WORKDAY HCM CORE
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Business process security policies.
Answer: Determine who can start or approve processes.
◍ My Account (in profile).
Answer: Allows you to change your password and user account preferences
◍ How can you filter in a custom report?.
Answer: regular filter: select a data sources that filter unnecessary data-sub
filter: filters data from related bus objects (RUNS 1ST)
◍ True or False: The Termination business process type uses a template, but
customers can remove it if desired..
Answer: False
◍ Job Management Staffing Model.
Answer: Describe the characteristics of the job management staffing model.
◍ Feature Release Guidebook(Workday Community).
Answer: Updates managers on foundational information for developing a
plan and a repeatable process.
◍ True or False? Workday does not consider a business process "Successfully
Completed" until all steps in the process have executed.
Answer: False
◍ Role Based Security Group.
Answer: partner or leader position-use maintain assignable roles
, task-constrained or unconstrained
◍ True or False? Workday recommends you use only one business process
definition for a given business process type..
Answer: True
◍ Which security group type can you use to give only specific users access to
relevant documents?
A. Aggregate
B. Intersection
C. Segment-based
D. Integration.
Answer: C. Segment-based
◍ How can you sort data in a custom report?.
Answer: logical sort order (rather than alphabetical - ex. months)-sub level
sorting (for related bus objects)
◍ View Domain.
Answer: Task used to view permissions for a domain.
◍ Security Administrator.
Answer: Role required to configure security policies.
◍ If an employee is eligible for a package that has 3 bonus plans, and they are
eligible for 3 bonus plans, which will default in?.
Answer: all 3
◍ Can you have an applicant in the system prior to having a supervisory org?.
Answer: Yes - applicants are not tied to Sup Orgs
◍ Reports.
Answer: Reports exist as built-in features in the application, which allow
users to act on the report output directly from the user interface. Reports in
Workday leverage your security configuration, allowing you to access
real-time, relevant data. These can be custom or delivered.Reports support
many features:Outbound IntegrationsMobileReport Designer (BIRT)Prism
, AnalyticsExcel Template
◍ recommended for you.
Answer: can personalize this section- displays these by default: explore org
chart, view your profile
◍ Where do you initiate the "Move Worker" task from?.
Answer: Related Actions of the org where the worker currently
resides-Directly from the worker's profile
◍ What security policy includes actions such as initiate, cancel, review,
approve?.
Answer: Business Process Security Policies
◍ Job Profile.
Answer: Create a Job Profile.
◍ T / F: Workers can be moved between supervisory orgs using different
staffing models.
Answer: False
◍ True or False: Workers hired or transferred into a supervisory organization
automatically become members of that supervisory organization's
organization assignments, such as companies and cost centers?.
Answer: True
◍ Maintain Security Groups.
Answer: Maintain security groups and assignable roles.
◍ True or False? You can create and map your tenanted Change Job reasons to
Workday-delivered Change Job types..
Answer: True
◍ If a client no longer wants a position to be filled, what are the two options?.
Answer: Close positionFreeze position
◍ What determines an org's hierarchy?.
Answer: subordinate and superior relationships
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Business process security policies.
Answer: Determine who can start or approve processes.
◍ My Account (in profile).
Answer: Allows you to change your password and user account preferences
◍ How can you filter in a custom report?.
Answer: regular filter: select a data sources that filter unnecessary data-sub
filter: filters data from related bus objects (RUNS 1ST)
◍ True or False: The Termination business process type uses a template, but
customers can remove it if desired..
Answer: False
◍ Job Management Staffing Model.
Answer: Describe the characteristics of the job management staffing model.
◍ Feature Release Guidebook(Workday Community).
Answer: Updates managers on foundational information for developing a
plan and a repeatable process.
◍ True or False? Workday does not consider a business process "Successfully
Completed" until all steps in the process have executed.
Answer: False
◍ Role Based Security Group.
Answer: partner or leader position-use maintain assignable roles
, task-constrained or unconstrained
◍ True or False? Workday recommends you use only one business process
definition for a given business process type..
Answer: True
◍ Which security group type can you use to give only specific users access to
relevant documents?
A. Aggregate
B. Intersection
C. Segment-based
D. Integration.
Answer: C. Segment-based
◍ How can you sort data in a custom report?.
Answer: logical sort order (rather than alphabetical - ex. months)-sub level
sorting (for related bus objects)
◍ View Domain.
Answer: Task used to view permissions for a domain.
◍ Security Administrator.
Answer: Role required to configure security policies.
◍ If an employee is eligible for a package that has 3 bonus plans, and they are
eligible for 3 bonus plans, which will default in?.
Answer: all 3
◍ Can you have an applicant in the system prior to having a supervisory org?.
Answer: Yes - applicants are not tied to Sup Orgs
◍ Reports.
Answer: Reports exist as built-in features in the application, which allow
users to act on the report output directly from the user interface. Reports in
Workday leverage your security configuration, allowing you to access
real-time, relevant data. These can be custom or delivered.Reports support
many features:Outbound IntegrationsMobileReport Designer (BIRT)Prism
, AnalyticsExcel Template
◍ recommended for you.
Answer: can personalize this section- displays these by default: explore org
chart, view your profile
◍ Where do you initiate the "Move Worker" task from?.
Answer: Related Actions of the org where the worker currently
resides-Directly from the worker's profile
◍ What security policy includes actions such as initiate, cancel, review,
approve?.
Answer: Business Process Security Policies
◍ Job Profile.
Answer: Create a Job Profile.
◍ T / F: Workers can be moved between supervisory orgs using different
staffing models.
Answer: False
◍ True or False: Workers hired or transferred into a supervisory organization
automatically become members of that supervisory organization's
organization assignments, such as companies and cost centers?.
Answer: True
◍ Maintain Security Groups.
Answer: Maintain security groups and assignable roles.
◍ True or False? You can create and map your tenanted Change Job reasons to
Workday-delivered Change Job types..
Answer: True
◍ If a client no longer wants a position to be filled, what are the two options?.
Answer: Close positionFreeze position
◍ What determines an org's hierarchy?.
Answer: subordinate and superior relationships
