Provides access to data sources and their associated primary business objects within Workday, facilitating the execution of Workday Query Language (WQL) queries. This table allows users to extract structured data for reporting and analysis.

Workday Resource Information

Retrieves a data source and its primary business object for the specified {ID} for use in a WQL query. You can only view data sources that you have security access to.

Secured by: Development, WQL for Workday Extend, Workday Query Language

Scope: System

Columns

Name	Type	Description
Id [KEY]	String	Unique identifier for the data source instance.
Alias	String	Workday Query Language (WQL) alias used for Adhoc Query Enabled instances within WQL Rest APIs, intended for internal system operations.
Description	String	Detailed summary providing information about the purpose and function of the data source.
Descriptor	String	The display name of the instance
FilterIsRequired	Bool	Indicates whether applying a filter is mandatory for using the data source.
Href	String	URL link that references the specific data source instance.
PrimaryBusinessObject_Descriptor	String	The display name of the instance
PrimaryBusinessObject_Href	String	URL link that references the primary business object connected to the data source.
PrimaryBusinessObject_Id	String	Unique identifier for the primary business object, which can be a Workday identifier (WID), ID, or reference ID.
SupportsEffectiveDate	Bool	Indicates whether the data source can filter or return data based on effective dates.
SupportsEntryDate	Bool	Indicates whether the data source can filter or return data based on entry dates.
Alias_Prompt	String	Input prompt for specifying the alias of the data source.
SearchString_Prompt	String	Input prompt for entering a case-insensitive search string that scans within the descriptors of available data sources.