Evaluate Expression Band

Administrator Guide

Ensure the conditions and values that you want to evaluate already exist for the business object.

Security: Custom Field Management
domain in the System functional area.

You can configure the calculated field to specify values for true/false conditions and return instances. Workday:

Evaluates the conditions sequentially.

Returns the

Default Value

for all false conditions or the value you specify for true conditions.

Stops testing when it returns a true condition.

Access the

Create Calculated Field

task.

Select Evaluate Expression Band
from the

Function

prompt.

On the

Calculation

tab, select an option from the

Default Value

prompt to return when the condition is false.

As you complete the grid, consider:

Option	Description
Condition	Select conditions associated with the business object so Workday can evaluate the conditions sequentially as true or false.
Return Value If Condition is True	Enter a value to display if the condition is true. Each true condition returns an instance.

You can use the evaluate expression band calculated field to group workers by seniority based on their years of service, such as:

Junior
for less than 2 years of service.

Midlevel
for 3-10 years of service.

Senior
for more than 11 years of service.

You can also group cost centers based on your spending threshold, such as On budget
or Over budget
.

You can create:

Additional calculated fields.

New calculated fields from within an evaluate expression band calculated field.