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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Worker Photo Recommendations

Concept: Worker Photo Recommendations

Once you upload an image, it can display in many places throughout Workday. Therefore, images are dynamically scaled and cropped so that they display at an appropriate size. Although an image might be scaled and cropped at run time, the aspect ratio of the original image never changes.
For best results and performance, follow these guidelines:
Feature
Description
Size
The maximum image size (in terms of storage) is 10 MB.
Aspect Ratio
Use square images for best results. Because images typically display as circles within Workday, images in any other shape don't fit properly, resulting in white spaces in the circular area. An image about 200 x 200 pixels produces good results for most applications. Example: The worker profile image is 150 x 150 pixels. Elsewhere, the same images might display at 50 x 50 pixels. At run time, users can enlarge the image to its original size.
Background
A transparent background (available with PNG images, but not with the JPG format) is optimal. However, a solid white background also produces good results.
Color Space
Workday doesn't support images in the CMYK color space.
File Format
Workday supports JPG, PNG, and GIF formats for worker images. However, PNG and JPG images produce the best results in terms of size and quality. Worker images in GIF format might produce undesirable results when resized for different uses at run time.
Layout
Use a consistent photographic layout for all workers.