WORKDAY HCM CORE
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Main security groups to focus on.
Answer: job-baseduser-basedrole-based (unconstrained/constrained)org
membershiplocation membership
◍ Define Entry Conditions.
Answer: if condition applies, step runs if not it skips-can be used on all steps
except initiation
◍ What is a Supervisory Organization in Workday?.
Answer: A structure within the organization where employees and workers
are managed by a supervisor. Also the primary organizational structure
◍ How can you assign roles to an organization?.
Answer: Org -> RA -> Roles -> Assign Roles
◍ What task activates domain and business process security policy changes?.
Answer: Activate pending security policy changes.
◍ What does your data source selection determine for a report?
A. Primary Business Object and Starting Data Set
B. Which users you can share the report with
C. The PBO, starting dataset, and which users you can share the report with
D. The number of rows displayed in the report output.
Answer: C. The PBO, starting dataset, and which users you can share the
report with
◍ What is the org type representing physical location of workers?.
, Answer: location hierarchy
◍ Quick Tasks Section.
Answer: Displays three links to internal tasks. This section only displays
when you enable User Experience Machine Learning on the Innovation
Services and Data Selection Opt-In report.Note: Quick Tasks is not
supported for proxying.
◍ Implementation Tenant.
Answer: A secure space for testing, prototyping, and training. Customers
may have multiple.
◍ What are the required fields when creating a Supervisory Org?.
Answer: Availability Date-Org Subtype-Org Visibility-Primary
Location-Staffing Model**Name of Org is NOT a required field, but is
recommended. If you click "Include Manager Name" or "Include Org
Code", that name/code will be the name of the org.
◍ Security Groups.
Answer: Creating groups for managing security settings.
◍ Job Family.
Answer: Create job family / family groups.
◍ Organizations Weight.
Answer: 20% of the exam focuses on organizations.
◍ What is used to allow for comp to default in during a staffing event?.
Answer: comp eligibility rules
◍ How do you launch the Condition Rule Tester?
A. Business process event > Related Actions
B. Condition Rule Tester business process
C. Tenant Setup
D. Business process step > Related Actions.
Answer: A. Business process event > Related Actions
◍ True or False? Workday recommends using numbers instead of letters when
, ordering business process steps.
Answer: False
◍ How do you include workers in a location hierarchy?.
Answer: By hiring or contracting a worker into a location that is included
within the location hierarchy.
◍ Where do you configure the business process?
A. Business process type
B. Business process event
C. Business process definition
D. Tenant Setup - Business Process.
Answer: C. Business Process definition
◍ What are the 2 types of records a worker has in the system?.
Answer: 1. Employee/Contingent2. Applicant (must have an applicant
record)
◍ What is domain security?.
Answer: What you can see, or who can see
things-actions/reporting/permissions, integrations permissions, etc.
◍ True or False? Workday requires a hire reason when hiring an employee..
Answer: False
◍ How many workers can you compare in your workbox?.
Answer: 5
◍ Location Based Security Group.
Answer: based on physical location-unconstrained
◍ Advanced Report.
Answer: Allows filtering, sorting, and sub-totaling in Workday.
◍ Create Business Process Definition.
Answer: Used to copy a business process.
◍ Awaiting Your Action.
Answer: Displays up to four of the most recent items, which includes:• The
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Main security groups to focus on.
Answer: job-baseduser-basedrole-based (unconstrained/constrained)org
membershiplocation membership
◍ Define Entry Conditions.
Answer: if condition applies, step runs if not it skips-can be used on all steps
except initiation
◍ What is a Supervisory Organization in Workday?.
Answer: A structure within the organization where employees and workers
are managed by a supervisor. Also the primary organizational structure
◍ How can you assign roles to an organization?.
Answer: Org -> RA -> Roles -> Assign Roles
◍ What task activates domain and business process security policy changes?.
Answer: Activate pending security policy changes.
◍ What does your data source selection determine for a report?
A. Primary Business Object and Starting Data Set
B. Which users you can share the report with
C. The PBO, starting dataset, and which users you can share the report with
D. The number of rows displayed in the report output.
Answer: C. The PBO, starting dataset, and which users you can share the
report with
◍ What is the org type representing physical location of workers?.
, Answer: location hierarchy
◍ Quick Tasks Section.
Answer: Displays three links to internal tasks. This section only displays
when you enable User Experience Machine Learning on the Innovation
Services and Data Selection Opt-In report.Note: Quick Tasks is not
supported for proxying.
◍ Implementation Tenant.
Answer: A secure space for testing, prototyping, and training. Customers
may have multiple.
◍ What are the required fields when creating a Supervisory Org?.
Answer: Availability Date-Org Subtype-Org Visibility-Primary
Location-Staffing Model**Name of Org is NOT a required field, but is
recommended. If you click "Include Manager Name" or "Include Org
Code", that name/code will be the name of the org.
◍ Security Groups.
Answer: Creating groups for managing security settings.
◍ Job Family.
Answer: Create job family / family groups.
◍ Organizations Weight.
Answer: 20% of the exam focuses on organizations.
◍ What is used to allow for comp to default in during a staffing event?.
Answer: comp eligibility rules
◍ How do you launch the Condition Rule Tester?
A. Business process event > Related Actions
B. Condition Rule Tester business process
C. Tenant Setup
D. Business process step > Related Actions.
Answer: A. Business process event > Related Actions
◍ True or False? Workday recommends using numbers instead of letters when
, ordering business process steps.
Answer: False
◍ How do you include workers in a location hierarchy?.
Answer: By hiring or contracting a worker into a location that is included
within the location hierarchy.
◍ Where do you configure the business process?
A. Business process type
B. Business process event
C. Business process definition
D. Tenant Setup - Business Process.
Answer: C. Business Process definition
◍ What are the 2 types of records a worker has in the system?.
Answer: 1. Employee/Contingent2. Applicant (must have an applicant
record)
◍ What is domain security?.
Answer: What you can see, or who can see
things-actions/reporting/permissions, integrations permissions, etc.
◍ True or False? Workday requires a hire reason when hiring an employee..
Answer: False
◍ How many workers can you compare in your workbox?.
Answer: 5
◍ Location Based Security Group.
Answer: based on physical location-unconstrained
◍ Advanced Report.
Answer: Allows filtering, sorting, and sub-totaling in Workday.
◍ Create Business Process Definition.
Answer: Used to copy a business process.
◍ Awaiting Your Action.
Answer: Displays up to four of the most recent items, which includes:• The
