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Last Updated: 2026-07-24
FAQ: Unified User Provisioning and Authentication: Multi-Instances

FAQ: Unified User Provisioning and Authentication: Multi-Instances

I have three Adaptive Planning instances as part of a multi-instance hierarchy in production. Can I configure Unified Provisioning and Authentication System (UPAS) for only one instance and not for others?
No. You must configure UPAS for all instances within a multi-instance hierarchy.
Will the parent or security Adaptive Planning instance be required for UPAS?
Yes, the parent instance is still required for an Adaptive Planning multi-instance hierarchy.
Do I need to sync all users to the parent security instance to get access to a child instance?
No, you only need to sync admin users to the parent instance. You can sync non-admin users to child instances.
Can I assign a user to only a child Instance, without creating an account in the parent instance?
Yes, you can assign a user to only a child instance without providing access to the parent instance.
When users clicks an Adaptive Planning instance from the Workday menu, are they taken to their default assigned instance?
No, the users land directly on the Adaptive Planning instance that they selected, not their default instance.
If the default instance is not used for user sign-in, where is it used?
When users make API calls without specifying an Adaptive Planning instance, then we fetch data from the the default instances assigned to these users.
Do I still need to assign the default instance for every user?
You only need to assign default instances to users who need to make public APIs calls.