Workday Pro Payroll Exam Questions
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What is an example of an object? - ✔✔Organizations, workers, and positions
T/F You can calculate payroll multiple times during a pay period? - ✔✔True
T/F To include compensation data in your payroll results, you must run a
compensation? - ✔✔False
What three items comprise the payroll processing framework, which identifies the
when, what, and who process? - ✔✔Period Schedule(when), Run Category (what), and
Pay Group (who)
T/F Workday Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking can share period schedules? -
✔✔True
What are two specific types of pay accumulations that you specified in your regular
run? - ✔✔Gross and Net
What are run categories assigned to in order to pay workers? - ✔✔Pay groups and
Period Schedules
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,T/F You cannot complete payroll until you have defined the payment elections rules
for the run category? - ✔✔True
What is an organization type that is unique to payroll? - ✔✔Pay Groups
T/F Workday delivers and maintains tax data required for payroll tax processing,
including rate, limits, and calculations? - ✔✔True
Where can you find information on the latest compliance changes? - ✔✔Payroll
Compliance Updates
Earnings and deductions are also called? - ✔✔pay components
You need to calculate the year-to-date amount of employee reported tips. What do you
need to create? - ✔✔Pay Balances
T/F PCGs only sum values. They do not subtract values - ✔✔True
What type of calculation returns the sum, average, minimum or maximum of two or
more values? - ✔✔Aggregate
What type of calculation can you use to return a t/f value? - ✔✔Logic
What field links an earning to a compensation plan? - ✔✔Compensation Element
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, You just entered payroll input for three workers. What is the most efficient way to run a
pay calculation for these workers? - ✔✔Run a calculation selecting Smart Calculation
Based on Events > Payroll Input
What is a Pay Component Related Calculation (PCRC)? - ✔✔A related calculation that
is used in the definition of an earning or deductions
T/F You can define the order in which to eliminate or reduce deductions if an
employee's net pay is zero or drops below the minimum net amount for the run
category? - ✔✔True
When would you select the Special Entry checkbox when adding payroll input? -
✔✔Select this checkbox if you want to change an earning or deduction even if input is
not allowed, based on the pay component's configuration. When Special Entry is
selected, Input Details will allow entry of any type, such as hours, amount, or rate
T/F You cannot delete payroll input once you have run pay calculation? - ✔✔False
T/F When using payroll input to enter an ongoing deduction, the Start Date and End
Date fields are both required? - ✔✔False
Which payroll input processing option do you select when you need to add or subtract
from an existing payment? - ✔✔Adjustment
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What is an example of an object? - ✔✔Organizations, workers, and positions
T/F You can calculate payroll multiple times during a pay period? - ✔✔True
T/F To include compensation data in your payroll results, you must run a
compensation? - ✔✔False
What three items comprise the payroll processing framework, which identifies the
when, what, and who process? - ✔✔Period Schedule(when), Run Category (what), and
Pay Group (who)
T/F Workday Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking can share period schedules? -
✔✔True
What are two specific types of pay accumulations that you specified in your regular
run? - ✔✔Gross and Net
What are run categories assigned to in order to pay workers? - ✔✔Pay groups and
Period Schedules
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,T/F You cannot complete payroll until you have defined the payment elections rules
for the run category? - ✔✔True
What is an organization type that is unique to payroll? - ✔✔Pay Groups
T/F Workday delivers and maintains tax data required for payroll tax processing,
including rate, limits, and calculations? - ✔✔True
Where can you find information on the latest compliance changes? - ✔✔Payroll
Compliance Updates
Earnings and deductions are also called? - ✔✔pay components
You need to calculate the year-to-date amount of employee reported tips. What do you
need to create? - ✔✔Pay Balances
T/F PCGs only sum values. They do not subtract values - ✔✔True
What type of calculation returns the sum, average, minimum or maximum of two or
more values? - ✔✔Aggregate
What type of calculation can you use to return a t/f value? - ✔✔Logic
What field links an earning to a compensation plan? - ✔✔Compensation Element
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, You just entered payroll input for three workers. What is the most efficient way to run a
pay calculation for these workers? - ✔✔Run a calculation selecting Smart Calculation
Based on Events > Payroll Input
What is a Pay Component Related Calculation (PCRC)? - ✔✔A related calculation that
is used in the definition of an earning or deductions
T/F You can define the order in which to eliminate or reduce deductions if an
employee's net pay is zero or drops below the minimum net amount for the run
category? - ✔✔True
When would you select the Special Entry checkbox when adding payroll input? -
✔✔Select this checkbox if you want to change an earning or deduction even if input is
not allowed, based on the pay component's configuration. When Special Entry is
selected, Input Details will allow entry of any type, such as hours, amount, or rate
T/F You cannot delete payroll input once you have run pay calculation? - ✔✔False
T/F When using payroll input to enter an ongoing deduction, the Start Date and End
Date fields are both required? - ✔✔False
Which payroll input processing option do you select when you need to add or subtract
from an existing payment? - ✔✔Adjustment
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