Workday

Analyze HR, finance, and workforce data for strategic insights





Connect Workday to Scoop to analyze your HR, financial, and workforce data. Go beyond Workday's built-in reporting with enhanced visualization, process analysis through snapshotting, and the ability to blend HR and financial data with operational metrics.

What You Can Analyze

DomainAnalysis Types
HR/PeopleHeadcount trends, attrition analysis, hiring velocity
FinanceRevenue tracking, expense analysis, budget vs. actual
PayrollCompensation trends, overtime patterns, labor costs
ProcurementSpend analysis, vendor performance, order cycles
RecruitingTime to hire, offer acceptance rates, source effectiveness

Connecting Workday to Scoop

Automated Email Reports

Workday's scheduled reports can be emailed directly to Scoop:

  1. In Workday, create or select a report
  2. Schedule the report for automatic delivery
  3. Add your Scoop dataset email as a recipient
  4. Choose frequency (daily, weekly, monthly)

Report Format Support

Scoop handles multiple Workday export formats:

FormatBest For
CSVTransactional data, detail reports
ExcelFinancial statements, formatted reports
PDFNot recommended (use CSV/Excel instead)

Manual Upload

For one-time or ad-hoc analysis:

  1. Export report from Workday
  2. Upload to Scoop via file upload or Google Drive
  3. Configure dataset settings
  4. Process and analyze

Recommended Data Extracts

Financial Data

Report TypeKey FieldsAnalysis Use
P&LAccount, Period, AmountProfitability trends
Balance SheetAccount, Date, BalanceFinancial health
RevenueCustomer, Product, AmountRevenue segmentation
ExpensesCategory, Dept, AmountCost management

HR/People Data

Report TypeKey FieldsAnalysis Use
HeadcountEmployee, Dept, StatusWorkforce planning
TerminationsEmployee, Reason, DateAttrition analysis
New HiresEmployee, Start Date, DeptGrowth tracking
CompensationEmployee, Salary, BonusCompensation analysis

Transactional Data

Report TypeKey FieldsAnalysis Use
Purchase OrdersPO ID, Vendor, Amount, StatusProcurement analysis
InvoicesInvoice ID, Customer, AmountAR analysis
Time EntriesEmployee, Project, HoursResource utilization

Use Cases: Workday Only

Financial Analysis

Enhanced reporting beyond Workday's built-in capabilities:

  • Trend analysis: Revenue and expense trends over time
  • Variance analysis: Budget vs. actual with drill-down
  • Segmentation: Performance by department, product, region
  • Forecasting: Project trends based on historical patterns

HR Analytics

Deeper workforce insights:

  • Attrition tracking: Why and when employees leave
  • Hiring velocity: Time from requisition to start date
  • Compensation equity: Pay analysis across demographics
  • Workforce planning: Headcount trends and projections

Process Analysis

Snapshot Workday entities to analyze workflows:

  • PO approval cycles: Time through approval stages
  • Hiring process: Candidate progression through stages
  • Invoice processing: Time from receipt to payment

Use Cases: Blending with Other Sources

Workday + CRM

Goal: Connect financial outcomes to sales activities

Workday DataCRM DataCombined Insight
Revenue by customerAccount detailsRevenue by segment/industry
Collections dataCustomer healthRisk-adjusted forecasting
Renewal revenueOpportunity pipelineRetention vs. new business

Workday + Marketing

Goal: Measure true customer acquisition cost

  • Marketing spend per campaign
  • Leads per campaign
  • Revenue per acquired customer
  • Full-funnel CAC calculation

Workday + Product Usage

Goal: Correlate usage with financial outcomes

  • Revenue per active user
  • Feature adoption vs. expansion revenue
  • Usage patterns of churned vs. retained customers

Workday + Support

Goal: Calculate complete cost to serve

  • Revenue per customer
  • Support cost per customer
  • Net profitability by segment

Best Practices

Report Design

  • Include unique identifiers (Employee ID, PO Number)
  • Add date columns for time-based analysis
  • Use consistent naming across reports
  • Include all fields needed for segmentation

Snapshot Configuration

For process analysis, configure as Snapshot dataset:

  • HR snapshots: Track employee status changes over time
  • Financial snapshots: Not typically needed (transactional)
  • PO snapshots: Track order progress through stages

Update Frequency

Data TypeRecommended Frequency
Financial summariesMonthly
Headcount dataWeekly or monthly
Transaction dataDaily
Process data (POs, requisitions)Daily

Troubleshooting

Report Format Issues

  • Ensure exports are in CSV or Excel format
  • Check for merged cells in Excel exports
  • Verify column headers are in the first row

Missing Data

  • Confirm report filters include expected data
  • Check date ranges cover the period
  • Verify user permissions for all data types

Data Not Updating

  • Confirm scheduled report is running
  • Check email delivery to Scoop address
  • Verify dataset is configured to receive email

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