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Workday Security Administration
This comprehensive program equips you with the skills and best practices needed to configure, manage, and maintain Workday security effectively. You’ll learn how Workday’s security model works, how to create and manage security groups, and how to implement robust access controls to protect sensitive data while supporting business operations.
Who This Is For
- IT Graduates aspiring to become Workday Security Administrators
- IT Security professionals supporting Workday
- Project team members responsible for security configuration and compliance
Important Disclaimer
This program is independently developed by MPOVR based on publicly available information and professional experience. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Workday, Inc. “Workday” is a registered trademark of Workday, Inc.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Workday’s security architecture and data access model
- Security group types and when to use them
- Role assignments, domain security, and business process security policies
- Managing integration and report-level security
- Security audits, troubleshooting, and compliance monitoring
Key Modules
Introduction to Workday Security Model
- Core principles of Workday security
- Workday’s object-oriented data model and security layers
- Security domains and functional areas
Security Group Types & Configuration
- User-Based, Role-Based, Job-Based, and Intersection security groups
- Configuring dynamic role assignments
- Managing security group memberships and lifecycle
Domain Security Policies
- Understanding domain security policies (DSPs)
- Granting view, modify, and other access rights
- Testing domain security policies
Business Process Security Policies
- Overview of business processes and their security
- Configuring step-level security in workflows
- Separation of duties and approval chains
Integration & API Security
- Workday Web Services (WWS) security concepts
- Managing OAuth, WS-Security, and system user credentials
- Securing inbound and outbound integrations
Report-Level Security
- Security considerations for RaaS (Report-as-a-Service)
- Applying row-level security filters
- Securing calculated fields and data sources
Security Audits & Compliance
- Monitoring and auditing security changes
- Common compliance requirements (SOX, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Maintaining audit trails in Workday
Troubleshooting Security Issues
- Tools and techniques for diagnosing access issues
- Common misconfigurations and how to fix them
- Using Workday delivered reports for security analysis
Security Best Practices & Governance
- Designing scalable and maintainable security models
- Periodic security reviews and cleanup
- Balancing security and usability
Hands-On Scenarios & Real-World Exercises
- Configuring security for a new business process
- Creating a cross-functional security audit report
- Implementing an integration-specific security model