Workday HCM Pro Core certification REAL EXAM REVIEW 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
COVERING THE MOST TESTED QUESTIONS PERFECT FOR A+
GRADE
1. What is the primary function of a supervisory organization in Workday HCM?
A) To store employee contact info
B) To group workers for reporting and business process routing
C) To define compensation plans
D) To restrict access to modules
Rationale: Supervisory organizations are used to define reporting relationships and
route approvals in business processes.
2. Which staffing model allows for distinct jobs and positions in Workday?
A) Job management only
B) Position management
C) Worker management
D) Cost-center management
Rationale: Position management allows creation of jobs tied to specific positions, unlike
job management which is simpler.
3. In configuring a business process, what is the step called when the actual business
transaction occurs (such as hire)?
A) Initiation
B) Action
C) Review
D) Approval
Rationale: The “Action” step is where the business transaction (e.g., Hire) is executed
within a business process.
4. Which of the following is considered a “condition rule” in a Workday business process?
A) A step label
B) A participant definition
C) A logic that determines when a step is required
D) The process name
Rationale: Condition rules are logic expressions that determine if a step should be
executed based on defined criteria.
5. Which data source type is typically selected when building a custom report that requires
complex relationships between multiple business objects?
A) Simple data source
, B) Composite data source
C) Standard data source
D) Matrix data source
Rationale: Composite data sources allow you to join multiple business objects in a single
report.
6. For a custom report, what is the key reason to choose “Index” over “Standard” data
source?
A) Better performance and large data volumes
B) Fewer join capabilities
C) Only for analytics dashboards
D) No security filter applied
Rationale: Index data sources are optimized for large volumes and reporting
performance.
7. In Workday HCM, what is the difference between business objects “Position” and “Job
Profile”?
A) They are identical
B) Job Profile defines role attributes; Position is the instance of role in org
C) Position defines role attributes; Job Profile is instance
D) Neither is used in staffing
Rationale: Job Profile defines standard attributes (title, grade, description) while
Position reflects a specific role allocated within an organization.
8. What must you do before a custom report can be used as a web service in Workday?
A) Schedule it
B) Enable “as Web Service” option
C) Convert to matrix type
D) Save with standard data source
Rationale: To expose a report as a web service, you must enable the “As Web Service”
option in its definition.
9. Which of the following best describes a user-based security group in Workday?
A) Groups by role only
B) Groups by organization membership
C) A manually defined list of specific users
D) Automatically assigned by rules
Rationale: User-based security groups consist of explicit user assignments and are often
used for specific purposes.
10. When creating a mass change for multiple workers using a business process, which step
type is most appropriate?
A) Individual task
, B) Mass task
C) Approval step
D) Notification only
Rationale: Mass tasks are designed for processing changes across many workers
simultaneously.
11. What is the recommended first action when building a custom report for performance?
A) Add all fields
B) Select appropriate data source and filter
C) Set scheduling
D) Make it matrix type
Rationale: Performance depends greatly on choosing proper data source and filters
before adding fields.
12. In Workday HCM, which organizational type is required at minimum to hire a worker?
A) Cost center
B) Location
C) Supervisory organization
D) Job profile
Rationale: A supervisory organization is required because it defines that group which
will employ the worker.
13. Which staffing model restricts the number of incumbents per job?
A) None
B) Position management
C) Job management
D) Worker management
Rationale: Position management can set incumbent limits per job/position.
14. What is the purpose of the “Change Organization” business process step?
A) Terminate worker
**B) Reassign worker to new org or location
C) Adjust compensation
D) Create new job
Rationale: “Change Organization” allows transferring a worker between supervisory
organizations, cost centers or locations.
15. Which report type allows grouping rows and columns, like a pivot?
A) Standard report
B) Advanced report
C) Matrix report
D) Dashboard report
, Rationale: Matrix reports provide row/column grouping and aggregation similar to pivot
tables.
16. When routing a business process step, what defines the approver?
A) The participant type
B) The condition rule
**C) The assignment rule (role, organization, or individual)
D) The step label
Rationale: The routing is determined by assignment rules specifying who must approve
at that step.
17. In Workday HCM, what is the difference between Termination and End Employment
business processes?
A) No difference
**B) Termination ends employment; “End Employment” ends contract only
C) Termination is only for contractors
D) End Employment is only internal
Rationale: Termination ends the worker record; End Employment ends a contract or job
without full termination.
18. What is the primary function of “Position Restrictions”?
A) Manage salary bands
B) Hire external only
**C) Limit who occupies positions (e.g., by company, location)
D) Control job profile usage
Rationale: Position restrictions restrict recruitment by company, cost center, location,
etc.
19. Which calculated field type would you use to compute a date based on worker hire date
plus X months?
A) Text
**B) Date calculation
C) Numeric
D) Boolean
Rationale: To compute dates you use date calculation fields.
20. What is a key benefit of using condition rules rather than separate business process
definitions?
