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Last Updated: 2025-09-19
Set Up Curated Field Lists for Reporting

Set Up Curated Field Lists for Reporting

These domains in the System functional area:
  • Custom Report Administration
  • Discovery Boards: Manage Curated Data Source Field List
  • Discovery Boards: Manage Drilling Field Lists
You can configure curated field lists so that it's easier for report users to find the right fields to use when creating a Matrix or Advanced report.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Field Lists for Reporting
     report.
  2. From the
    Product Area
     prompt, select
    Report Writer
    .
  3. Select a
    Business Object
     to base the curated field list on.
    All data sources with the primary business object you select share the same curated field list.
  4. Select
    Add Fields
     to create a curated list, consider:
    Option Description
    Enable in Report Writer
    (Available after you add fields to the curated field list.) Click to enable the curated list that you configured in report writer. Once clicked, you can click
    Disable in Report Writer
     to disable the curated field list.
    From the related actions menu of the report, you can click
    Show only curated fields
    :
    • Off to display all available fields.
    • On to display only the fields configured in the curated field list.
    Add Fields
    Click to access the
    Add Fields to Data Source Field List for Report Writer
     task. The
    Fields to Add
     grid displays all fields available to populate the curated field list.
    Remove Fields
    (Available after you add fields to the curated field list.) Click to access the
    Remove Fields from Data Source Field List for Report Writer
     task. The
    Fields to Remove
     grid displays the fields currently on the curated field list.
    Selected Fields
    The grid displays all fields added to the curated field list that users view when creating visualizations.
    The
    Where Used
     column displays a usage count for each curated field. The count includes Workday internal development usages.
Workday displays curated fields when you create a Matrix or Advanced report if the data source has a primary business object with a curated field list configured.