WORKDAY PRO PAYROLL CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is an example of an object? ANSWER- Organizations, workers, and
positions
T/F You can calculate payroll multiple times during a pay period? ANSWER-
True
T/F To include compensation data in your payroll results, you must run a
compensation? ANSWER- False
What three items comprise the payroll processing framework, which identifies
the when, what, and who process? ANSWER- Period Schedule(when), Run
Category (what), and Pay Group (who)
T/F Workday Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking can share period schedules?
ANSWER- True
What are two specific types of pay accumulations that you specified in
your regular run? ANSWER- Gross and Net
What are run categories assigned to in order to pay workers? ANSWER-
Pay groups and Period Schedules
T/F You cannot complete payroll until you have defined the payment
elections rules for the run category? ANSWER- True
,What is an organization type that is unique to payroll? ANSWER- Pay
Groups
T/F Workday delivers and maintains tax data required for payroll tax
processing, including rate, limits, and calculations? ANSWER- True
Where can you find information on the latest compliance changes? ANSWER-
Payroll Compliance Updates
Earnings and deductions are also called? ANSWER- pay components
You need to calculate the year-to-date amount of employee reported tips.
What do you need to create? ANSWER- Pay Balances
T/F PCGs only sum values. They do not subtract values ANSWER- True
What type of calculation returns the sum, average, minimum or maximum
of two or more values? ANSWER- Aggregate
What type of calculation can you use to return a t/f value? ANSWER- Logic
What field links an earning to a compensation plan? ANSWER-
Compensation Element
You just entered payroll input for three workers. What is the most efficient
way to run a pay calculation for these workers? ANSWER- Run a
calculation selecting Smart Calculation Based on Events > Payroll Input
, What is a Pay Component Related Calculation (PCRC)? ANSWER- 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? ANSWER- True
When would you select the Special Entry checkbox when adding payroll
input? ANSWER- 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?
ANSWER- False
T/F When using payroll input to enter an ongoing deduction, the Start Date
and End Date fields are both required? ANSWER- False
Which payroll input processing option do you select when you need to add
or subtract from an existing payment? ANSWER- Adjustment
You need to process a spot bonus payment for a worker in the current,
regular pay period. What processing options should you use? ANSWER-
One time, Override, regular run
You want to add a pay component to the Workday-delivered Payroll
Register. What task do you use? ANSWER- Maintain Register
Configuration task
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is an example of an object? ANSWER- Organizations, workers, and
positions
T/F You can calculate payroll multiple times during a pay period? ANSWER-
True
T/F To include compensation data in your payroll results, you must run a
compensation? ANSWER- False
What three items comprise the payroll processing framework, which identifies
the when, what, and who process? ANSWER- Period Schedule(when), Run
Category (what), and Pay Group (who)
T/F Workday Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking can share period schedules?
ANSWER- True
What are two specific types of pay accumulations that you specified in
your regular run? ANSWER- Gross and Net
What are run categories assigned to in order to pay workers? ANSWER-
Pay groups and Period Schedules
T/F You cannot complete payroll until you have defined the payment
elections rules for the run category? ANSWER- True
,What is an organization type that is unique to payroll? ANSWER- Pay
Groups
T/F Workday delivers and maintains tax data required for payroll tax
processing, including rate, limits, and calculations? ANSWER- True
Where can you find information on the latest compliance changes? ANSWER-
Payroll Compliance Updates
Earnings and deductions are also called? ANSWER- pay components
You need to calculate the year-to-date amount of employee reported tips.
What do you need to create? ANSWER- Pay Balances
T/F PCGs only sum values. They do not subtract values ANSWER- True
What type of calculation returns the sum, average, minimum or maximum
of two or more values? ANSWER- Aggregate
What type of calculation can you use to return a t/f value? ANSWER- Logic
What field links an earning to a compensation plan? ANSWER-
Compensation Element
You just entered payroll input for three workers. What is the most efficient
way to run a pay calculation for these workers? ANSWER- Run a
calculation selecting Smart Calculation Based on Events > Payroll Input
, What is a Pay Component Related Calculation (PCRC)? ANSWER- 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? ANSWER- True
When would you select the Special Entry checkbox when adding payroll
input? ANSWER- 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?
ANSWER- False
T/F When using payroll input to enter an ongoing deduction, the Start Date
and End Date fields are both required? ANSWER- False
Which payroll input processing option do you select when you need to add
or subtract from an existing payment? ANSWER- Adjustment
You need to process a spot bonus payment for a worker in the current,
regular pay period. What processing options should you use? ANSWER-
One time, Override, regular run
You want to add a pay component to the Workday-delivered Payroll
Register. What task do you use? ANSWER- Maintain Register
Configuration task
