Workday - What permissions do I need for HRIS data?

Last updated: January 7, 2026

Please read before continuing: You must create your ISU in Workday before configuring permissions. If you haven't done that already, see our main guide here .

Overview

You will need to configure different permission domains in your Workday ISU for HRIS versus ATS data. This guide will walk you through the permissions you need for HRIS data.

Permissions

Please note that the permissions listed below are the required permissions for the full standard HRIS integration. Required permissions can differ based on the use case. If your use case does not require certain data (e.g., Employee's Dependent data or Timesheet Entries), you can exclude the permissions.

For a more detailed breakdown, see the Breakdown of Domains section below.

Operation	Domain Security Policy
Get Only	Worker Data: Public Worker Reports This is the minimum required permission
Get Only	Manage: Organization Integration This is required to surface the Organization Hierarchy
Get Only	Worker Data: Organization Information
Get Only	Person Data: Name
Get Only	Person Data: Personal Data
Get Only	Person Data: Home Contact Information
Get Only	Person Data: Work Contact Information
Get Only	Person Data: Private Work Email Integration This is required to surface work email of Employees
Get Only	Person Data: Public Work Email Address Integration This is required to surface work email of Employees
Get Only	Worker Data: All Positions
Get Only	Worker Data: Compensation
Get and View Only	Worker Data: Compensation - All Worker’s Positions Past and Present This is required to surface Employee compensation
Get Only	Worker Data: Compensation by Organization
Get Only	Worker Data: Current Staffing Information This is required to surface Employment Status of Employees
Get Only	Worker Data: Employment Data
Get Only	Worker Data: Workers
Get Only	Reports: Pay Calculation Results for Worker (Results) This is required to surface Payroll data
Get Only	Worker Data: Payroll This is required to surface Payroll data
Get Only	Worker Data: Benefits This is required to surface Employee's Dependent data
Get Only	Worker Data: Benefit Elections This is required to surface Employee's Dependent data
Get Only	Process: Export Time Blocks This is required to retrieve Timesheet Entries
Get Only	Worker Data: Time Off* *Specific instructions to allow access to Time Off data can be found here.

Additional Permissions

The Domain Security Policies below are optional and may be required for use cases that extend beyond a standard full Workday HRIS integration. If applicable to your use case, include all of them. If not, they may be omitted.

Operation	Domain Security Policy
Get Only	HCM All Organizations
Get Only	Job Profile: Compensation
Get Only	Non-Worker Data: Compensation
Get Only	Non-Worker Data: Compensation by Organization
Get Only	Non-Worker Data: Compensation Grade
Get Only	Non-Worker Data: Compensation Pay Range
Get Only	Worker Data: Compensation by Organization
Get Only	Worker Data: Compensation Plan Type
Get Only	Worker Data: Compensation Summary by Job Profile
Get Only	Organization: Supervisory Organization
Get Only	Person Data: Education
Get Only	Process: Awards
Get Only	Process: Compensation Management Events
Get Only	Process: Employee Reviews and Plans
Get Only	Self-Service Education
Get Only	Set Up: Benefits
Get Only	Set Up: Compensation
Get Only	Set Up: Compensation Management
Get Only	Set Up: Compensation Packages
Get and View Only	Set Up: Payroll (Calculations - Payroll Specific)
Get Only	Worker Data: Benefits
Get Only	Worker Data: Employee Reviews
Get Only	Worker Data: Payroll (Income Withholding Orders)
Get Only	Worker Data: Payroll (Payment Elections)
Get Only	Worker Data: Performance Reviews
Get Only	Worker Data: Skills and Experience

Breakdown of Domains

If you're interested in knowing more about how Workday domains break down into subdomains, see the table below:

Parent Domain	Subdomain
Job Requisition Data
Person Data: Personal Data	Person Data: Citizenship Status Person Data: Disabilities Person Data: ID Information Person Data: National ID Identification Person Data: Marital Status Person Data: Date of Birth Person Data: Gender Person Data: Government IDs Person Data: Personal Information Person Data: Photo
Person Data: Home Contact Information	Person Data: Home Address Person Data: Home Email Person Data: Home Instant Messenger Person Data: Home Phone Person Data: Home Web Address
Person Data: Work Contact Information	Person Data: Work Address Person Data: Work Email Person Data: Work Instant Messenger Person Data: Work Phone Person Data: Work Web Address Person Data: Public Work Email Address
Worker Data: Workers
Worker Data: Compensation - All Worker’s Positions Past and Present
Worker Data: All Positions
Worker Data: Current Staffing Information
Worker Data: Public Worker Reports
Worker Data: Employment Data
Reports: Pay Calculation Results for Work (Results)
Worker Data: Payroll
Worker Data: Organization Information
Process: Export Time Blocks
Worker Data: Time Off**	Worker Data: Time Off (Time Off) Worker Data: Time Off (Time Off Balances) Worker Data: Time Off (Time Off Balances Manager View) Worker Data: Time Off (Time Off Manager View)