Custom Objects in Workday: Let's get under the hood! (Part 2)

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Hey, there! Mia here. Last week, we made an honest case for custom objects.

Are they always the cleanest, most cutting edge way to capture non-delivered data within your Workday tenant? No. But can they get the job done fairly well for no extra cost? Absolutely!

If you missed last week’s strategy sesh, we highly recommend you check it out here before reading today’s newsletter.

Today, we’re sharing more on the mechanics of custom objects—a step-by-step on initial configuration.

So, grab your coffee, tea, lunch, or snack (depending on where you are in the world 😆), and let’s dive into today’s technical guide…

The basics of custom object setup 🛠️

If you’ve never built custom objects yourself, the following walkthrough should give you a solid understanding of setup.

Today, we’ll create a non-effective dated custom object that lives on the Job Profile business object (BO). The goal is to capture two additional categorizations that aren’t WD-delivered:

• High Market Visibility - Marks whether a role is public-facing or brand-sensitive.

• Internal Career Track - Tags the role’s path within your internal career framework.

Let’s do it! 💃🏻