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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Merge Rules for Student Recruiting

Reference: Merge Rules for Student Recruiting

When you merge source and target records, consider how Workday merges data fields for Student Recruiting.
These merge rules apply to student applicant and student prospect records. See Reference: Merge Operations.
Field
Source Value?
Target Value?
Merge Operation
Merge Description
Academic Unit
Yes
Yes
Use Source If Target Is Empty
Workday takes the value from the target.
Academic Unit
Yes
No
Use Source If Target Is Empty
Workday takes the value from the source if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Academic Unit
No
Yes
Use Source If Target Is Empty
Workday keeps the value on the target if the source has no value and the target does.
Academic Level
Yes
Yes
Use Source If Target Is Empty
Workday takes the value from the target.
Academic Level
Yes
No
Use Source If Target Is Empty
Workday takes the value from the source if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Academic Level
No
Yes
Use Source If Target Is Empty
Workday keeps the value on the target if the source has no value and the target does.
Academic Period Abstract
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Last Updated (Audit Entry)
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and the target.
Academic Period Classification
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Last Updated (Audit Entry)
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and target.
Academic Period Start Date
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Last Updated (Audit Entry)
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and the target.
Academic Period Type
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Last Updated (Audit Entry)
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and target.
Academic Year
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Last Updated (Audit Entry)
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and the target.
Location
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Last Updated (Audit Entry)
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and the target.
Recruitments
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Custom Processing
Workday moves unique recruitments from the source to the target.
Active
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
OR
Workday sets the target value to
TRUE
if either the source or target is set to
TRUE
.
Student System User
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Append
Workday moves Student System User from Source Person to Target Person.
Student Tag
Not applicable
Not applicable
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the target and source.
Athletic Team
Yes
Yes
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the source and the target.
Athletic Team
Yes
No
Append
Workday takes the value from the source and appends it to the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Athletic Team
No
Yes
Append
Workday appends the target value and keeps it on the target if the target has value and the source doesn't.
Educational Interest
Yes
Yes
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the source and the target.
Educational Interest
Yes
No
Append
Workday takes the value from the source and appends it to the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Educational Interest
No
Yes
Append
Workday appends the target value and keeps it on the target if the target has value and the source doesn't.
Expected Availability
Yes
Yes
Latest Update
Workday takes the most recent update from both the source and the target.
Expected Availability
Yes
No
Latest Update
Workday takes the most recent update from the source.
Expected Availability
No
Yes
Latest Update
Workday takes the most recent update from the target.
Manually Assigned Region
Yes
Yes
Append Unique
When functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the values on the target if the source and target have matching values.
Manually Assigned Region
Yes
Yes
Append Unique
When not functionally equivalent, Workday appends unique values from the source to the target.
Manually Assigned Region
Yes
No
Append Unique
When not functionally equivalent, Workday appends unique values from the source to the target.
Manually Assigned Region
No
Yes
Append Unique
When not functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the target values if the source has no value and the target has value.
System Assigned Region
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday re-evaluates assignments based on the student prospect's newly consolidated profile.
System Assigned Region
Yes
No
Custom Processing
Workday re-evaluates assignments based on the student prospect's newly consolidated profile.
System Assigned Region
No
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday re-evaluates assignments based on the student prospect's newly consolidated profile.
Manually Assigned to Admission Counselor
Yes
Yes
Append Unique
When functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the values on the target if the source and target have matching values.
Manually Assigned to Admission Counselor
Yes
Yes
Append Unique
When not functionally equivalent, Workday appends unique values from the source to the target.
Manually Assigned to Admission Counselor
Yes
No
Append Unique
When not functionally equivalent, Workday appends unique values from the source to the target.
Manually Assigned to Admission Counselor
No
Yes
Append Unique
When not functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the target values if the source has no value and the target has value.
System Assigned Admission Counselor
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday re-evaluates assignments based on the student prospect's newly consolidated profile.
System Assigned Admission Counselor
Yes
No
Custom Processing
Workday re-evaluates assignments based on the student prospect's newly consolidated profile.
System Assigned Admission Counselor
No
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday re-evaluates assignments based on the student prospect's newly consolidated profile.
Source Detail
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday keeps the value on the target if the source and target have matching values.
Source Detail
Yes
No
Custom Processing
Workday keeps the source value if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Source Detail
No
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday keeps the target value if the source has no value and the target does.
Student ID
Yes
Yes
Take from Older Mergeable
Workday keeps the value on the target if the source and target have values.
Student ID
Yes
No
Take from Older Mergeable
Workday keeps the source value on the target. Workday takes the earliest value, even if
null
.
Student ID
No
Yes
Take from Older Mergeable
Workday keeps the target value if the source has no value and the target does. Workday takes the earliest value, even if
null
.
Student Note
Yes
Yes
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the source and the target.
Student Note
Yes
No
Append
Workday takes the value from the source and appends it to the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Student Note
No
Yes
Append
Workday keeps the value on the target if the target has value and the source doesn't.
Student Prospect Record
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
Functionally equivalent when merged to the same recruitment.
Student Prospect Record
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
When not functionally equivalent, Workday keeps any unique values on the target.
Student Prospect Record
Yes
No
Custom Processing
When not functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the source value on the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Student Prospect Record
No
Yes
Custom Processing
When not functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the target value if the source doesn't have value and the target does.
Student Prospect Source
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday takes the value of the earlier recruitment and keeps it on the target.
Student Prospect Source
Yes
No
Custom Processing
Workday takes the source value if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Student Prospect Source
No
Yes
Custom Processing
Workday keeps the target value if the source has no value and the target does.
Student Prospect Stage
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
When functionally equivalent, Workday keeps the most advanced prospect stage.
Student Prospect Stage
Yes
Yes
Custom Processing
When not functionally equivalent, Workday doesn't merge prospect records. Workday keeps each prospect stage.
Student Prospect Stage History
Not applicable
Not applicable
Append
Workday appends the history values from source to the target.
Student Prospect Type
Yes
Yes
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the source and the target.
Student Prospect Type
Yes
No
Append
Workday takes the value from the source and appends it to the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Student Prospect Type
No
Yes
Append
Workday appends the target value and keeps it on the target if the target has value and the source doesn't.
Student Recruiting Rating Assignment
Yes
Yes
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the source and the target.
Student Recruiting Rating Assignment
Yes
No
Append
Workday takes the value from the source and appends it to the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Student Recruiting Rating Assignment
No
Yes
Append
Workday appends the target value and keeps it on the target if the target has value and the source doesn't.
Student Recruiting Referral Source
Yes
Yes
Append
Workday takes the union value from both the source and the target.
Student Recruiting Referral Source
Yes
No
Append
Workday takes the value from the source and appends it to the target if the source has value and the target doesn't.
Student Recruiting Referral Source
No
Yes
Append
Workday keeps the target value if the target has value and the source doesn't.