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# Workday Job Custom Field

> To create job custom field in Workday, follow these steps

<Warning>
  This guidance assumes that you have admin privileges for your Workday account.
</Warning>

## Create Workday Job Custom Field

<Steps>
  <Step title="Search for 'Create Custom Object'">
    Search for <b>Create Custom Object</b> in the search bar and select it.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Search Create Custom Object" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=2c45d6200737f5a18cf9b0c271ae27bf" width="1381" height="735" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-01.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create Custom Object">
    Select <b>Job Requisition (Effective Dated)</b> in Workday Object.<br /> Enter a name for the custom object and click <b>OK</b>

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Create Custom Object" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=514d6dbe06d5cf3af734ce2badc396c3" width="1382" height="581" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-02.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'Field Definitions'">
    Click the <b>Field Definitions</b> tab in the sidebar.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Click Field Definitions" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=7eb03496f82c1308fa6b26156dbede49" width="1908" height="902" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-03.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'Add' button">
    Click the <b>Add</b> button in Proposed New Fields.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Click Add button" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=5ad15bed5b75a39aa6a086fd05bd17e7" width="1920" height="875" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-04.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter Label & Field Type">
    Enter a label for the field, select a field type from the dropdown menu, and click <b>Next</b>

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Enter Label & Field Type" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-05.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=1e54c3b6c988c5dbdfc18c08b0940dec" width="1920" height="911" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-05.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select 'Job Requisition Data'">
    Select <b>Job Requisition Data</b> in Permissions tab and click <b>Next</b>.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Select Permission" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-06.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=ce790827415f25b3e9a0c526a442a77f" width="1366" height="832" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-06.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and Confirm">
    Verify the custom object summary and click <b>OK</b>

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Review and Confirm" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-07.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=5b31eec3d74bb4bdcf456bc0b33d13f6" width="1920" height="875" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-07.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Field Selection">
    Select the newly created custom field from the <b>Display Value</b> and <b>Reference ID</b> dropdowns if the Allow Multiple Instances per Object option is selected, and click <b>OK</b>.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Configure Field Selection" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-08.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=39e81680ff9a79dc4db92062ae51aec7" width="1920" height="909" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-08.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Activate Custom Object">
    Activate the custom object by clicking <b>Done</b>

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Activate Custom Object" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-09.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=601bef7c39701efa97b76dcd1aa4c622" width="1920" height="872" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-09.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Additional Steps to Add Custom Objects in the Business Process Definition

<Steps>
  <Step title="Search for 'Business Process Definitions'">
    Search for <b>Business Process Definitions</b> in the search bar and select it.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Search Business Process Definitions" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-10.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=d91df0fd70bacde3067f1b5542d72c46" width="1792" height="793" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-10.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'OK'">
    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Click OK" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-11.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=2f9b361910ae225b50275bfba833df1e" width="841" height="452" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-11.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find and Edit Business Process Definition">
    Find <b>Edit Job Requisition Additional Data</b> business process. Click the three dots (...) in the Default Definition column of the Edit Job Requisition Additional Data.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Find and Edit Business Process Definition" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-12.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=490071aea1e17255bd7edeb9d091fc7d" width="1920" height="647" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-12.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'Edit Definition'">
    Click <b>Edit Definition</b> under the Business Process tab.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Edit Definition" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-13.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=3a48cb1e7a6b28eba2eabf75e4a09c9c" width="1478" height="823" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-13.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click 'OK'">
    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Click OK" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-14.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=d8d089cad5b65546b1beabe68064f881" width="930" height="508" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-14.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Business Process Steps">
    In the Business Process Steps tab:

    <ul>
      <li>Enter the order alphabetically in the Order column.</li>
      <li>Select <b>Edit Additional Data</b> in the Type column.</li>
      <li>Choose the newly created custom object in the Specify column.</li>
      <li>Assign the relevant security groups in the Group column.</li>
      <li>Click "OK"</li>
    </ul>

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Configure Business Process Steps" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-15.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=8884f6a2bc9b123cf36575a3fe4ccc21" width="1867" height="903" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-15.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify and Complete">
    Verify and Click <b>Done</b>.

    <Frame>
      <img className="rounded-md" style={{ margin: '0 auto', border: '1px solid #efefef' }} alt="Verify and Complete" src="https://mintcdn.com/stackone-hub/0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ/images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-16.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=0eLvz_3PPJtYMYiJ&q=85&s=84fdcf557274040d6e002643cf358e3f" width="1863" height="897" data-path="images/workday/custom-field/custom-field-16.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Note: Changes to Job Effective-Dated Custom Field values made through the API must be approved via the UI.
</Note>
