag"] - term: Cost Center definition: "An organizational unit used to track and allocate costs in financial reporting." related: ["Ledger Account", "Organization", "Budget"] - term: Worktag definition: "A Workday-specific financial dimension used to categorize transactions, such as cost center, project, or program." related: ["Journal Entry", "Cost Center", "Financial Report"] - term: Financial Period definition: "An accounting period (month, quarter, year) used to organize financial transactions." related: ["Journal Entry", "Financial Report"] - term: Budget definition: "A financial plan allocating resources to organizational units for a defined period." related: ["Cost Center", "Financial Period", "Ledger Account"] - name: Analytics and Integration description: "Data integration, reporting, and analytics terms" terms: - term: Prism Analytics definition: "Workday's advanced analytics platform that supports loading external data and building augmented analytics reports." related: ["Dataset", "Bucket", "Report"] - term: Dataset definition: "A collection of structured data within Prism Analytics, either sourced from Workday or loaded externally." related: ["Prism Analytics", "Bucket", "Schema"] - term: Bucket definition: "A temporary staging area in Prism Analytics used to upload external data before it is committed to a dataset." related: ["Dataset", "Prism Analytics"] - term: RaaS definition: "Report-as-a-Service — a Workday feature that exposes custom and standard reports as web service endpoints." synonyms: ["Report as a Service"] related: ["Custom Report", "Integration"] - term: Integration System definition: "A configured connection in Workday that enables data exchange with external systems." related: ["Integration", "Connector", "EIB"] - term: EIB definition: "Enterprise Interface Builder — a Workday tool for building simple data import and export integrations." synonyms: ["Enterprise Interface Builder"] related: ["Integration System", "Data Load"] - term: Tenant definition: "An isolated Workday environment instance belonging to a specific customer organization." related: ["Authentication", "Multi-tenancy"] - term: Authentication definition: "The process of verifying identity for API access, using OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens in Workday." related: ["Bearer Token", "OAuth 2.0", "API Access"]