Workday Pro Report Writer Knowledge Check 2026 – Complete
Study Guide, Practice Questions, Answers & Rationales
Section 1: Report Fundamentals
1. Which reports display when you run the Workday Standard Reports report?
A. All Workday-delivered reports that you have access to
B. All Workday-delivered reports, regardless of access
C. All reports in the tenant
D. All custom reports in the tenant
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The report lists all delivered reports in the tenant regardless of user
access. Security restrictions apply only when attempting to run the report.
2. What report data manipulation can ONLY be made when editing a report
definition?
A. Sort the data
B. Filter the data
C. Add or remove columns
D. Show or hide columns
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Column structure is defined at the report definition level; runtime
changes cannot add/remove columns.
3. Which feature lets you easily search for custom reports?
A. Logical Sort
B. Report Tags
C. Data Sources
D. Report filters
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Report Tags allow categorization and quick retrieval of custom reports.
,4. Which are common report search prefixes? (Select all that apply)
A. rd
B. rdt
C. field
Correct Answers: A, B, C
Rationale:
• rd → report search
• rdt → report definition/tag search
• field → field search
5. Why can you see a standard report but cannot run it?
Correct Answer: You do not have access to the required security domain.
Rationale: Report visibility does not grant execution rights; domain security controls
report access.
Section 2: Report Creation
6. What are two ways to copy a standard report? (Select two)
A. From Related Actions on the report
B. Use “Copy Standard Report to Custom Report” task
C. Export and re-import
D. Duplicate through scheduling
Correct Answers: A, B
Rationale: Workday provides only these native methods; other options are not
valid.
7. What is the Primary Business Object (PBO)?
Answer: The main business object containing report data.
Rationale: It defines the dataset and available fields for the report.
, 8. What is a Related Business Object (RBO)?
Answer: An object associated with the PBO via relationships (1:1 or 1:M).
Rationale: Enables access to additional data beyond the PBO.
9. What is a Report Data Source?
Answer: A predefined view or starting dataset of the PBO.
Rationale: Determines which instances are included in the report.
10. What are Class Report Fields?
Answer: Workday-delivered, calculated, or custom fields.
Rationale: These are the selectable data elements in a report.
11. What are Instances?
Answer: Individual occurrences (rows) of a business object.
Rationale: Each instance represents a unique record.
12. Workday delivers how many data sources per business object? (Select three)
A. Zero
B. Six
C. One
D. Multiple
Correct Answers: A, C, D
Rationale: The number varies by object configuration; there is no fixed count like
“six.”
13. You must select a single report data source when creating a report.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Required for all reports except composite reports.
Study Guide, Practice Questions, Answers & Rationales
Section 1: Report Fundamentals
1. Which reports display when you run the Workday Standard Reports report?
A. All Workday-delivered reports that you have access to
B. All Workday-delivered reports, regardless of access
C. All reports in the tenant
D. All custom reports in the tenant
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The report lists all delivered reports in the tenant regardless of user
access. Security restrictions apply only when attempting to run the report.
2. What report data manipulation can ONLY be made when editing a report
definition?
A. Sort the data
B. Filter the data
C. Add or remove columns
D. Show or hide columns
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Column structure is defined at the report definition level; runtime
changes cannot add/remove columns.
3. Which feature lets you easily search for custom reports?
A. Logical Sort
B. Report Tags
C. Data Sources
D. Report filters
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Report Tags allow categorization and quick retrieval of custom reports.
,4. Which are common report search prefixes? (Select all that apply)
A. rd
B. rdt
C. field
Correct Answers: A, B, C
Rationale:
• rd → report search
• rdt → report definition/tag search
• field → field search
5. Why can you see a standard report but cannot run it?
Correct Answer: You do not have access to the required security domain.
Rationale: Report visibility does not grant execution rights; domain security controls
report access.
Section 2: Report Creation
6. What are two ways to copy a standard report? (Select two)
A. From Related Actions on the report
B. Use “Copy Standard Report to Custom Report” task
C. Export and re-import
D. Duplicate through scheduling
Correct Answers: A, B
Rationale: Workday provides only these native methods; other options are not
valid.
7. What is the Primary Business Object (PBO)?
Answer: The main business object containing report data.
Rationale: It defines the dataset and available fields for the report.
, 8. What is a Related Business Object (RBO)?
Answer: An object associated with the PBO via relationships (1:1 or 1:M).
Rationale: Enables access to additional data beyond the PBO.
9. What is a Report Data Source?
Answer: A predefined view or starting dataset of the PBO.
Rationale: Determines which instances are included in the report.
10. What are Class Report Fields?
Answer: Workday-delivered, calculated, or custom fields.
Rationale: These are the selectable data elements in a report.
11. What are Instances?
Answer: Individual occurrences (rows) of a business object.
Rationale: Each instance represents a unique record.
12. Workday delivers how many data sources per business object? (Select three)
A. Zero
B. Six
C. One
D. Multiple
Correct Answers: A, C, D
Rationale: The number varies by object configuration; there is no fixed count like
“six.”
13. You must select a single report data source when creating a report.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Required for all reports except composite reports.
