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I am working on sending some additional data for a workday using this endpoint Edit_Worker_Additional_Data. However, it lacks the documentation as what type of data they are expecting, hence, I am getting validation errors. I have tried various combinations but all in vain.

I took some guidance from this question but getting cus namespace error as I don't know where and how he initialized that namespace. Data for the custom field that I want to send:
Custom List T-Shirt Sizes
Custom Field Type Name T-Shirt Sizes
Web Service Alias tShirtSize
List Value Name Web Service Alias
M - Xs mXs
M - S Ms

Given below is the XML request body that I am sending

<soapenv:Body>
    <bsvc:Edit_Worker_Additional_Data_Request
      xmlns:bsvc="urn:com.workday/bsvc" bsvc:version="v38.1">
      <!-- Optional: -->
      <bsvc:Business_Process_Parameters>
        <!-- Optional: -->
        <bsvc:Auto_Complete>true</bsvc:Auto_Complete>
        <!-- Optional: -->
        <bsvc:Run_Now>true</bsvc:Run_Now>
      </bsvc:Business_Process_Parameters>
      <bsvc:Worker_Custom_Object_Data>
        <bsvc:Effective_Date>2022-11-18</bsvc:Effective_Date>
        <bsvc:Worker_Reference bsvc:Descriptor="string">
          <!-- Zero or more repetitions: -->
          <bsvc:ID bsvc:type="Employee_ID">3671</bsvc:ID>
        </bsvc:Worker_Reference>
        <bsvc:Business_Object_Additional_Data>
          <!-- You may enter ANY elements at this point -->
          <bsvc:tShirtSizes>
            <bsvc:tShirtSizesField>mXs</bsvc:tShirtSizesField>
          </bsvc:tShirtSizes>
        </bsvc:Business_Object_Additional_Data>
      </bsvc:Worker_Custom_Object_Data>
    </bsvc:Edit_Worker_Additional_Data_Request>
  </soapenv:Body>

Following are the validation errors that I am getting with different combinations

  • Invalid Subelement tShirtSizes-urn:com.workday/bsvc for element Effective_Dated_Web_Service_Additional_Data
  • Invalid Subelement T-Shirt_Sizes-urn:com.workday/bsvc for element Effective_Dated_Web_Service_Additional_Data
Zain Arshad
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I'm not sure if you've already got an answer. It looks like you need the Custom Object name Web Service Alias and the Custom Field Web Service Alias for T Shirt and T Shirt Sizes. Assuming T Shirt is a custom object for the Worker Object Extended. This can be found by someone with appropriate security access in the Workday environment you are trying to make this for. Looks like this is just a custom list which doesn't really provide the context we are looking for.

  • In Workday search for Custom Object Definitions
  • Search By Business Process Type
  • Select Edit Worker Additional Data Event
  • At this point you may have one or more results (most likely one), but based on context it should be appended by (Effective Dated)
  • From here one should find what you are looking for.

Here is an example of what this looks like for another custom object Workday Custom Object Picture

Once you get this information it could be something like this:

<bsvc:Custom Object's Web Service Alias>
        <bsvc:Custom Field's Web Service Alias>Whatever Type of Value</bsvc:Custom Field's Web Service Alias>
</bsvc:Custom Object's Web Service Alias>

Keep in mind that the Custom Fields may be of type boolean so it could also look like this:

<bsvc:tShirtSize>
        <!--If field is required send else don't-->
        <bsvc:mXs>true</bsvc:mXs>
        <!--If field is required send else don't-->
        <bsvc:Ms>false</bsvc:Ms>
</bsvc:tShirtSize>

Hope this helps!

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