A field can be missing from a business object and still not be missing from Workday.
Sounds like a contradiction? Promise it’s not!
Sometimes the data you need to access isn't sitting on the exact object you're reporting from — it's a hop or two away, living on a completely different object.
Starting out in Workday, people hit this wall, assume the data isn’t retrievable, and give up 😫 Don’t!
One of the great things about Workday’s object-oriented model is that these objects don’t exist in isolation. They have the potential to connect to each other, like a bridge, to get at what you need.
These connections inform your calc field builds, drives your report data source selection, and back up so much of your troubleshooting in and across Workday.
Grab your Starbucks order ☕️ — let's find the bridge!
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Below:
What instance fields actually are — and how they work as a bridge to data that seemed out of reach,
Primary vs. related business objects + the two flavors of instance fields
How to use the Business Object Details report to explore object connections before you build anything
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