Purpose

This article guides you through the Application Sources configuration in the Configure metrics step of Analytics Product Setup. In this step, you classify which application sources represent internal and referral applications. This drives the is_internal and is_referral flags used in source attribution reporting.

Note: This configuration is only applicable for customers with a Workday integration. Application sources are fetched from Workday via API.

Audience

New users, administrators (admins), solution architects, partners, and Eightfold employees.

Getting Started

1. Navigate to Admin Console > Home > Product Setup.
2. Under Analytics, click Set up.
3. Click Configure metrics.
4. Locate the Application sources section.

Configuring application sources

The Application sources section lets you define which sources should be classified as internal or referral applications.

Empty state: If no candidate data has been ingested yet, the section displays: "No data found in the system. Please start an ingest activity to load the data and try again later."

To load candidate data:

1. Click Backfill Candidates. This takes you to Admin Console > Integration > API Ingestion.
2. In the Manual Ingest tab, configure the following:
• Select System ID — choose the system ID for your candidate data.
• Entity Type — select Candidate.
• Entity ID List (File) — upload a file with your candidate IDs (one ID per row), or use Entity IDs (comma separated) for specific IDs.
3. Click Start Manual Ingest.
4. Return to Configure metrics once the ingest is complete.

Once data is available:

1. From the Internal applications dropdown, select the sources that represent applications from current employees.
2. From the Referral applications dropdown, select the sources that represent candidate referrals from existing employees.
3. Click Refresh data warehouse on the Configure Analytics hub page to push your changes to Data Hub and dashboards.

   Note: It takes up to 48 hours for the data warehouse refresh to complete and for changes to reflect in dashboards and Data Hub.

Usage

Required/Optional: Optional

Tips

• Clearly define what constitutes an internal application and a referral application within your organization before configuring this step.
• Communicate the referral process to all employees, including how to submit a referral and how it will be tracked, to ensure referral applications are correctly identified.

FAQs

Is this configuration only for Workday?
Yes. Application sources are currently only fetched for customers with a Workday integration. The sources are pulled from Workday via API and drive the is_internal and is_referral flags in analytics.

How can I ensure the accuracy of application source classification?
Regularly review the classifications and cross-check with your recruitment data. Engage with your team to gather feedback and make adjustments to ensure sources are correctly categorized.

How do I handle misclassified applications?
Regularly audit your application sources and correct any misclassifications. Implement a process for recruiters to flag applications if they notice discrepancies.

Which dashboards use this configuration?

• Source Analytics (2.0)
• TA Leaders (2.0)