Use AI to supercharge your financial analysis with Workday for Google Sheets

<p><a href="https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/workday_for_google_sheets/154487802303" target="_blank">Workday for Google Sheets</a> is a new add-on available in the Google Workspace Marketplace that connects Workday Adaptive Planning directly to Google Sheets and Slides. Deeply integrated with the AI-powered “Ask Workday” feature in Adaptive Planning, this add-on eliminates the need for manual CSV downloads. Financial analysts and business leaders can build dynamic reports, perform ad-hoc variance analysis, and maintain complete data integrity without leaving Google Sheets. Shorten planning cycles and surface strategic insights faster with key AI-driven features including:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Natural language summaries and variance analysis: </b>Ask questions or use suggested prompts to get instant summaries, compare plan versions against actuals, and break down performance drivers across time periods and custom dimensions.</li><li><b>Automated anomaly detection: </b>Automatically identify unexpected data points, outliers, and trend shifts across account hierarchies to quickly focus attention on critical variances.</li><li><b>Smart visualizations: </b>View AI-generated charts and tables based on custom queries, switch visualization formats on the fly, copy findings into new spreadsheet tabs for further ad-hoc work, or export directly into Google Slides.</li><li><b>Dynamic ad-hoc reporting:</b> Pull live Adaptive Planning accounts, dimensions, and time periods into Google Sheets, with the flexibility to rearrange elements and refresh reports at any time to reflect the latest model updates.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Cz-vtP3mb5UbyeK1kTNKYqF2MeW2lvamyb1Y9a0tqt03B8L15p4ARBN5ERzmoGdd7Zu81oSRZElvxF7tGx7q08d0jVZIrBCQU33cfUBBv3Ga8bHSZZbzYNdfVmrQBIN8UHsQO8i-lLqGrbxexxAk9twvt81KRRAKosWcVMP7vRQDgLxjpWDSoot99Y/s1920/Use%20AI%20to%20supercharge%20your%20financial%20analysis%20with%20Workday%20for%20Google%20Sheets%20-%205536%20-%201.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Cz-vtP3mb5UbyeK1kTNKYqF2MeW2lvamyb1Y9a0tqt03B8L15p4ARBN5ERzmoGdd7Zu81oSRZElvxF7tGx7q08d0jVZIrBCQU33cfUBBv3Ga8bHSZZbzYNdfVmrQBIN8UHsQO8i-lLqGrbxexxAk9twvt81KRRAKosWcVMP7vRQDgLxjpWDSoot99Y/s1600/Use%20AI%20to%20supercharge%20your%20financial%20analysis%20with%20Workday%20for%20Google%20Sheets%20-%205536%20-%201.gif" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Workday for Google Sheets: Dynamic Ad-hoc Reporting</td></tr></tbody></table></li></ul><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT58J7luw85caWujJ89UA4N-lnSQuGkwDjWnCCqtJ8TSnTHhyr6CXBxYQ9NOeSx-kgEd6byFKSBAG_6-HPk4UEB4-iFd4YICLxewkoXUKWCHC-Igvc2DLdWs36xQanszJEYJLoBv85DtKmKSsbyelrMp6-AOboynCu8DrG3XZHBmKqUMtBRoNuF6mdKnA/s1920/Use%20AI%20to%20supercharge%20your%20financial%20analysis%20with%20Workday%20for%20Google%20Sheets%20-%205536%20-%202.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT58J7luw85caWujJ89UA4N-lnSQuGkwDjWnCCqtJ8TSnTHhyr6CXBxYQ9NOeSx-kgEd6byFKSBAG_6-HPk4UEB4-iFd4YICLxewkoXUKWCHC-Igvc2DLdWs36xQanszJEYJLoBv85DtKmKSsbyelrMp6-AOboynCu8DrG3XZHBmKqUMtBRoNuF6mdKnA/s1600/Use%20AI%20to%20supercharge%20your%20financial%20analysis%20with%20Workday%20for%20Google%20Sheets%20-%205536%20-%202.gif" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Ask Workday: Summarize this report</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfroBL1uWdACO8-xUBub5X1ZZsgK4JaCUYOkiIK4kb99SWkvIgf9EFcWHz-xI1gt44lypYNCWDTpLfZxYId-1BH7Y3JQnop_3hRIu7aTIsfjHwp1tfD6KD8H9hC6NpBWyGsbicZT8lTUg1r35gUV1O59pTmzcC8aw-nItv7ilc-2tH7Y4CvTzIvx92Nl8/s1920/Use%20AI%20to%20supercharge%20your%20financial%20analysis%20with%20Workday%20for%20Google%20Sheets%20-%205536%20-%203.