TIL: Workday SAML SSO Links

Workday October 16th, 2024 1 minute read.

Today I learned about Workday SAML SSO Links.

These are special links that allow Workday to act as an identifty provider to sign into other systems from Workday. The links are available to use as external links throughout Workday, Examples. They are particularly interesting because they could create more seamless transition from Workday to other apps. They also enable HR users to implement functionality that would otherwise be locked behind IT.

Configuration Features

Supports SAML 1.1 and SAML 2.0
Requires SHA256 signatures
Static attributes (default values like a companyID)
Dynamic values: Email Address, Employee ID, User Name, Workday Identifier

Examples

To Do step in a business process via the Maintain To Do task.
Navigation workelt or Quicklinks Group.
A link for recruiters that signs them in to an external job posting site and populates the job posting page with details from Workday.