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Human Resources / Get Employee

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Operation Information

Hornbill Integration method for retrieving the details of an employee from Workday. Invokes the following API in Workday: https://community.workday.com/sites/default/files/file-hosting/productionapi/Human_Resources/v31.0/Get_Employee.html.

This is a Premium Integration.

Authentication

This operation requires authentication, the details of which can be securely stored on your instance in a KeySafe Key of type Workday.

To create a key of this type:

  • In the Configuration area of your Hornbill instance, navigate to Platform Configuration > Security > KeySafe;
  • Click on the + Create New Key button;
  • On the resulting Create New Key form, choose Workday in the Type pick list;
  • Give the Workday KeySafe key a Title (this is the name / identifier for the Workday account as you will see it when using the cloud automation node in your workflows);
  • Optionally populate the Description field;
  • Populate the following fields accordingly, then click the Create Key button to create your new key:
Name Type Description
Username string Authentication Username
Password string Authentication Password
Tenant Name string Tenant Name for your Workday instance
Instance ID string Instance ID for your Workday instance

Revoking Access

If at any point you wish to revoke access to any of the above accounts from your Hornbill instance, just delete the relevant KeySafe key(s) from the KeySafe list.

Warning

This will revoke the rights of any existing Cloud Automation Node in your Hornbill Workflows that are using the revoked Workday account, so you will need to manage these workflows accordingly.

Input Parameters

Display Name ID Type Description Required Supported Values
Employee ID employeeId string The ID of the Employee Yes None provided

Output Parameters

Display Name ID Type Description
User ID User_ID string User ID
Business Title Business_Title string Business Title
Country ISO Code Country_ISO_Code string Country ISO Code
Name Prefix Prefix string Name Prefix
First Name First_Name string First Name
Middle Name Middle_Name string Middle Name
Last Name Last_Name string Last Name
Name Suffix Suffix string Name Suffix
Active Active string Active Employee
Hire_Date Hire_Date string Hire_Date
End Employment Date End_Employment_Date string End Employment Date
First Day of Work First_Day_of_Work string First Day of Work
Manager ID Manager_ID string ID of the users Manager
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