Concept: Matrix Reports
Matrix reports are similar to pivot tables and crosstabs. You can group data by column or
row and configure cells to display summary values where groupings intersect.
Matrix Report Use Cases
You can use matrix reports to:
- Explore data relationships to identify correlations.
- Identify patterns that could predict future behavior.
- Locate anomalies and exceptions and determine their cause.
- Use charts and graphs to find specific quantities and relationships.
- Validate assumptions about how your organization behaves.
You can export matrix reports to Excel or deploy them as worklets. You can use matrix
reports as subreports in composite reporting unless the matrix report includes:
- Only percentile summarization fields.
- Text-based count distinct summarization fields.
Matrix Report Capabilities
From matrix report results, you can:
- Drill down on a cell value and group the results by another field.
- Summarize numeric data and display the results in a chart.
- View detail data for summarized amounts.
Detail data is current, but Workday calculates summary values when you run the report.
There might be a difference between summary values and detail data if the data changed
after you ran the report.
You can’t expose matrix reports as a web service.