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# Using Anypoint Studio to Configure Workday Connector 16.5

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Anypoint Studio (Studio) editors help you design and update your Mule applications, properties, and
configuration files.

To add and configure a connector in Studio:

1.  Create a Mule project.

2.  Add the connector to your Mule project.

3.  Configure a source for the connector’s flow.

4.  Add a connector operation to the flow.

5.  Configure a global element for the connector.

When you run the connector, you can view the app log to check for problems, as described in
[View the App Log](#view-app-log).

If you are new to configuring connectors in Studio, see
[Using Anypoint Studio to Configure a Connector](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-config-use-studio).
If, after reading this topic, you need additional information about the connector fields, see the
[Workday Connector Reference](https://docs.mulesoft.com/workday-connector/16.5/workday-reference).

## Create a Mule Project

In Studio, create a new Mule project in which to add and configure the connector:

1.  In Studio, select **File > New > Mule Project**.

2.  Enter a name for your Mule project and click **Finish**.

## Add the Connector to Your Mule Project

Add Workday Connector to your Mule project to automatically populate the XML code with the
connector’s namespace and schema location and to add the required dependencies to the project’s
`pom.xml` file:

1.  In the **Mule Palette** view, click **(X) Search in Exchange**.

2.  In **Add Dependencies to Project**, type `workday` in the search field.

3.  Click **Workday Connector** in **Available modules**.

4.  Click **Add**.

5.  Click **Finish**.

Adding a connector to a Mule project in Studio does not make that connector available to other
projects in your Studio workspace.

## Configure a Source

A source (listener) initiates a flow when a specified condition is met.

You can configure one of these sources to use with Workday Connector:

- **On Modified Objects**  
  Start your app when an object is created in Workday.

- **HTTP Listener**  
  Initiates a flow each time it receives a request on the configured host and port

- **Scheduler**  
  Initiates a flow when a time-based condition is met

To configure the **On Modified Objects** source:

1.  In the **Mule Palette** view, select **Workday > On Modified Objects**.

2.  Drag **On Modified Objects** source to the Studio canvas.

3.  On the **On Modified Objects** configuration screen, optionally change the value of the
    **Display Name** field.

4.  Enter the required information for the following fields:

    <table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Studio Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Connector configuration</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Global Element Properties configuration name</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Object type</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Type of the Workday object</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scheduling Strategy</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Tells the source how it can poll the data. This field accepts two options:</p></div><div><ul><li><p><strong>Fixed Frequency</strong><br>Polls for data at a specified number of milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours, or days. The default is 1000 milliseconds.</p></li><li><p><strong>Cron</strong><br>Accepts an expression that polls for data based on a filter, such as every Monday in a month at a given time. See <a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/latest/scheduler-concept#cron-expressions">Cron Expressions</a> for examples.</p></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

5.  Click the plus sign (**+**) next to the **Connector configuration** field to
    [configure a global element](#configure-global-element) that can be used by all instances of the
    **On Modified Objects** operation in the app.

## Add a Connector Operation to the Flow

When you add a connector operation to your flow, you immediately define a specific operation for
that connector to perform.

To add an operation for Workday Connector, follow these steps:

1.  In the **Mule Palette** view, select **Workday** and then select the desired operation.

2.  Drag the operation onto the Studio canvas to the right of the source.

Each Workday operation has its own required fields in Anypoint Studio. For more information, see the
[Workday Reference](https://docs.mulesoft.com/workday-connector/16.5/workday-reference).

## Configure a Global Element

When you configure a connector, it’s best to configure a global element that all instances of that
connector in the app can use. Configuring a global element requires you to provide the
authentication credentials that the connector requires to access the target Workday system. Workday
Connector supports basic authentication and x.509 authentication.

To configure the global element for Workday Connector, follow these steps:

1.  Select the operation in the Studio canvas.

2.  In the configuration screen for the operation, click the plus sign (**+**) next to the
    **Connector configuration** field to access the global element configuration fields.

3.  On the **General** tab, configure the authentication for the connection as described in the
    [Basic Authentication](#basic-authentication),
    [Workday OAuth Code Authentication Connection](#oauth-authentication), or
    [X.509 Authentication](#x509-authentication) section.

    You can reference a configuration file that contains ANT-style property placeholders
    (recommended), or you can enter your authorization credentials in the global configuration
    properties. For information about the benefits of using property placeholders and how to
    configure them, see
    [Anypoint Connector Configuration](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-connector-configuration-overview).

