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Last Updated: 2023-09-08
Example: Create a Specified Group

Example: Create a Specified Group

This example shows 1 way to create a specified group. When configuring the VIBE Index™ topic in People Analytics, you map the specified group field to the target field Specified Group.
You want to create a specified group similar to the Workday-owned, default specified group.
The specified group field you create includes the dimensions Region and Gender.
You create conditions for the specified group that exclude populations outside of the USA. The USA is the location of the workers you want to include in the VIBE Index.
You check your tenant for existing fields and determine that you need to create all new fields.
Security:
Custom Field Management
 domain in the System functional area.
  1. Access the
    Create Calculated Field
     task.
  2. Enter these values to create a calculated field to use as the condition for the specified group:
    Field
    Enter
    Field Name
    Gender (Text Field)
    Business Object
    Worker
    Function
    Format Text
    Source Field
    Gender
    Options
    Proper Case
  3. Enter these values to create a calculated field for the dimension Ethnicity:
    Field
    Enter
    Field Name
    Ethnicity (Text Field)
    Business Object
    Worker
    Function
    Format Text
    Source Field
    Race/Ethnicity
    Options
    Proper Case
  4. Enter these values to create a calculated field to use as the condition for the intersection:
    Field
    Enter
    Field Name
    Conditions in VIBE
    Business Object
    Worker
    Function
    True/False Condition
    Item 1
    • And/Or:
      And
    • Field:
      Gender (Text Field)
    • Operator:
      is not blank
    Item 2
    • And/Or:
      And
    • Field:
      Gender (Text Field)
    • Operator:
      does not contain
    • Comparison Type:
      Value specified in this filter
    • Comparison Value:
      Not Declared
    Item 3
    • And/Or:
      And
    • Field:
      Ethnicity (Text Field)
    • Operator:
      is not blank
    Item 4
    • And/Or:
      And
    • Field:
      Location
    • Operator:
      in the selection list
    • Comparison Type:
      Value specified in this filter
    • Comparison Value:
      USA
  5. Enter these values to create a calculated field to concatenate the fields you created in steps 2 and 3:
    Field
    Enter
    Field Name
    Concatenate Ethnicity and Gender for VIBE
    Business Object
    Worker
    Function
    Concatenate Text
    Item 1
    Gender (Text Field)
    Item 2
    Global Fields > Text > -
    Item 3
    Ethnicity (Text Field)
  6. Enter these values to create a calculated field to use as the specified group field:
    Field
    Enter
    Field Name
    Specified Group VIBE
    Business Object
    Worker
    Function
    Evaluate Expression
    Field Type
    Text
    Default Value
    Null
    Item 1
    • Condition:
      Conditions in VIBE
    • Return Value If Condition is True:
      Concatenate Ethnicity and Gender for VIBE
When configuring People Analytics, map the specified group source field Specified Group VIBE to the target field Specified Group.