The Global Payroll Hub (GPH) plugin submits payroll cycle information from Deel to Workday's Global Payroll Hub. This centralises payroll processing visibility across vendors within Workday, allowing users with access to the Global Payroll Hub to monitor payroll cycle statuses directly in Workday.
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Before you begin
Before starting the GPH setup, make sure you have completed the required parts of the common connection setup. If you haven't done this yet, go to How to connect Workday GPC to Deel first.
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the common setup must be complete before continuing:
- Part 1: Connecting Workday to Deel - creating an ISU, setting up security groups, an API client, tokens, and connecting to Deel
- Part 2: Setting up DCoD - integration system, external payroll vendor, and vendor mapping
- Part 3: Activating domains for optional plugins- activate the required GPH domains and assign user groups. See the GPH column in the Security permissions reference.
Workday setup
Step 1: Add the GPH feature to the external payroll vendor
- Launch the Edit External Payroll Vendor task and select the external payroll vendor created during the common setup.
- Add Global Payroll Hub to the list of features for the vendor.
- Save your changes.
Step 2: Edit the external payroll vendor mapping for GPH
- Launch the Edit External Payroll Vendor Mapping task and select the external payroll vendor created during the common setup.
- In the Feature Configuration section, add the Global Payroll Hub feature with the following attribute:
| Attribute | Value |
| Payroll Processing Endpoint | Retrieve from the integration page in Deel by clicking Enable next to the Global Payroll Hub plugin, then replacing the final apd segment in the URL with gph. For example: https://api.demo.deel.com/apps/webhooks/workday/{INTEGRATION_ID}/gph |
- Save your changes.
Step 3: Enable GPH for the required pay groups
- Launch the Maintain Pay Group Vendor Associations task.
- Add a new vendor with the following settings:
| Setting | Value |
| External Payroll Vendor | The vendor you added the GPH feature to |
| Feature | Global Payroll Hub |
| Pay Group | All pay groups you want to include in GPH |
| Payroll Organization Type | Retrieve using the Maintain Organization Types report > Custom tab |
Step 4: Activate pending security policy changes
- Launch the Activate Pending Security Policy Changes task.
- Enter a comment describing the reason for the change and save.
Deel setup
Step 5: Enable the Global Payroll Hub plugin
- From the integration's main page, locate the Global Payroll Hub plugin and click Enable.
- On the following screen, click Enable again.
Using GPH
After setting up GPH and syncing data, payroll cycle information becomes available in the Global Payroll Hub in Workday.
To view payroll cycle information:
- Launch the Global Payroll Processing report.
- Explore the payroll cycle information in the summary.
For more information on how to use the Global Payroll Hub, visit Setup Considerations: Global Payroll Hub in the Workday Community.