Android app directory · Productivity
Workday's administrator guide lists five key-value pairs for its Android app. Two of them fill in the tenant name and the sign-in address so people do not have to, and the rest control screenshots, suggested updates and the store link used for updates. Workday gives a ready-made managed configuration example, which this page follows.
Nomidcom.workday.workdroidapp Common setups
Copy a setup into the managed configuration of a policy, then adjust the values. Each one uses only keys explained below.
Pre-fill the tenant name and address so a new hire opens the app and only enters their own credentials. Check both values before a wide rollout, because a typo sends everyone to a sign-in page that cannot find the tenant.
{
"UserGroupCode": "gms",
"AppServiceHost": "https://www.myworkday.com"
}Disable screenshots in the app and turn off suggested updates.
{
"AllowScreenshots": false,
"AllowSuggestedUpdates": false
}The full set Workday shows in its Android example, with screenshots turned off.
{
"UserGroupCode": "gms",
"AppServiceHost": "https://www.myworkday.com",
"AllowSuggestedUpdates": true,
"AppUpdateURL": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.workday.workdroidapp",
"AllowScreenshots": false
}Managed configuration
Key names and value types come from the vendor’s documentation. The explanations are written by Nomid.
| Key | Type | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenant setup | |||
UserGroupCode | Tenant name | Pre-fills the Workday tenant name on the sign-in screen so employees do not need to know it. | gms |
AppServiceHost | Tenant web address (https) | Pre-fills the tenant's base address. Workday requires a secure site, so it must start with https. | https://www.myworkday.com |
| Behavior and updates | |||
AllowScreenshots | On or off | Set false to disable screenshots in the app. | false |
AllowSuggestedUpdates | On or off | Set false to disable suggested updates for users. | false |
AppUpdateURL | App store address | The app store address you want users directed to. Workday's example uses the Google Play page of the app. | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.workday.workdroidapp |
Deploy with Nomid
Find it on Google Play from the policy’s apps list and choose how it is installed.
In the policy, set the app’s managed configuration with the keys and values from this page.
Devices in the policy receive Workday and its configuration on their next sync.
Questions
com.workday.workdroidapp. Workday uses it as the product ID in its managed configuration example.
Not with these keys. Workday says AllowCutCopyPaste and AllowPrint apply only to iPhone and iPad.
Workday states the work profile condition for the tenant name and web address keys: it describes them for Workday on Android with Android for Work profiles enabled. It does not state a condition for the other three keys. Add Workday to the policy from Google Play, then set the keys in its managed configuration.
The tenant name is the value that fills the Tenant field. Workday uses gms in its example, so ask your Workday administrator for the exact value. Setting AllowSuggestedUpdates to false disables suggested updates for users, as Workday describes.
Add the app to a Nomid policy, set its configuration and choose its permissions.
