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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Holiday calendars

Pull holiday calendars from Workday into the ServiceNow application. Display the Holiday Calendar widget to employees in the configured Service Portal.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_hr_workday.admin

Configure the Get holiday calendar WID report. For more information, see Configure reports HR Service Delivery Advanced Integration with Workday.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Workday Advanced Use Cases > Time Off Request > Holiday Calendars.

  2. Click Get Holiday Calendars to run the subflow that interacts with Workday to pull holiday calendars.

  3. To create a holiday calendar, click New.

    FieldDescription
    Calendar event nameName of the holiday event. For example, Holidays for Argentina.
    Holiday calendar IDID for the holiday calendar that is pulled from Workday.
    Holiday calendar WIDUnique identifier of the holiday calendar that is pulled from Workday.
    DomainReference to domain.
    Start dateStart date of the calendar event.
    Start timeStart time of the calendar event.
    End dateEnd date of the calendar event.
    End timeEnd time of the calendar event.
    Holiday Calendar nameName of the holiday calendar. For example, Christmas day.
  4. Click Submit.

What to do next

Display holiday calendar widget to employees.

  1. Navigate to Service Portal > Service Portal Configuration > Designer.
  2. In widget, select the View Workday Holiday Calendar and add it to the required Service Portal page.

Parent Topic:Time off request to Workday