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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Update Report Designs to Match Custom Report Changes

Update Report Designs to Match Custom Report Changes

Create a report design file.
If you modify a custom report in Workday after you've created a report design, you must update the report design file to reflect the changes.
  1. In the
    Data Explorer
     view, right-click the data source for your report design, then select
    Edit
    .
  2. Click
    From Workday
    , then enter the report name.
  3. Select the report, then click
    Finish
    .
  4. Double-click a data set to open the
    Edit Data Set
     window. Click
    OK
     to update the data set for your report design. Repeat for each data set in your report design.
  5. Preview the report by selecting
    Run
    View Report
    In Web Viewer
    .
  6. Click
    Export Report
    . Select
    PDF
     from the
    Export Format
     drop-down list. Click
    OK
     to display a list of fields that are no longer valid in your report design.
  7. Update any fields listed in the error messages.
    Example: If a field has been renamed, double-click the field in the
    Layout
     view of Report Designer to open the
    Edit Data Binding
     window. Click the
    JavaScript Syntax
     button, then use the
    Expression Builder
     to select the new field from the available data sets.