Governance on OfficeConnectPro

Secure OfficeConnect Workbooks

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Automatic timeout

Workday OfficeConnect uses a session timeout to keep your reports secure. If you haven’t refreshed your report in 60 minutes (or your configured timeout period), OfficeConnect prompts you to re-authenticate the next time you try to refresh.

The timeout duration is set by your Adaptive Planning administrator.

Data clearing on save

By default, Workday OfficeConnect clears all data when you save a workbook. Connected cells display a placeholder (default: n/a) until the next refresh. This means:

Govern

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Governance topics for keeping OfficeConnect deployments secure, auditable, and compliant.

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Secure Workbooks — How Workday OfficeConnect handles security, timeouts, and data clearing to protect sensitive financial data

Auditing Workday OfficeConnect Write-Back Submissions

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Every Workday OfficeConnect write-back submission is logged server-side in Adaptive Planning. The audit trail captures who changed what, when, and to what value — the foundation of any control around write-back. This reference covers where to find the logs, what’s captured, and how to operationalize a review cadence for internal audit or SOX.

What you’ll need: an Adaptive admin role (or a role with audit log access), the version(s) being written to, and a defined review cadence and reviewer.