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How do I configure my Workday leave types for the Tilt integration?

Build Workday leave types that fit the integration — minimal restrictions, no tracked balances, 1-to-1 mapping.

Create new Workday leave types or edit your existing ones so each one maps 1-to-1 with a Tilt leave type, with minimal eligibility restrictions.

Who this applies to / Prerequisites

  • Workday admins configuring leave types for the integration.
  • You've already reviewed how many Workday leave types you can map to each Tilt leave type and confirmed your setup fits.
  • Requires Workday admin access.

Steps

To create new Workday leave types:

  1. In the Workday search bar, type Create Leave Type and select the task.
  2. Enter the required fields: Leave Type, Leave Family, and On Leave Status Visibility Type.
  3. In the Balance / Leave Taken tab, fill in the required fields:
    1. Set Unit of Time to Hours.
    2. Set Calendar Display to your preference.
    3. Set Days to include to your preference.
    4. Don't set or track a balance in Workday. Tilt is the source of truth for leave balances once the integration is enabled.

To edit your existing Workday leave types:

  1. In the Workday search bar, type Edit Leave Type.
  2. Search for the leave type you want to edit and click OK.
  3. Remove validations and eligibility criteria from the leave type, except for Country/Country Region. You can restrict that to the US, or the US and Canada, depending on your Tilt contract.
  4. Click OK to save your changes.

What if it doesn't work

  • If Tilt can't put an employee on leave in Workday, check for leftover eligibility criteria or validations on the leave type and remove them.
  • If leave balances look wrong in Workday, stop tracking balances there — Tilt manages leave balances once the integration is live.
  • If you're unsure which leave types map to which Tilt leave types, revisit how many Workday leave types you can map to each Tilt leave type before editing further.

Limits and exceptions

  • You can't keep strict eligibility criteria on Workday leave types used with this integration — it can block Tilt from placing employees on leave.
  • The only validation you can keep is a Country/Country Region restriction, and only to the US or US and Canada (depending on your contract).
  • You can't rely on Workday-tracked balances alongside this integration — Tilt is the source of truth for leave balances.

Related questions

  • How many Workday leave types can I map to each Tilt leave type?
  • How do I find the Workday integration ID for a leave type?
  • How do I assign the Workday permissions needed for the Tilt integration?