Workday Extend · Schema

Workday Custom Object Definition

Schema for a Workday Extend custom object type definition.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the custom object definition
name string The name of the custom object type
description string Description of the custom object type and its purpose
parentObjectType string The standard Workday object this custom object is attached to
instanceType string Whether this is a single-instance or multi-instance custom object
fields array Fields defined in this custom object schema
createdOn string
lastModified string
href string
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JSON Schema

workday-extend-custom-object-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-extend/main/json-schema/workday-extend-custom-object-schema.json",
  "title": "Workday Custom Object Definition",
  "description": "Schema for a Workday Extend custom object type definition.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the custom object definition"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the custom object type"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the custom object type and its purpose"
    },
    "parentObjectType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["worker", "organization", "position", "job_profile"],
      "description": "The standard Workday object this custom object is attached to"
    },
    "instanceType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["single", "multi"],
      "description": "Whether this is a single-instance or multi-instance custom object"
    },
    "fields": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Fields defined in this custom object schema",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {"type": "string"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "dataType": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": ["text", "number", "boolean", "date", "datetime", "reference", "richtext"]
          },
          "required": {"type": "boolean"},
          "label": {"type": "string"},
          "description": {"type": "string"}
        },
        "required": ["name", "dataType"]
      }
    },
    "createdOn": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "lastModified": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "href": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "name", "parentObjectType"]
}

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