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Last Updated: 2026-05-29
Concept: Business View Data Sources

Concept: Business View Data Sources

A business view data source is a type of Workday-delivered data source that blends together data from multiple Workday-delivered data sources and curates the total list of fields.
A business view data source blends data from multiple data sources, known as component data sources, each of which have their own primary business object. However, the business view data source itself has its own primary business object with the same name as the data source.
You can access the
Configure Delivered Business Views
 task to add, change, delete, or hide fields and field descriptions for business view data sources. You can't configure alerts for business views.
You can use Business View data sources like standard and indexed data sources, with some exceptions listed below.
Depending on the individual business view data source, Workday might:
  • Join data from multiple component data sources.
  • Union data from multiple component data sources.
  • Filter instances (records) of data.
  • Curate the final list of fields from the component data sources, reducing complexity and potential confusion.
Workday delivers business view data sources and standard reports that use business view data sources, such as the:
  • All Workday-Delivered and Custom Reports business view data source.
  • All Workday-Delivered and Custom Reports by Report Source standard matrix report.
  • All Workday-Delivered and Custom Reports standard advanced report.

Supported Functionality on Business View Data Sources

You can create these types of custom reports using a business view data source:
  • Advanced. Most features are supported. These features aren’t supported:
    • Facets
    • Enable for Prism
    • Enable for Worksheets
    • Analytical Indicators
  • Matrix. Most features are supported. These features aren’t supported:
    • Facets
    • Lookup Prior Value summary calculation
    • Enable for Worksheets
    • Analytical Indicators
    • Similar to Prism data sources, configuring Drill Down and Drill By is required to use these features.
  • Simple. All features are supported.
You can’t use a business view data source for:
  • Scorecard reports
  • Drill-to reports
  • WQL queries
  • Dashboards
  • Discovery boards
  • Alerts
For detailed information on Reporting Limits, see Reference: Reporting Limits.