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Last Updated: 2024-09-20
Example: Add Custom Fields to Job Requisitions

Example: Add Custom Fields to Job Requisitions

This example demonstrates how to add effective-dated custom fields to job requisitions.
As an HR administrator, Bill needs to track the different types of job requisitions their organization creates during recruitment. Bill needs to create a custom list for the requisition types and add a custom field to the job requisition business process to display the different requisition types.
  1. Access the
    Create Custom Field Type
     report.
    Click the
    List
     Custom Field Type.
  2. On the
    Create Custom List
     page add these values:
    Field
    Value
    Custom Field Type Name
    Requisition Type List
    Web Service Alias
    (This field will populate automatically)
    On the
    List Values
     section, add 3 rows and enter these values to the
    List Value Name
     section:
    • Student
    • Professional
    • Executive
  3. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  4. Access the
    Create Custom Object
     task and enter these values:
    Field
    Value
    Workday Object
    Job Requisition (Effective Dated)
    Custom Object Name
    Requisition Type
  5. Click
    OK
    .
  6. Click
    Next
    .
  7. In the
    Field Definitions
     section, click
    Add
     on the
    Proposed New Fields
    and enter these values:
    Field
    Value
    Field Label
    Requisition Type
    Field Type
    Requisition Type List
  8. Click
    Next
    .
  9. In the
    Permissions
     section, select the
    Domain
    Job Requisition Data
    .
  10. Click
    Next
    .
  11. Click
    OK
    .
  12. On the
    Activate Custom Object
     task, click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  13. From the related actions menu of the
    Job Requisition Data
     domain, select
    Domain
    Edit Security Policy Permissions
    .
  14. In the
    Report/Task Permissions
     section, click the
    Modify
     check box for the
    HR Administrator
    .
  15. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  16. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  17. Access the
    Edit Job Requisition Additional Data
     business process.
  18. From the related actions menu of the
    Edit Job Requisition Additional Data
     business process, select
    Business Process Policy
    Edit
    .
  19. On the
    Who Can Start the Business Process
     section, add
    HR Administrator
     to the
    Security Groups
     for the
    Edit Job Requisition Effective-Dated Custom Object
    Initiating Action
    .
  20. Access the
    Activate Pending Security Policy Changes
     task.
    Add a comment describing the security domain changes that you have made.
  21. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  22. From the related actions menu of the
    Edit Job Requisition Additional Data
     business process, select
    Business Process
    Edit Definition
    .
  23. Add a row to the
    Business Process Steps
     section and enter these values:
    Field
    Value
    Type
    Edit Additional Data
    Specify
    Requisition Type
    Group
    HR Administrator
  24. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  25. Access the
    Job Requisition
     and
    Job Requisition Change
     business processes, add a row to the
    Business Process Steps
     section, and enter the same values as in the preceding step.
The HR administrator can now enter values for the
Requisition Type
 field in 2 ways:
  • When creating or editing a job requisition.
  • By selecting
    Additional Data
    Edit Effective-Dated Custom Object
     from the related actions menu of an existing job requisition.