PeoplePreferredName
Stores the person's preferred name, which can differ from their legal name, ensuring inclusivity and personalization in workplace interactions.
Workday Resource Information
Retrieves the preferred name for the person with the specified ID.Secured by: Person Data: Preferred Name, Self-Service: Preferred Name
Scope: Contact Information
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
| Id [KEY] | String | A unique identifier for this specific record within the system. |
| People_Id [KEY] | String | The assigned unique Workday ID (WID) for the person associated with this record. |
| Country_Descriptor | String | The display name of the instance |
| Country_Id | String | The unique identifier for the country associated with this name record. |
| Descriptor | String | The display name of the instance |
| First | String | The person's given name, which is typically used as their first name in most naming conventions. |
| FirstLocal | String | The given name of the person in their native script. Workday tracks local names only for countries where a non-Latin script is commonly used. |
| FirstLocal2 | String | An additional local script version of the given name, applicable when a second local name script is required for a country. |
| Full | String | The full legal or preferred name of the person, as applicable in certain countries where full names are formally used. |
| Hereditary_Descriptor | String | The display name of the instance |
| Middle | String | The person's middle name, often used as an additional identifier between the first and last names. |
| MiddleLocal | String | The middle name in the native script of the person. Workday tracks local names only in regions where non-Latin scripts are used. |
| Primary | String | The person's primary family name, commonly referred to as the last name or surname in most naming conventions. |
| PrimaryLocal | String | The primary family name in the local script of the person. Workday tracks local names only in regions where non-Latin scripts are used. |
| PrimaryLocal2 | String | An additional local script version of the primary family name, applicable when a second local name script is required for a country. |
| Salutation_Descriptor | String | The display name of the instance |
| SecondaryLast | String | An additional family name or surname used in cultures where multiple last names are common. |
| SecondaryLocal | String | The secondary family name in the local script of the person. Workday tracks local names only in regions where non-Latin scripts are used. |
| Social_Descriptor | String | The display name of the instance |
| TertiaryLast | String | A third last name component, applicable in cultures where three family names can be used. |
| Title_Descriptor | String | The display name of the instance |
| Universal_ID_Prompt | String | A globally unique identifier for the person being queried, used to retrieve their name record. |