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Design, build, manage, and share secure integrations between Workday and external systems using Workday Orchestrate for Integrations. Whether you are automating HR processes, syncing financial data, or triggering external workflows, you can use our low-code, drag-and-drop Orchestration Builder to create real-time, event-driven API interactions without writing complex code.

## <a id="section_1"></a>Before You Begin

Brand new to Workday? Complete our [Get Started on the Workday Developer Platform](/wcp_docs/GUID-6c547385-848b-4005-ab2c-632f1d6b5688.html#) tutorial to explore the foundational tools and environments.

Ready to build? Use the provided tutorials, guides, and reference materials to support your ongoing development.

## <a id="new-section-2"></a>Build Essential Skills

Develop working solutions quickly through these hands-on Integration App tutorials and step-by-step guides:

<table><thead><tr><th>Tutorials/Guides</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-0c99dd81-6964-4adf-90d7-f27402c5fc9a.html#">Create an Outbound Integration with Orchestrate</a></td><td>Create an Orchestration that gets data from a Workday API and exports it as a .csv file.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

## <a id="new-section-3"></a>Secure Your Data

Enforce industry-standard authentication and validate traffic by configuring Integration System Users (ISUs) and assigning credentials to your external endpoints. For more information, see [Integration App Security](/wcp_docs/GUID-3586727d-613d-4d19-a27b-7e51c70c9ca8.html).

## <a id="resources-tables"></a>Explore Integration App Developer Resources

Use our extensive developer resources to support your custom builds:

<table><thead><tr><th>Fundamentals</th><th>Development</th><th>Resources</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-9b47ff65-39b0-4b29-8847-5ecdeeb7e088.html">Orchestrate for Integrations</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-a6fbeb9f-2ef0-4838-9bf4-f5fd11b6d91a.html">Access Orchestrate for Integrations</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-ff44b82e-ff86-46d5-aeab-7a694bd8a974.html">Integration App Lifecycle</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-3274e8db-46ed-4c0b-bedc-e36948e26613.html">Orchestration Processes</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-995ccd3d-ed31-4dc2-867a-2a0a1a698bc0.html">Companies and User Management</a>
</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-0a5a2a77-aa2d-4aa2-b733-6ab52588ea6c.html">Expression Builder</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-0d3d49d3-62b4-4d1a-9baf-008de23ca696.html">XPath Support</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-d1c2ce08-a02e-4803-8347-207f3c3b2d30.html">JSONPath Support</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/kcz1625656998198.html">Trigger an Orchestration from a Business Process</a>
</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="https://forum.developer.workday.com/c/news/release-notes">Release Notes</a>
</li><li><a href="https://developer.workday.com/learn">Tutorials</a>
</li><li><a href="https://developer.workday.com/app-catalog">App Catalog</a>
</li><li><a href="https://forum.developer.workday.com/">Developer Forum</a>
</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<table><thead><tr><th>Components</th><th>Data</th><th>Security</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-1d80c5d4-ef12-4ecf-aec1-7fc287500bd2.html">Data Requests</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-03888e85-d470-45fc-9495-c6c7f559aea4.html">Data Operations</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-336a9d48-00c3-4db9-bee4-696c940b6535.html">Orchestration Logic</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-f5aca861-bc51-497e-9ba7-2a1a48170d05.html">Suborchestration</a>
</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/wcp_docs/mwt1529971840344.html">Reference Data</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-6546152a-bcf0-447d-8d64-230f9e2ac291-enHYPHENus.html">Workday Query Language</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/hto1529968349582.html">Reports-as-a-Service</a>
</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-3586727d-613d-4d19-a27b-7e51c70c9ca8.html">Integration App Security</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-df4dc996-523f-46af-a98c-ec8380550a3f.html">Set Up Integration System User Authentication for Apps</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-f8d46604-e156-492f-a324-62ed2f6496f7.html">Create Integration System Users for Apps</a>
</li><li><a href="/wcp_docs/GUID-d93db6e9-f07a-4e89-9ad0-2070f54c3286.html">Create Orchestration Credentials</a>
</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><br/>