Concept: Cloud Data Connect
Cloud Data Connect (CDC) simplifies data integration and sharing to optimize data loading into Workday Adaptive Planning. You can connect cloud data warehouses directly into planning models, using these platforms to transform and centralize data.
This feature is designed for large or very large enterprises that already have strong data governance practices in place.
As a best practice, first define the planning model in Adaptive Planning. You then transform and shape the data in your cloud data platform to match the model before importing it. This approach ensures the data is structured, validated, and ready for use when you load it.
With a simplified setup, you can create and manage data pipelines, giving you control over how data moves across systems.
When you create a pipeline, you:
- Select a destination in Adaptive Planning for the pipeline to load to.
- Download a template to provide to your warehouse administrator to create a source view, and optionally a drill through view, in your warehouse.
- Configure a connection to your warehouse and its data.
- Review connection information.
Each pipeline functions as if it were a bundled Design Integrations data source, loader, and task. You can opt out of this bundling during pipeline creation to manage each component separately.
You can view and manage your pipelines to:
- Check connection status.
- Edit pipelines. For details, see Set up Cloud Data Connect for Integrations.
- Duplicate and delete pipelines.
- Run and schedule pipeline tasks to load the data into Adaptive Planning.