4.  On the **Advanced** tab, optionally specify reconnection information, including a reconnection
    strategy.

5.  Click **Test Connection** to confirm that Mule can connect with the specified server.  
    To validate connectivity using the **Test Connection** button, Workday Connector uses a
    `Performance_Management` service with the `Get_Degrees` operation. You must ensure that your
    service account has the required permissions to operate on that service.

    <table><colgroup><col> <col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Security Policy</th><th>Domain/Functional Areas</th><th>Permitted Security Groups</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Set Up: Skills and Experience</p></td><td><p>Worker Profile and Skills</p></td><td><div><div><ul><li><p>HR Administrator</p></li><li><p>HR System</p></li><li><p>Implementers</p></li><li><p>Job and Position Administrator</p></li><li><p>Learning Management System</p></li></ul></div></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p>Implementation</p></td><td><p>Implementers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special OX Web Services</p></td><td><p>Implementation</p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

6.  Click **OK**.

### Basic Authentication

Enter the following information on the **General** tab of the **Global Element Properties** screen
to configure Basic authentication:

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Connection</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Select <code>Basic authentication</code>.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Password</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the password with which to log in.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Host Name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the host name of one of Workday’s Cloud Servers.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenant Name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the Workday Tenant ID, which usually has the suffix <code>pt1</code> appended to it, such as <code>acme_pt1</code>. This parameter supports expressions, which allow the value of this parameter to change dynamically. For example, you can use an expression to create a multi-tenant connection.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>User Name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the username with which to log in.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Workday OAuth Code Authentication Connection

Use OAuth 2.0 to delegate user authentication to the service hosting the user account. For more
information, refer to
[Configuring OAuth 2.0 for Connectors](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-config-oauth2),
[Configuring OAuth 2.0 for Connectors on CloudHub](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-config-oauth2-cloudhub),
or [OAuth Support in the SDK](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-sdk/latest/oauth).

Enter the following information on the **General** tab of the **Global Element Properties** screen
to configure OAuth2 authentication:

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Connection</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Select <code>Workday OAuth Code Authentication Connection</code>.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenant Name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the Workday Tenant ID. This parameter supports expressions, which allow the value of this parameter to change dynamically. For example, you can use an expression to create a multi-tenant connection.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Consumer Key</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the OAuth consumer key as registered with the service provider.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Consumer Secret</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the OAuth consumer secret as registered with the service provider.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Listener Config</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter a reference to a <code>&lt;http:listener-config /&gt;</code> to use to create the listener that will receive the access token callback endpoint.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Callback Path</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter a path of the access token callback endpoint.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Authorize Path</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter a path of the local HTTP endpoint that triggers the OAuth dance.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

### x.509 Authentication

Enter the following information on the **General** tab of the **Global Element Properties** screen
to configure X.509 authentication:

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Connection</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Select <code>x.509 Authentication</code>.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Host name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the host name of a Workday cloud server.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tenant name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the Workday Tenant ID, which usually has the suffix <code>pt1</code> appended to it, such as <code>acme_pt1</code>. This parameter supports expressions, which allow the value of this parameter to change dynamically. For example, you can use an expression to create a multi-tenant connection.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>User Name</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the username with which to log in.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Key store path</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the location of the keystore file.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Select the keystore type.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Password</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the password to access the keystore.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Alias</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the alias of the private key.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Signature Algorithm</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the signature algorithm.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Digest Algorithm</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the digest algorithm.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Canonicalization algorithm</strong></p></td><td><div><div><p>Enter the c14n (canonicalization) algorithm.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Configure Additional Connector Fields

After you configure a global element for Workday Connector, configure the other required fields for
the connector, as described in [Workday Reference](https://docs.mulesoft.com/workday-connector/16.5/workday-reference).

## View the App Log

To check for problems, you can view the app log as follows:

- If you’re running the app from Anypoint Platform, the output is visible in the Anypoint Studio
  console window.

- If you’re running the app using Mule from the command line, the app log is visible in your OS
  console.

Unless the log file path is customized in the app’s log file (`log4j2.xml`), you can also view the
app log in the default location `MULE_HOME/logs/<app-name>.log`.

## Next Step

After configuring Workday Connector in Studio, see the [Examples](https://docs.mulesoft.com/workday-connector/16.5/workday-connector-examples) text
for financial management use cases that demonstrate how to use this connector.

## See Also

- [Introduction to Anypoint Connectors](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/introduction-to-anypoint-connectors)
  [Using Anypoint Studio to Configure a Connector](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/intro-config-use-studio)

- [Salesforce Help](https://help.salesforce.com)