Workday's public API. Based on open standards, Workday Web Services (WWS) provide the core method for integration with Workday.

An Eclipse-based development environment that allows you to build more complex integrations with Workday.

A suite of tools, or connector, that provides a framework for building an integration to a third-party payroll provider.

An account associated with and required to launch an integration. Workday's delivered integrations and custom integrations require a system user account for authentication and web service calls. EIB integrations are secured through the user's login credentials and do not require a system user account.

A unique identifier for a specific instance of a business object in Workday. Reference IDs are used to look up data for integration purposes.

A pre-built integration to a specific third-party application or service. Packaged integrations are available in each product network and are configured to a named endpoint. Examples of packaged integrations include Salesforce.com, SafeGuard World International, and StepStone TalentLink.

Controls how Workday exports data to an external system or imports the data from an external system. Workday supports several types of transport protocols, including email, FTP and SFTP, HTTP/SSL, WebDAV, Workday attachments, and Workday Web Services.

Converts data into a format that Workday or a receiving external system can understand. Workday provides some delivered transformations, and you can also create custom transformations.

A collection of integration services that enables communication between Workday and an external system. Workday provides integration templates in categories such as Benefits, Financials, HCM, Payroll, Payroll Interface, Procurement, Recruiting, Security, and Settlement. Many of the delivered templates contain default values for attributes, as well as prompt values for attributes and maps, to further define the integration.

A tenanted definition of an integration between Workday and an external system, based on a template that provides the methodology needed to communicate data.