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfroBL1uWdACO8-xUBub5X1ZZsgK4JaCUYOkiIK4kb99SWkvIgf9EFcWHz-xI1gt44lypYNCWDTpLfZxYId-1BH7Y3JQnop_3hRIu7aTIsfjHwp1tfD6KD8H9hC6NpBWyGsbicZT8lTUg1r35gUV1O59pTmzcC8aw-nItv7ilc-2tH7Y4CvTzIvx92Nl8/s1600/Use%20AI%20to%20supercharge%20your%20financial%20analysis%20with%20Workday%20for%20Google%20Sheets%20-%205536%20-%203.gif" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Ask Workday: Detect anomalies</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Workday admins need to enable Workday for Google Sheets and Ask Workday for Adaptive Planning access in Adaptive Planning under <b>Administration &gt; Permission Sets</b>, then <a href="https://doc.workday.com/adaptive-planning/en-us/workday-adaptive-planning-documentation/workday-for-google-sheets-reports/add-tenants-in-workday-for-google-sheets--workday-.html?toc=10.2" target="_blank">confirm SSO and Tenant settings</a>. Once complete, Google Workspace admins will go to the <a href="https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/workday_for_google_sheets/154487802303" target="_blank">Google Workspace Marketplace</a> and click on <b>install</b> for the appropriate users, groups, or organizational units. Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172482?sjid=9496174084968487485-NA" target="_blank">learn more about installing marketplace apps for your organization</a>.</li><li><b>End users:</b> Once installed by their administrators, users can open any Google Sheet and click on <b>Extensions &gt; Workday for Google Sheets &gt; Workday</b> to sign in. Read any onboarding instructions from your Workday and Google administrators before <a href="https://doc.workday.com/adaptive-planning/en-us/workday-adaptive-planning-documentation/workday-for-google-sheets-reports/build-adaptive-planning-reports-in-google-sheets.html?toc=10.3" target="_blank">building your first Adaptive Planning Report in Google Sheets</a>.</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains:</a> Available now</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts (Workday Adaptive Planning license required)</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Workday: <a href="https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/adaptive-planning/ai-innovation.html?tab=Unified-Planning" target="_blank">Unified Planning AI Capabilities</a></li><li>Workday: <a href="https://doc.workday.com/adaptive-planning/en-us/workday-adaptive-planning-documentation/workday-for-google-sheets-reports/install-workday-for-google-sheets.html?toc=10.0" target="_blank">Install Workday for Google Sheets</a></li><li>Workday: <a href="https://doc.workday.com/adaptive-planning/en-us/workday-adaptive-planning-documentation/workday-for-google-sheets-reports/build-adaptive-planning-reports-in-google-sheets.html?toc=10.3" target="_blank">Build Adaptive Planning Reports in Google Sheets</a></li><li>Workday: <a href="https://doc.workday.com/adaptive-planning/en-us/what-s-new/releases/2025r2-release-notes/workday-assistant-for-adaptive-planning.html" target="_blank">Use “Ask Workday” in Google Sheets</a></li><li>Google Workspace Marketplace: <a href="https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/workday_for_google_sheets/154487802303?e=48754805" target="_blank">Workday for Google Sheets</a></li><li>Google Workspace Admin Help: <a href="https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/apps/install-marketplace-apps-for-your-organization?sjid=9496174084968487485-NA&amp;visit_id=639213883071114469-1809368998&amp;rd=1" target="_blank">Installing Marketplace Apps for your organization</a></li></ul><p></p></div>

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