EWS EVAL Release 16 is Now Available

December 29, 2022

Enterprise Web Services (EWS) has released an update in EVAL for multiple web services in support of UW Finance Transformation (UWFT). For an overview of how EWS is adapting to support UWFT, refer to EWS for Finance Transformation.

Monthly Scheduled Releases

  • EVAL: Updates to EVAL environments for all EWS services are released on the same monthly schedule. This allows us to better synchronize with Enterprise Data Platform’s release schedule for Finance Transformation. For more information, refer to the Data Availability Timeline.
  • PROD: Updates to PROD environments for all EWS services now reflect changes from the previous month’s EVAL release (for example, if EVAL reflects Release R16, then PROD will reflect Release R15).

What’s New in EWS Release 16

Web Service Overview of Release
FWS v2 (Outbound)
  • Introduced a Breaking Change by removing PayrollProcessingID from the /PayrollJournal resource.
  • Updated the /PayrollJournal resource by updating the data source, removing some search parameters, and renaming a search parameter.
  • Updated the /Journal resource by removing one search parameter and renaming another.
  • Fixed bugs for the following resources:
    • /BillingSchedule
    • /ReferenceType
    • /WorkdayHierarchy
    • All FWS v2 resources with an active_status search parameter.
  • Added the /CustomListValue resource.

For more information, refer to FWS Reference Data (Outbound) – Release 16. For support, refer to Support | FWS.
FWS v2 (Inbound)
  • Restricted the length for the DocumentId field to 100 characters to avoid truncation by Workday and specified allowable characters: alphanumeric, dashes, and underscores.

For more information, refer to FWS Common Transactions (Inbound) – Release 16. For support, refer to Support | FWS.
HRPWS v3
  • Introduced a Breaking Change by removing PayrollProcessingID from the /PayrollResult resource.
  • Fixed a bug related to the changed_since_date and changed_to_date search parameters in the /PayrollResult resource.
  • Fixed a bug for all HRPWS v3 resources with the active_status search parameter.

For more information, refer to HRPWS v3 – Release 16. For support, refer to Support | HRPWS.
SpaceWS v2 There were no customer-facing changes for SpaceWS v2 included in this release.

Reminder for HRPWS v2 and SpaceWS v1 Users

HRPWS v2 and SpaceWS v1 are ready to retire. If you have not transitioned to the new version(s) and need additional time, please submit an extension request ASAP:

  • HRPWS v2 – Email hrpws-support@uw.edu with subject line: “HRPWS v2 extension request”. Include the following:
    • Certificate you are using for PROD.
    • Name of application/service you are integrating.
    • Estimated date your transition to HRPWS v3 PROD will be complete.
  • SpaceWS v1 – Email spacews-support@uw.edu with subject line: “SpaceWS v1 extension request”. Include the following:
    • Certificate you are using for PROD.
    • Name of application/service you are integrating.
    • Estimated date your transition to SpaceWS v2 PROD will be complete.