Create Custom Labels

Security: Custom Label Management
domain in System functional area. Requires Modify
permission.

You can replace some default Workday labels with your custom labels. For example, Workday doesn't display custom labels in security or integrations features.

Custom labels are available in English and some supported languages. Workday displays the original translations for other languages but you can override those labels with your own non-English custom labels.

Access the

Maintain Custom Labels

task.

Select the

Term Context

(functional area) for the default term.

Enter the

Override Value

for singular, plural, and possessive term.

(Optional) To set the custom label case, select

Preserve Case

Example: UPPERCASE, lowercase, or initial caps. The default is to capitalize the override label to match the original label. When you override a single word default value with a multiple word override value, the default capitalization is initial caps.

Workday displays the custom labels. If you don't see your custom labels take effect immediately, sign out and back in again. You can revert back to the Workday default label by selecting the

Disabled

check box for the term on the

Maintain Custom Labels

task.

Workday might continue to display the original terms for task and report names. Example: You have a custom report named Custom Report for Contingent Workers
. Creating a custom label for the term Contingent Workers
doesn't change the report name. However, you can rename the report.

Access the

Rebuild Search Index

task to manually rebuild the search index so that Workday includes your custom labels in search results. Workday recommends that you wait for the Friday server restart, when indexes rebuild automatically.

Steps: Set Up Non-English Custom Labels