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Last Updated: 2025-10-03
Reference: Talent Highlights Source Data

Reference: Talent Highlights Source Data

Considerations for Data Validity

To understand valid data sources for Talent Highlights, consider these criteria:
Consideration
Valid Data
Source type
Content from these Workday sources only:
  • Performance reviews.
  • Goals.
  • Public feedback.
  • Development items.
  • Job details.
  • Skills.
  • Skill interests.
  • Job interests.
  • Opportunity Graph
     recommendations.
Language
English data only.
Security
Only data that the manager can view.
Date
Data from the past 18 months.
For some sources, only current data is valid.
Business process status
No data from incomplete business processes.
Source system
Workday data only.

Source Content Details and Date Criteria

Talent Highlights uses specific content from each type of source data, and applies specific date restrictions in each case.
Source Data Category
Valid Content
Date Criteria
Performance Reviews
Content from performance review sections and items.
These comments from the employee and their primary manager:
  • Section comments.
  • Item comments on Accomplishments, Competencies, Goals, Questions, and Responsibilities.
Does not include comments from additional managers and reviewers.
Completion date within the past 18 months.
Public Feedback
  • Public anytime feedback.
  • Public requested feedback.
  • Questions that have received public feedback.
Completed On
 date, when the employee received the feedback, within the past 18 months.
Goals
This content from active individual goals:
  • Name.
  • Description.
  • Status.
  • Category.
Created or updated within the past 18 months.
Development items
  • Name.
  • Description.
  • Status.
  • Category.
Does not include deleted development items.
Last Updated
 date within the past 18 months.
Job Details
This content from the employee’s primary job profile, job interests, and suggested job profiles from
Opportunity Graph
:
  • Job profile name.
  • Job profile summary.
  • Job description.
  • Skill attributes.
Current data only.
Skills
  • Skills.
  • Skill interests.
Current data only.