A) Easier to understand
**B) Fewer processes to maintain
C) More routing complexity
D) More approvals
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
COVERING THE MOST TESTED QUESTIONS PERFECT FOR A+
GRADE
1. What is the primary function of a supervisory organization in Workday HCM?
A) To store employee contact info
B) To group workers for reporting and business process routing
C) To define compensation plans
D) To restrict access to modules
Rationale: Supervisory organizations are used to define reporting relationships and
route approvals in business processes.
2. Which staffing model allows for distinct jobs and positions in Workday?
A) Job management only
B) Position management
C) Worker management
D) Cost-center management
Rationale: Position management allows creation of jobs tied to specific positions, unlike
job management which is simpler.
3. In configuring a business process, what is the step called when the actual business
transaction occurs (such as hire)?
A) Initiation
B) Action
C) Review
D) Approval
Rationale: The “Action” step is where the business transaction (e.g., Hire) is executed
within a business process.
4. Which of the following is considered a “condition rule” in a Workday business process?
A) A step label
B) A participant definition
C) A logic that determines when a step is required
D) The process name
Rationale: Condition rules are logic expressions that determine if a step should be
executed based on defined criteria.
5. Which data source type is typically selected when building a custom report that requires
complex relationships between multiple business objects?
A) Simple data source
, B) Composite data source
C) Standard data source
D) Matrix data source
Rationale: Composite data sources allow you to join multiple business objects in a single
report.
6. For a custom report, what is the key reason to choose “Index” over “Standard” data
source?
A) Better performance and large data volumes
B) Fewer join capabilities
C) Only for analytics dashboards
D) No security filter applied
Rationale: Index data sources are optimized for large volumes and reporting
performance.
7. In Workday HCM, what is the difference between business objects “Position” and “Job
Profile”?
A) They are identical
B) Job Profile defines role attributes; Position is the instance of role in org
C) Position defines role attributes; Job Profile is instance
D) Neither is used in staffing
Rationale: Job Profile defines standard attributes (title, grade, description) while
Position reflects a specific role allocated within an organization.
8. What must you do before a custom report can be used as a web service in Workday?
A) Schedule it
B) Enable “as Web Service” option
C) Convert to matrix type
D) Save with standard data source
Rationale: To expose a report as a web service, you must enable the “As Web Service”
option in its definition.
9. Which of the following best describes a user-based security group in Workday?
A) Groups by role only
B) Groups by organization membership
C) A manually defined list of specific users
D) Automatically assigned by rules
Rationale: User-based security groups consist of explicit user assignments and are often
used for specific purposes.
10. When creating a mass change for multiple workers using a business process, which step
type is most appropriate?
A) Individual task
, B) Mass task
C) Approval step
D) Notification only
Rationale: Mass tasks are designed for processing changes across many workers
simultaneously.
11. What is the recommended first action when building a custom report for performance?
A) Add all fields
B) Select appropriate data source and filter
C) Set scheduling
D) Make it matrix type
Rationale: Performance depends greatly on choosing proper data source and filters
before adding fields.
12. In Workday HCM, which organizational type is required at minimum to hire a worker?
A) Cost center
B) Location
C) Supervisory organization
D) Job profile
Rationale: A supervisory organization is required because it defines that group which
will employ the worker.
13. Which staffing model restricts the number of incumbents per job?
A) None
B) Position management
C) Job management
D) Worker management
Rationale: Position management can set incumbent limits per job/position.
14. What is the purpose of the “Change Organization” business process step?
A) Terminate worker
**B) Reassign worker to new org or location
C) Adjust compensation
D) Create new job
Rationale: “Change Organization” allows transferring a worker between supervisory
organizations, cost centers or locations.
15. Which report type allows grouping rows and columns, like a pivot?
A) Standard report
B) Advanced report
C) Matrix report
D) Dashboard report
, Rationale: Matrix reports provide row/column grouping and aggregation similar to pivot
tables.
16. When routing a business process step, what defines the approver?
A) The participant type
B) The condition rule
**C) The assignment rule (role, organization, or individual)
D) The step label
Rationale: The routing is determined by assignment rules specifying who must approve
at that step.
17. In Workday HCM, what is the difference between Termination and End Employment
business processes?
A) No difference
**B) Termination ends employment; “End Employment” ends contract only
C) Termination is only for contractors
D) End Employment is only internal
Rationale: Termination ends the worker record; End Employment ends a contract or job
without full termination.
18. What is the primary function of “Position Restrictions”?
A) Manage salary bands
B) Hire external only
**C) Limit who occupies positions (e.g., by company, location)
D) Control job profile usage
Rationale: Position restrictions restrict recruitment by company, cost center, location,
etc.
19. Which calculated field type would you use to compute a date based on worker hire date
plus X months?
A) Text
**B) Date calculation
C) Numeric
D) Boolean
Rationale: To compute dates you use date calculation fields.
20. What is a key benefit of using condition rules rather than separate business process
definitions?
A) Easier to understand
**B) Fewer processes to maintain
C) More routing complexity
D) More approvals
