Workday Access Requirements (Knowledge)

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As Moveworks has integrated with Workday Knowledge, we would need the following details to connect our services with your Workday instance. Our systems fetch the knowledge articles stored in your system and serve the user with relevant answers.

Prerequisites

You will need to provide the following to Moveworks.

  • Integration System User (ISU) Credentials
    • Username
    • Password
  • API Client for Integrations Credentials
    • Client ID
    • Client Secret
    • API Client Refresh Token
  • Enable OAuth 2.0 Clients Enabled
    • Edit Tenant Setup
  • URLs
    • Token Endpoint
    • Workday REST API Endpoint

šŸ‘‰ Please provide ALL of the above to your Moveworks Implementation team via an encrypted email.

Grant ISU Domain Security Permissions

Please create an Integration System User (ISU) and Integration System Security Group (ISSG).

How to Create an ISU with Domain Security Permissions

Create the ISU

  1. Use the universal search to find theĀ Create Integration System UserĀ (ISU) Workday Task.

  2. Use theĀ Create Integration System UserĀ (ISU) Workday Task to create a user following these settings. Write down the username and password that you use.

  3. Validate that the ISU has these default permissions after creation.

Create an ISSG and add the ISU to it

  1. Find theĀ Create Security GroupĀ task.

  2. Create anĀ Integration System Security Group (Unconstrained)Ā (ISSG). Title it ā€œISSG_Moveworksā€ for best practices.

  3. Use theĀ All Workday AccountsĀ report to find the account again.

  4. Use the action menu to selectĀ Assign Integration System Security Groups.

  5. Add the ISU to the ISSG.

Add Domain Security Policies to the ISSG

  1. Navigate to the ISSG using theĀ View Security GroupĀ Report.

  2. Use the menu item for Maintain Domain Permissions for Security Group.

  3. Add any permissions that are needed for your Moveworks bot. You can find the full list of permissionsĀ here.

  4. Activate your permissions with theĀ Activate Pending Security Policy ChangesĀ task.

Permissions

Permission TypePermissionBusiness Justification
View OnlyHelp Article REST APITo read Article content present in Workday
Get OnlyHelp Article REST APITo fetch Article data from Workday ReST API

Create API Client for Integrations

Please create an API Client for Integrations and provide the following function areas (scopes). Then create a refresh token for the ISU you created earlier.

How to Create an API Client for Integrations

Create API Client

  1. Search forĀ Register API Client for Integrations.

  2. Set the name toĀ MoveworksĀ and add the scopes required. You can find the full list of scopesĀ here.

  3. Write down yourĀ Client IDĀ andĀ Client Secret.

  4. Navigate toĀ View API Clients. Write down theĀ Token EndpointĀ andĀ Workday REST API Endpoint.

Provision a Refresh Token for the ISU

  1. From theĀ View API ClientsĀ view, click on theĀ API Clients for IntegrationsĀ tab. Click on the API Client you just created.

  2. From the related actions menu, selectĀ Manage Refresh Tokens for Integrations.

  3. Add the ISU Account you created earlier to the API Client.

  4. SelectĀ Generate Refresh Token.

  5. Write down your new refresh token.

Enable OAuth 2.0 Clients Enabled

šŸ‘ Check the box forĀ OAuth 2.0 Clients Enabled

Access the Edit Teams Setup – Security task and select the checkbox for OAuth 2.0 Clients Enabled

šŸ“˜ Follow the above step with the help of this screenshot and box in red

Scopes

Functional Area (Scope)Business Justification
HelpNeeded to fetch knowledge articles