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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Configure worker profile settings

Configure parameters to ensure that worker profiles are synchronized between Workday and ServiceNow.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_hr_workday.admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Workday Worker Profile Sync > Configurations > Worker Profile Sync Configurations.

  2. Update the fields in the record as per your requirements.

    Important: For details on how to get the value for each of the fields in the form, refer to this KB article.

    FieldDescription
    Workday tenant time zoneTime Zone of Workday workers.
    Number of days to look ahead for upcoming onboarding and offboarding eventsNumber of days that is considered to pull the profiles of future workers who are onboarding or off boarding.
    Department organization type IDUnique identifier for the department organization type.
    Location usage IDUnique identifier for the location usage.
    Location phone device type IDUnique identifier for the location phone device type.
    Location fax phone device type IDUnique identifier for the location fax phone device type.
    Location communication usage type IDUnique identifier for the location communication usage type.
    Enable dry runWhen enabled, data is pulled into staging tables, but is not transformed to target tables.
    Enable debuggingWhen enabled, additional logs are collected.
    Worker home email communication usage type IDUnique identifier for the worker home email communication usage type.
    Worker work email communication usage type IDUnique identifier for the worker work email communication usage type.
    Worker work phone communication usage type IDUnique identifier for the worker work phone communication usage type.
    Worker home phone communication usage type IDUnique identifier for the worker home phone communication usage type.
    Worker mobile phone device type IDUnique identifier for worker mobile phone device type.
    Worker phone device Type IDUnique identifier for worker phone device type.
    Worker Home Address Type Reference Communication Usage Type IDUnique identifier for worker home address.
  3. Click Submit.

What to do next

Click the Get Reference ID Types related link to run the flow that interacts with Workday to pull the reference ID types that are referenced in the configuration fields.