Workday · Schema

Organization

Represents an organization in Workday. Organizations include supervisory organizations, cost centers, companies, regions, and other organizational types used to structure the enterprise.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string The Workday ID of the organization.
descriptor string A display descriptor for the organization.
name string The name of the organization.
code string The organization reference ID or code.
organizationType object The type of organization (e.g., Supervisory, Cost Center, Company, Region).
organizationSubType object The sub-type of the organization.
superiorOrganization object The parent organization in the hierarchy.
manager object The manager of the organization.
location object The primary location of the organization.
staffingModel string The staffing model (e.g., Position Management, Job Management).
memberCount integer The number of members in the organization.
subordinateOrganizations array Subordinate organizations in the hierarchy.
positions array Positions within this organization.
workers array Workers assigned to this organization.
isInactive boolean Whether the organization is inactive.
includeInactiveSubOrganizations boolean Whether to include inactive subordinate organizations.
availabilityDate stringnull The date the organization becomes available.
lastUpdated string The last time the organization was updated.
externalID string An external system identifier for the organization.
href string A link to the full organization resource.
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

organization.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://workday.com/schemas/organization.json",
  "title": "Organization",
  "description": "Represents an organization in Workday. Organizations include supervisory organizations, cost centers, companies, regions, and other organizational types used to structure the enterprise.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Workday ID of the organization."
    },
    "descriptor": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A display descriptor for the organization."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the organization."
    },
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The organization reference ID or code."
    },
    "organizationType": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference",
      "description": "The type of organization (e.g., Supervisory, Cost Center, Company, Region)."
    },
    "organizationSubType": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference",
      "description": "The sub-type of the organization."
    },
    "superiorOrganization": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference",
      "description": "The parent organization in the hierarchy."
    },
    "manager": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference",
      "description": "The manager of the organization."
    },
    "location": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference",
      "description": "The primary location of the organization."
    },
    "staffingModel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The staffing model (e.g., Position Management, Job Management).",
      "enum": ["Position_Management", "Job_Management"]
    },
    "memberCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The number of members in the organization."
    },
    "subordinateOrganizations": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Subordinate organizations in the hierarchy.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference"
      }
    },
    "positions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Positions within this organization.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference"
      }
    },
    "workers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Workers assigned to this organization.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceReference"
      }
    },
    "isInactive": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the organization is inactive."
    },
    "includeInactiveSubOrganizations": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether to include inactive subordinate organizations."
    },
    "availabilityDate": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The date the organization becomes available."
    },
    "lastUpdated": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The last time the organization was updated."
    },
    "externalID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An external system identifier for the organization."
    },
    "href": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "A link to the full organization resource."
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "descriptor"],
  "$defs": {
    "ResourceReference": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a Workday resource.",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The Workday ID of the referenced resource."
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "A display descriptor for the referenced resource."
        },
        "href": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "A link to the referenced resource."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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