Concept: Making Prism Data Available for Analysis
You can make Prism data in the Data Catalog available for analysis by creating a Prism data source from either a table or dataset. When Workday creates a Prism data source, it:
- Loads the data source with the data from the table or dataset.
- Applies the appropriate security restrictions to the data source, fields, records, and field values.
The way you create a Prism data source depends on the Data Catalog object:
Prism Object | Method | Security Requirements |
|---|---|---|
Table | Use the Enable for Analysis option when you create or edit the table schema. See Edit a Table. | Any of these security requirements:
|
Dataset | Publish the dataset. You can create a publish schedule or publish a dataset manually on an ad hoc basis. See Create Dataset Publish Schedules and Publish a Dataset as a Prism Data Source Manually. You can also use the Publish Prism Dataset Service within a business process to trigger a publish automatically. This allows for synchronous data updates integrated directly into your organizational workflows. | Prism Datasets: Publish domain |
Workday applies the security domains configured in the
Edit Data Source Security
task for the table or dataset.When you first create a table or dataset, no security domain is applied to the data source. However, you can still create a Prism data source if you haven't specified a security domain for it. Workday applies the
Prism: Default to Dataset Access
security domain if no domain has been configured. The Prism: Default to Dataset Access
domain provides contextual access to a Prism data source based on your access to the underlying table or dataset. Workday recommends making Prism data available analysis after you edit the data source security for the table or dataset.