Workday HRIS Data Permissions

Last updated: March 3, 2026

Please read before continuing: You must create your ISU in Workday before configuring permissions. If you haven't done that already, see our main guide here⁠.

Overview

You will need to configure different permission domains in your Workday ISU for HRIS versus ATS data. This guide will walk you through the permissions you need for HRIS data.

Permissions

Please note that the permissions listed below are the required permissions for the full HRIS integration. Required permissions can differ based on the use case. For a more detailed breakdown, see the Breakdown of Domains⁠ section below.

Operation	Domain Security Policy
Get Only	Worker Data: Public Worker Reports This is the minimum required permission
Get Only	Person Data: Name
Get Only	Person Data: Personal Data
Get Only	Person Data: Home Contact Information
Get Only	Person Data: Work Contact Information
Get Only	Worker Data: Workers
Get Only	Worker Data: All Positions
Get Only	Worker Data: Current Staffing Information This is required to surface Employment Status of Employees
Get Only	Worker Data: Employment Data
Get Only	Worker Data: All Worker’s Positions Past and Present This is required to pull Historical Employments
Get Only	Worker Data: Organization Information

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Breakdown of Domains

If you're interested in knowing more about how Workday domains break down into subdomains, see the table below:

Parent Domain	Subdomain
Job Requisition Data
Person Data: Personal Data	Person Data: ID Information Person Data: Date of Birth — optional Person Data: Gender — optional Person Data: Personal Information
Person Data: Home Contact Information	Person Data: Home Address Person Data: Home Email Person Data: Home Phone Person Data: Home Web Address
Person Data: Work Contact Information	Person Data: Work Address Person Data: Work Email Person Data: Work Phone Person Data: Work Web Address Person Data: Public Work Email Address
Worker Data: Workers
Worker Data: All Positions
Worker Data: Current Staffing Information
Worker Data: Public Worker Reports
Worker Data: Employment Data
Worker Data: Organization Information

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