# About the Workday connector

> Workday is a provider of cloud-based software that specializes in applications for financial management, enterprise resource
planning (ERP) and human capital management (HCM).

Workday is a provider of cloud-based software that specializes in applications for financial management, enterprise resource
planning (ERP) and human capital management (HCM).

## Authentication

Before automating processes, you need to establish a connection with your Workday instance. Step-by-step instructions are
available in the [Workday authentication](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/uipath-workday-workday-authentication) page.

## Events

The Workday connector supports events via polling. More information about the events supported
for the Workday connector is available in the
[Workday events](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/uipath-workday-workday-events) page.

## Activity package

You can use the connection to enable the [Workday activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/uipath-workday-workday-about) in UiPath® Studio and build automations that interact
with your Workday instance. These activities allow you to execute create, read,
update, and delete operations on Workday objects.