Reference: External Data Limits
Workday enforces limits when you create a table or base dataset using the REST API or the UI. The limits apply when you:
- Create a table or base dataset in the UI by uploading a file. Workday creates and uses a bucket.
- Create a data change task in the UI by uploading a file. Workday creates and uses a file container.
- Run a data change task in the UI by uploading a file. Workday creates and uses a file container.
- Upload a file to a file container using the REST API.
- Create a bucket using the REST API.
- Upload a file to a bucket using the REST API.
- Publish a dataset.
If you're new to Workday, you don't have access to create or edit base datasets.
Workday enforces these limits:
Limit | Value |
|---|---|
Maximum size of a single file | 256 MB compressed |
Maximum number of buckets that can be created or edited in a 24-hour rolling period | 24,000 |
Maximum number of data change activities and bucket completions that can be run in a 24-hour rolling period | 24,000 |
Maximum number of concurrent uploads using any method | 10 |
Maximum number of files in all file containers and buckets in a 24-hour rolling period | 50,000 |
Maximum size of all files in all file containers and buckets in a 24-hour rolling period | 125 GB compressed |
Maximum number of fields in a table. | 1,000 |
Maximum number of fields in a dataset, including Prism calculated fields, when you publish. | 1,000 |