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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-07-10
Create Calibration nBox Reports

Create Calibration nBox Reports

Security:
  • Custom Report Creation
    domain in the System functional area.
  • Worker Data: Calibration
    domain in the Performance Enablement and Talent Pipeline functional areas.
You can create the framework for talent and performance calibration by customizing these features in a calibration nBox report:
  • Rating values to calibrate.
  • Worker display options.
  • Fields for the list view.
  • Search facets to filter workers.
Workday bases facet values on worker attributes when calibration launches.
Only include necessary facet fields in the
Detail Data
grid on the
Drill Down
tab, and minimize the use of calculated fields in your nBox report definition.
  1. Access the
    Create Custom Report
    task to build your calibration nBox report using the
    Indexed In Progress Worker Calibration Placements
    data source.
    The
    Indexed In Progress Worker Calibration Placement
    data source has built in filters. Adding fields to the
    Filter
    tab may cause performance issues. Workday recommends using the
    Create Custom Report
    task when building your nBox reports. You can use the same calibration nBox report for multiple calibration programs if you don't change the calibration values of the nBox report. Don't import nBox reports for Calibration events.
  2. On the
    Matrix
    tab, select the calibration values and calibration nBox report layout.
    1. In the
      Row Grouping
      section, select a calibration field as a
      Group by Field
      .
      For performance calibration, you must select
      Calibration: Default Performance Axis
      .
    2. In the
      Column Grouping
      section, select another calibration field as a
      Group by Field
      .
      For performance calibration, you must select
      Calibration: Overall Performance Rating
      .
    3. In the
      nBox Display
      section, specify whether to display an Image only or Image and text for workers in the nBox view. Workday displays a generic image for workers who don't have photos or a crowd icon when a box has too many workers to display individual images. Each box displays up to 2,000 images.
  3. On the
    Drill Down
    tab, configure the drillable fields to display in the calibration list view.
    The fields you add in the
    Detail Data
    section define the columns in the list view. These fields display additional information about workers. Your nBox report must include the
    Worker
    field. Other useful fields include:
    • Photo
      .
    • Organization
      .
    • Worker's Manager
      .
    • Time in Position
      .
    • Retention
      .
    • Succession Plans
      .
  4. On the
    Prompts
    tab, add a row to the
    Prompt Defaults
    grid with these values:
    Field
    Default Type
    Required
    Calibration Node for nBox
    No default value
    Yes
  5. On the
    Share
    tab, select 1 of these options to share the report with calibration participants:
    • Share with all authorized users
      provides access based on the security groups defined on the
      Worker Data: Calibration
      domain.
    • Share with specific authorized groups and users
      limits access to selected authorized groups or users. The groups and users should match the security groups that have permission in the
      Shared Participation
      step on the
      Launch Calibration
      business process.
  6. On the
    Advanced
    tab, configure search facets for the calibration activity.
    The fields that you add in the
    Facet Filters
    grid enable participants to navigate the target population and filter workers on criteria such as:
    • Supervisory organization.
    • Management chain.
    • Talent pool.
  7. Click
    OK
    .
You can update the nBox report definition after launching calibration to adjust it to improve performance as you conduct calibration.
  • Configure mappings and labels with the
    Set Up nBox Report
    task.
  • Modify the calibration nBox report definition on the
    Edit Custom Report
    task.