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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Enforcing Security in OfficeConnect

Concept: Enforcing Security in OfficeConnect

Workday enforces security in OfficeConnect based on the user’s permissions. Your security access in Workday determines:
  • Your ability to log in to Workday from OfficeConnect.
  • The lowest-level hierarchy subordinate from the reporting data model that OfficeConnect displays in the Elements tab.
  • The data in the spreadsheet.
To sign in to Workday from OfficeConnect, you must have permission on the
Access Workday Financials OfficeConnect
security domain, and also have permission on at least 1 of these security domains:
  • Reports: Financial Accounting
    (Company based)
  • Reports: Organization Financial Reporting
    (Organization based)
  • Reports: Organization Journal Lines
    (Organization based)
  • Reports: Projects
    (Project based)
  • Process: Budget
    (Company based)
  • Reports: Company Financial Budgets
    (Company based)
  • Reports: Manager Budgets
    (Organization based)
  • Reports: Manager Financial Budgets
    (Organization based)
OfficeConnect displays model elements and data that Workday secures using at least 1 of these security domains:
  • Reports: Financial Accounting
    (Company based)
  • Reports: Organization Financial Reporting
    (Organization based)
  • Reports: Organization Journal Lines
    (Organization based)
  • Reports: Projects
    (Project based)
  • Process: Budget
    (Company based)
  • Reports: Company Financial Budgets
    (Company based)
  • Reports: Manager Budgets
    (Organization based)
  • Reports: Manager Financial Budgets
    (Organization based)
The data in the modeled data source contains data controlled by multiple security domains. As a result, when you create a report in OfficeConnect, you can see model elements and data that you have access to from multiple domains.
When a user logs in to Workday from OfficeConnect, OfficeConnect stores their security permissions for up to 1 hour.