Course Introduction
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Start your Career in Workday Advanced Calculated Fields
You will learn how Workday reporting works, how business objects store data, and how calculated fields help transform and analyze that data. The course covers different types of calculated fields, conditional logic, text and date functions, and techniques for handling complex data. It also includes practical examples related to HR and workforce reporting. This course is designed for beginners who want to improve their reporting skills in Workday.
By completing this course, you will be able to learn:
- Understand Workday reporting architecture and the role of calculated fields in reports and business processes
- Identify the correct business objects and understand relationships between them
- Create common calculated field types such as Lookup Related Value, Extract Single Instance, and aggregations
- Build conditional logic using If-Then-Else, case statements, and nested conditions
- Use advanced functions like text manipulation, arithmetic calculations, and date calculations
- Work with multi-instance data using Extract Multiple Instances and filtering techniques
- Apply calculated fields to real Workday use cases like worker status, headcount, compensation, and tenure calculations
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Test, debug, and troubleshoot calculated field errors in reports
Course Curriculum
- Assessment - 1. Introduction to Workday Reporting & Calculated Fields
- Assessment - 2. Business Objects & Data Relationships
- Assessment - 3. Core Calculated Field Types - Foundation
- Assessment - 4. Conditional Logic Calculated Fields
- Assessment - 5. Advanced Calculated Field Types
- Assessment - 6. Multi-Instance & Complex Data Handling
- Assessment - 7. Calculated Fields for HCM Use Cases
- Assessment - 8. Debugging & Troubleshooting Calculated Fields
- Assignment - 1. Introduction to Workday Reporting & Calculated Fields
- Assignment - 2. Business Objects & Data Relationships
- Assignment - 3. Core Calculated Field Types – Foundation
- Assignment - 4. Conditional Logic Calculated Fields
- Assignment - 5. Advanced Calculated Field Types
- Assignment - 6. Multi-Instance & Complex Data Handling
- Assignment - 7. Calculated Fields for HCM Use Cases
- Assignment - 8. Debugging & Troubleshooting Calculated Fields
- Lab Activity - 1. Calculated Fields Overview
- Lab Activity - 2. View Calculation Hierarchy & Where Used Information about your Calculated Fields
- Lab Activity - 3. Lookkup related Value and Extract Single Instance
- Lab Activity - 4. Count & Sum Related Instances
- Lab Activity - 5. Arithemetic Calculation
- Lab Activity - 6. True False Condition and Evaluate Expression
- Lab Activity - 7. Data Functions
- Lab Activity - 8. Text Functions
- Lab Activity - 9. Extract Multi Instance
- Lab Activity - 10. Retrieving data from related objects ( On your own)
- Lab Activity - 11. Lookup Hierarchy Roluup and Lookup Hierarchy
- Capstone Project - 1. Data Quality & Compliance Flag Framework
- Capstone Project - 2. Dynamic Eligibility & Tiered Bonus Calculation
- Capstone Project - 3. Global Headcount & FTE Banding Framework
- Capstone Project - 4. Historical Compensation Snapshot for Analytics
- Capstone Project - 5. Point‑in‑Time Manager & Org at Termination
Meet Your Instructor
Experience and Expertise:
Over 7 years of experience as a Workday HCM Functional Consultant specializing in Workday Core HCM, Absence, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Custom Reports, and Advanced Calculated Fields.
Global Training Experience:
Delivered practical training and knowledge transfer sessions on Workday reporting and calculated fields, helping teams understand real-world HR reporting scenarios.
Corporate Clientele:
Worked with HR and IT teams across multiple Workday implementations, supporting requirement gathering, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.
Certifications:
Workday Pro -HCM Core Certified.
Diverse Technical Skills:
Skilled in Workday Core HCM, Advanced Calculated Fields, Custom and Advanced Reports, Absence Management, Recruiting, Time Tracking, EIB data loading, security configuration, and business processes.
Training Methodology:
Uses a hands-on, scenario-based learning approach focused on real Workday reporting and calculated field use cases.
Project Leadership:
Supported end-to-end Workday implementations including configuration, testing, user training, and go-live support.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course is entirely self-paced. You decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
That depends on the type of Subscription you bought - Monthly or Yearly. After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course and materials within across any and all devices you own.
What do I get after I signup?
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2. Assignments
3. Assessments
4. Lab documents
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How soon after I enroll and make payment would get access to the course?
Immediately
What if I have doubts, whom do I ask?
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How will I get my course completion certificate?
Once you have successfully completed the training and the Final Quiz/Assessment, then you can avail of your Certificate of Completion from ZaranTech which you can then showcase on Linkedin and other Social Media portals
Do you provide Instructor-led Live training for Individuals?
Yes, we do. Email us at info@zarantech.com and we will send you all the details
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Do you provide Corporate/group training?
Yes, we do. We have trained more than 100 Workday customers with over 4000 participants in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, South America. We offer corporate training for all Workday modules.
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How do I get certified in Workday?
Workday certification is worth its weight in gold as it gives a holistic understanding of the entire application to a new professional. The criterion to attend the Workday Certification Program is that one must either be a part of Workday or should be associated with one of its partners. The certification program should be completed within a month but if you fail to get the certification in your first attempt then Workday allows you to re-do your training. This Enterprise application undergoes numerous minor updates and 2-3 major updates in a year. Whenever a major update takes place the user has to go through the training again and get the certification. This is done by Workday so that all the users remain on the same page. If you are not an employee of Workday or any of its partner companies, it is impossible to gain a Workday certification.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 7 days and we will give you a full refund.
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