Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent Upgrade
Preview: 2025-02-08
With this release, we upgrade the Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent to Java 11 and Pentaho Kettle PDI 9.3 for added security and long-term support.
Business Benefits
We maintain continued compatibility and support of your Pentaho Kettle scripts and plugins for Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agents.Changes
We upgrade the Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent to Java 11 and Pentaho Kettle PDI 9.3.
We update the Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent to version v19.
What Do I Need to Do?
Verify that your Pentaho PDI scripts built in Pentaho 8.3 continue to function in Pentaho 9.3.
If you don't integrate with Pentaho:
- Install Java 11. Workday recommends using the Azul Zulu JDK. https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-11-lts&os=windows&package=jdk#zulu
- Uninstall the existing Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent.
- Download and install the new Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent.
If you integrate with Pentaho:
- Install Java 11.Workday recommends using the Azul Zulu JDK.
- Install Pentaho 9.3, which requires Java 11.The community edition is available here:Pentaho recommends the use of Pentaho 9.3 Enterprise Edition for Production instances. Engage with Pentaho to obtain the enterprise edition. Workday doesn’t support the Pentaho installation process. Engage with Pentaho for installation support.
- Migrate your scripts from Pentaho 8.3 to Pentaho 9.3 Workday doesn’t support the script migration process. Engage with Pentaho for script migration support.While Pentaho aims for version compatibility of scripts, compatibility isn’t guaranteed. Test your scripts after the upgrade, including testing for performance.
- Uninstall the existing Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent.Install the new Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent.Specify Java 11 for the Java version and point to Pentaho 9.3 when prompted by the installer.
What Happens if I Do Nothing?
If you don’t use Pentaho, the Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent versions prior to 2025R1 (pre version 19.x) will continue to run as usual.
Data agents older than version 19.x won’t be officially supported by Workday. If you raise an issue with Workday support, the support team may request upgrading the agent before further investigation.
If you use Pentaho, Workday Adaptive Planning Data Agent versions prior to 2025R1 (pre version 19.x) and their Pentaho 8.3 integrations will continue to run as usual.
Pentaho 8.3 won’t be officially supported by Workday. If you raise an issue with Workday support, the support team may request upgrading the agent and Pentaho before further investigation.