Data that has not been entered into a spreadsheet can be loaded via an Inbound EIB. Generally, this data will need to be formatted to match the Workday data structure and will require XSLT to transform the XML. It is recommended that if you have large files that require transformation, it is more efficient to create an integration system using Workday Studio.

XSLT 

XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) is a declarative, XML-based language used for the transformation of XML documents. See the WSDL document for a full description of the operation and its elements.

WSDL

You must fully understand the web service operation you are invoking in order to properly transform the data you are importing to meet Workday's data structure and data validation rules. The Web Service Description Language (WSDL) is an XML document that describes the Operations within that service, the elements within the request and response message to invoke those operations. Your inbound XML file must match the defined requirements. Below is the WSDL for the Update Employee Personal Info description. You can see how the elements are defined in the XSLT on the previous page to transform the original XML document to meet the requirements of Workday.