A report that uses an indexed data source is running slowly for an HR analyst.

When reports useIndexed Data Sources, performance issues can arise if sorting is attempted on fields that are not indexed. In the case of the Worker object, sorting directly by the Worker object field is slower. Workday best practice is to sort bytext-based fields such as the “Full Name (text)” field, which improves query performance because it leverages indexed fields.

From the Workday reporting materials:

*“For indexed data sources, performance improves when sorting by text fields such as Full Name (text), instead of object fields. Sorting by object fields causes slower performance, whereas text-based fields use the