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# Workday Employee Custom Field
> To create employee custom field in Workday, follow these steps
This guidance assumes that you have admin privileges for your Workday account.
## Create Workday Employee Custom Field
Search for Create Custom Object in the search bar and select it.
Select Worker (Effective Dated) in Workday Object.
Enter a name for the custom object and click OK
Click the Field Definitions tab in the sidebar.
Click the Add button in Proposed New Fields.
Enter a label for the field, select a field type from the dropdown menu, and click Next
Select Worker Data: Workers in Permissions tab and click Next.
Verify the custom object summary and click OK
Select the newly created custom field from the Display Value and Reference ID dropdowns if the Allow Multiple Instances per Object option is selected, and click OK.
Activate the custom object by clicking Done
## Additional Steps to Add Custom Objects in the Business Process Definition
Search for Business Process Definitions in the search bar and select it.
Find Edit Worker Additional Data Event business process. Click the three dots (...) in the Default Definition column of the Edit Worker Additional Data Event.
Click Edit Definition under the Business Process tab.
In the Business Process Steps tab:
- Enter the order alphabetically in the Order column.
- Select Edit Additional Data in the Type column.
- Choose the newly created custom object in the Specify column.
- Assign the relevant security groups in the Group column.
- Click "OK"
Verify and Click Done.
Note: Changes to Worker Effective-Dated Custom Field values made through the API must be approved via the UI.