Workday Workday-Adaptive-Planning Actual Questions

In Workday Adaptive Planning, account deletion is a permanent and irreversible operation. When the Rent account is removed from the model, all formulas and data associated with that account are immediately and permanently deleted across every version (Actuals, Budget, Forecast) and every level in the organizational hierarchy. There is no automatic reassignment mechanism — the system does not migrate data to sibling accounts such as Salaries, nor does it transfer data up to the parent rollup account Total Operating Expenses. There is no archiving or soft-delete function that preserves data in a recoverable state. The rollup account Total Operating Expenses will continue to aggregate data from its remaining children, but the Rent account's contribution is permanently lost. This behavior makes account deletion one of the most consequential structural changes an administrator can perform. Best practice requires administrators to export or document all account data before deletion and to audit any reports, dashboards, or formulas that reference the account being removed, as those references will produce errors post-deletion. Reference: Workday Adaptive Planning — Account Management, Account Deletion Behavior, Model Maintenance, Data Integrity.

In Workday Adaptive Planning, creating a cube sheet requires three core structural elements: Levels, Time, and Account. These three elements form the fundamental axes of any cube sheet. Levels define which organizational units the sheet applies to, establishing the planning and reporting context. Time defines the time dimension axis, specifying the granularity (month, quarter, year) at which data is entered and displayed. Account defines which financial or planning accounts are included in the cube sheet, representing what is being measured or planned. Together, these three elements create the minimum viable structure for a functional cube sheet. Dimensions and Attributes are optional enhancements that add analytical depth but are not required for creation. Version is selected when viewing data but is not a sheet creation requirement per se. Currency and Filters are configuration options, not required structural elements. The required trio of Levels, Time, and Account reflects the three-dimensional nature of financial planning data in Adaptive Planning's cube architecture. Reference: Workday Adaptive Planning — Cube Sheet Creation, Required Elements, Sheet Architecture.