About OfficeConnectPro

OfficeConnectPro is an independent documentation and video resource built by practitioners, for practitioners — and it will always be completely free. Most OfficeConnect content that exists today was produced by vendors and consultants with a product to sell, making it difficult for everyday users to find honest, practical guidance without sitting through a sales pitch. This site exists to change that. Whether you are configuring your first report, managing a company-wide deployment, or troubleshooting something that has gone sideways at the worst possible time, OfficeConnectPro is here to give you clear, approachable answers with no agenda attached. The community of people who rely on OfficeConnect every day knows this tool better than anyone else, and this platform is built on that knowledge — shared openly, maintained collaboratively, and free to everyone who needs it.

Helpful resources

Official Workday documentation

• doc.workday.com — Workday’s official product documentation, including the full OfficeConnect guide, release notes, and administrator references
• Workday Community — peer forum, Workday-authored articles, and the primary place to log support cases (requires a Workday account)
• Workday Training & Certifications — role-based learning paths including Adaptive Planning and reporting tracks

Workday Adaptive Planning

• Adaptive Planning documentation — covers the planning model, version management, and the data that OfficeConnect connects to
• Adaptive Planning release notes — track what changed in each release, including OfficeConnect-specific entries

Microsoft Excel & Office

• Microsoft Excel help & learning — official Excel documentation, formula reference, and how-to guides
• Microsoft 365 admin center docs — relevant for IT teams managing Excel add-in deployment via Intune or the Microsoft 365 admin center
• Office Add-ins documentation — useful background for admins troubleshooting COM add-in registration or deployment

Community & discussion

• r/workday — active subreddit covering Workday Adaptive Planning, Financials, and OfficeConnect questions
• r/excel — broad Excel community; useful for Excel-side questions that come up when building OfficeConnect reports

Related tools

• Power Automate — used alongside OfficeConnect for scheduled refresh workflows and automated distribution
• SharePoint & OneDrive for Business — common storage layer for shared OfficeConnect workbooks

Stay connected

• YouTube — youtube.com/@officeconnectpro — video walkthroughs, tips, and release coverage
• GitHub — github.com/s-mcintosh/officeconnectpro — source for this site