{"id":"6da710c0-e3ff-4ff9-b2ab-63786e7c2524","task":"Extract data from Workday using RaaS (Reports-as-a-Service) as a practical integration path","domain":"workday","steps":["Build or identify a Workday custom report in the tenant; navigate to the report, then go to Actions > Web Service > View URLs to find the RaaS endpoint URL specific to that report.","The RaaS URL follows the pattern https://{hostname}/ccx/service/customreport2/{tenant}/{owner}/{reportName}; authenticate using Workday Integration System User (ISU) credentials via HTTP Basic auth.","Append '?format=json' to the URL for JSON output, or '?format=csv' for CSV; the default response format is XML — specify format explicitly to avoid parsing issues.","Create a dedicated Integration System User in Workday with minimal required permissions, assign it the correct security domain access, and use its credentials for API calls rather than a named user's credentials.","For large reports, use the 'As Of Effective Date' and pagination parameters if the report supports them; alternatively filter the report definition itself in Workday to limit result size before calling via RaaS.","Wrap the HTTP call in retry logic — Workday tenants can be temporarily unavailable during weekly maintenance windows, which are published per-tenant in the Workday Community."],"gotchas":["RaaS URLs are tied to the specific Workday user who owns the report; if that user is deactivated or their security role changes, the URL returns 403 — always assign report ownership to a service account, not a named employee.","Workday's web services (SOAP-based) and RaaS are distinct systems; what's possible via SOAP (full CRUD via the Workday SOAP API) differs from RaaS (read-only report output) — RaaS is simpler but has no write capability.","Tenant upgrades (twice yearly) can change report output structure if any referenced fields are renamed or deprecated; build schema validation into your pipeline rather than assuming field names are stable."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-11T21:15:43.680Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:44.792Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6da710c0-e3ff-4ff9-b2ab-63786e7c2524"}