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ConfigBot For Dayforce Workbook Breakdown

This article provides a comprehensive overview of every tab available in ConfigBot workbooks and explains how each tab maps to its corresponding configuration area within the Dayforce instance. It is designed to help users easily understand where workbook data originates from in Dayforce, making navigation, validation, and configuration management more efficient across environments.

Modules in Scope


  • WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

Org Setup/HR Admin

Labor Metrics

Employees


  • Payroll Setup

Earnings and Deductions

Payroll General Ledger


  • System Admin

Roles

Users


  • Scheduling Plan

Shift Setup


  • Benefits Setup

Benefits


  • Performance Setup

Performance Management


  • Succession Setup

Succession


  • Platform

Pay Setup


  • Talent

Compensation

Onboarding


  • Impact Analysis

Impact Analysis


ROAD MAP


Recruitment Q1 2026


Impact Analysis (WFM, Payroll, Talent)​ Q1 2026


Health Check (Security, WFM, Payroll, Talent) Q1 2026


Letter Management Q2 2026


Development Plan Q2 2026


UNAVAILABLE FUNCTIONS


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Org Setup/HR Admin


  • Tabs in workbook and their Dayforce Navigations


OrgUnits - Org Setup - Organization


Department - Org Setup - Organization - Department Tab


Jobs - Org Setup - Jobs And Job Assignments - Job Family - Add Job


Job Assignment - Org Setup - Jobs And Job Assignments - Job Family - Add Job Assignment


Legal Entity - Org Payroll Setup - Legal Entity


PayClass - HR Admin - Pay Class


PayType - HR Admin - Pay Type


Employment Status - HR Admin - Status


Employment Status Reason - HR Admin - Employment Status Reason


Zones - Org Setup - Zones Configuration


Unions - HR Admin - Unions


Employee Data Mapping Rules - HR Admin - Employee Data Mapping Rules


Employee Properties - HR Admin - Employee Properties


Labor Metrics


Legacy Labor Metrics - Org Setup - Labor Metrics - Legacy Labor Metrics Tab


Labor Metric Types - Org Setup - Labor Metrics - Labor Metrics Types Tab


Labor Metric Codes - Org Setup - Labor Metrics - Labor Metrics Codes Tab



Employees


Employment Settings - Search by employee name - Employment section - Employment settings


HR Policies - Search by employee name - Employment section - Employee properties


Employee Properties - Search by employee name - Employment section - HR Policies




Earnings and Deductions


Tax Compliance Rules - Payroll Setup - Earnings and Deductions - Tax Compliance Rules tab


Earnings - Payroll Setup - Earnings and Deductions - Earnings tab


Deductions - Payroll Setup - Earnings and Deductions - Deductions tab


Taxability Override Sets - Payroll Setup - Earnings and Deductions - Tax Override Sets tab


Payroll - System Admin - Client Properties - Properties - Payroll tab


Deduction Groupings - Payroll Setup - Groupings - Deduction Groupings tab


Earning Groupings - Payroll Setup - Groupings - Earning Groupings tab


Payroll Policies - Payroll Setup - Payroll Policies


Check Templates - Payroll Setup - Check Templates


Delivery Packages - Payroll Setup - Report Output - Delivery Packages


Payroll General Ledger


Account Numbers - Payroll Setup - General Ledger - Account Numbers


Chart Of Accounts - Payroll Setup - General Ledger - Charts of Accounts


Default Run Settings - Payroll Setup - General Ledger - Default Run Settings


Cost String Groupings - Payroll Setup - General Ledger - Cost String Groupings


Allocations And Accruals - Payroll Setup - General Ledger - Allocations and Accruals


Roles


Roles - System Admin - Roles


Role Features - System Admin - Roles - Role Features tab


Role Authorizations - System Admin - Roles - Role Authorizations tab


Role Web Services Fields - System Admin - Roles - Role Web Services Fields tab


Role Assignment - System Admin - Roles - New Hire Role Assignment tab


Users


User - System admin - User


Shift Setup


Shift Rotation - Scheduling Plan - Shift Setup - Shift Rotation tab


Shift Labor - Scheduling Plan - Shift Setup - Shift Labor tab


Shift Definitions - Scheduling Plan - Shift Setup - Shift Definitions tab


Schedule Rule Policy - Schedule Setup - Schedule Rule Policy


Schedule Change Policy - Schedule Setup - Schedule Change Policy


Benefits


Plan Option Group - Benefits Setup - Plan Option Group


Enrollments - Benefits Setup - Enrollments


Eligibility - Benefits Setup - Eligibility


Plans And Options - Benefits Setup - Plans and Options


Performance Management


Goal Categories - Goal Setup - Goal Categories tab


Rating Scale - Rating Scale


Competencies - Performance Setup - Competency Setup - Competencies tab


Review Cycles - Performance Setup - Review Setup - Review Cycles


Succession


Talent Matrix - Succession Setup - Talent Review Setup - Talent Factors


Talent Factors - Succession Setup - Talent Review Setup - Talent Matrix


Pay Setup


Pay Category - Pay Setup - Pay Category


Pay Category Group - Pay Setup - Pay Category Group


Pay Code - Pay Setup - Pay Code


Holiday Types - Pay Setup - Holiday Types


Holiday Group - Pay Setup - Holiday Groups


Pay Holidays - Pay Setup - Pay Holidays


Pay Code Group - Pay Setup - Pay Code Group


Base Rate Set - Pay Setup - Base Rate Sets Tab


Time Entry Policy - Pay Setup - Time Entry Policy


Attendance Policy - Pay Setup - Attendance


Pay Policy - Pay Setup - Pay Policy


Base Rate Policy - Pay Setup - Base Rate Set - Base Rate Policy Tab


Period Authorization Policy - Pay Setup - Period Authorization Policy


Recurrences - Pay Setup - Entitlements - Recurrences Tab


Policies - Pay Setup - Entitlements - Policies Tab


Units - Pay Setup - Balances - Units Tab


Balances - Pay Setup - Balances Tab


Entitlements - Pay Setup - Entitlements Tab


Pay Group - Pay Setup - Pay Group


Pay Group-Payroll-Rules - Pay Setup - Pay Group - Payroll Mapping


Pay Group-WFM-Rules - Pay Setup - Pay Group - WFM Mapping


Pay Policy-Rules Config - Pay Setup - Pay Policy - Rules Config


Pay Policy-Dynamic Reallocation - Pay Setup - Pay Policy - Dynamic Reallocation


Pay Policy-Rate Display - Pay Setup - Pay Policy - Rate Display


Time Off Policy - Pay Setup - Time Off Policy


Compensation


Metrics Definition - Compensation-Setup - Metrics Definition


Reward Letters Templates - Compensation-Setup - Reward Letters Templates


Guidelines - Compensation-Setup - Guidelines


Compensation Plans - Compensation-Setup - Compensation Plans


Onboarding


Income Tax Withholding Forms Co - Income Tax Withholding Forms Configuration


First Time Access Email Configuration - First Time Access Email Configuration


Manager Checklist Configuration - Manager Checklist Configuration


Key People Configuration - Key People Configuration


Employee Checklist Configuration - Employee Checklist Configuration


Guided Process - Workflow Management - Guided Process

Updated on: 01/15/2026

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