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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2025-03-14
Create a BigQuery Connection

Create a BigQuery Connection

Security:
Prism: Manage Connection
domain in the Prism Analytics functional area.
You can create a BigQuery connection and use it as a source in a data change task.
After you create a connection, Workday displays it on the
Connections
tab of the
Data Catalog
report. You can right-click the connection to view or edit it.
  1. Navigate to the
    Data Catalog
    .
  2. Select
    Create
    Connection
    .
  3. Select
    BigQuery
    .
  4. As you complete the task consider:
    Option
    Description
    Name
    The connection name must be unique in the Data Catalog. Workday displays this name in the Data Catalog and when you select a connection in a data change task.
    Description
    (Optional) Workday recommends using the description to define the use of the connection and help differentiate between different connections.
    Project ID for Billing
    The ProjectId of the billing project for executing jobs.
    Service Account Key
    Service Account Key in JSON format
  5. (Optional) Use the
    Test Connection
    button to verify that Workday can connect to BigQuery using the connection information you configured.
Workday creates the BigQuery connection and displays it on the
Connections
tab in the
Data Catalog
.