Workday Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Workday data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Workday data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Workday data.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with Workday Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your Workday Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with Workday Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect Workday Data to ChatGPT
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Workday Data in Claude Desktop
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live Workday in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your Workday Data
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live Workday Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Workday Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live Workday Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Workday Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with Workday Data
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live Workday Data
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Workday Data from Gemini CLI
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Workday Data from Gemini Enterprise
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Workday Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live Workday Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with Workday Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with Workday Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with Workday Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with Workday Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with Workday Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect Workday Data to Mistral
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect Workday Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
n8n	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Workday Data from OpenAI Python Applications
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Workday to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live Workday Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Workday Data from Sourcegraph Amp

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Workday in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live Workday Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from Workday Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live Workday data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Workday in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Workday Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model Workday Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Workday in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Workday
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Workday in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze Workday Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Workday in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Workday in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Workday in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Workday into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live Workday Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Workday Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Workday
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze Workday Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Workday Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Workday in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Workday in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Workday JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Workday in LINQPad
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze Workday Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from Workday Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive Workday-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Workday Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Workday Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Workday
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live Workday Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Workday in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Workday in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Workday in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	Workday Reporting in OBIEE with the Workday JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Workday in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Workday in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Workday
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live Workday Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access Workday Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access Workday Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from Workday Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Workday in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Workday in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Workday in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Workday in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live Workday Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze Workday Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Workday
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Workday in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with Workday in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Workday in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Workday in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live Workday Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Workday in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Workday in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Workday in Tableau Desktop
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize Workday in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build Workday Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Workday-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live Workday Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Workday in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Workday from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Workday
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect AI	Connect to Workday Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Workday Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Workday using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Workday Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with Workday Data in Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect AI	Build ETL Jobs with Workday Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect AI	Import Workday Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Workday to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Workday in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Workday in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Workday in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Workday-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Google Data Fusion	Connect AI	Build Pipelines with Live Workday Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Workday for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Workday in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Workday in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Workday
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Workday in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Workday
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Workday in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Workday in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Workday in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQL	PowerShell	Replicate Workday to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Workday with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect AI	Integration with Workday Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect AI	Connect to Workday Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Workday and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Workday in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Workday Replication to a Vertica Database
Workato	Connect AI	Build Automated Workflows with Live Workday Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect AI	Build Automated Workday-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Workday with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Workday (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for Workday Data (Connect AI)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Workday in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Workday as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Workday as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Workday as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Workday
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search Workday External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to Workday through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Workday as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to Workday Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Workday as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Workday Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Workday Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Workday
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Workday-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Workday in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Workday Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on Workday Data in Choreo
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build Workday-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData Code Assist MCP
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Workday in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Workday in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build Workday-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData Code Assist MCP
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Workday
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Workday Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Workday to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Workday with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Workday
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Workday
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Workday from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Workday from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build Workday-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData Code Assist MCP
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build Workday-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData Code Assist MCP
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Workday on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to Workday Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Workday Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Workday in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Workday from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Workday using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Workday with JetBrains RubyMine
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live Workday Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Workday in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Workday Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
Mendix	JDBC	Build Workday-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live Workday Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect AI	Query Workday Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Workday through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Workday Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Workday in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Workday from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Workday to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Workday in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Workday in Python on Linux/UNIX
Retool	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Workday in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to Workday Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Workday in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Workday-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Workday Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Workday in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Workday in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect AI	Create Workday-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Workday
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Workday from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Workday Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Workday Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury Workday Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Workday in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Workday in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Workday in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Workday in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to Workday Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Workday to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Workday in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Workday Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Workday in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Workday in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Workday Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Workday in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build Workday-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate Workday Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Workday through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Workday Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Workday Records from SQL Server

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