C_THR81 Employee Central Core Practice Test 5 — 15 Questions

Question 1

An administrator needs to make the 'Cost Center' field on the Job Information portlet a required field for all employees. The field is a standard field that is not currently required. What is the most appropriate way to enforce this requirement?

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Accepted Answer

Set the field to 'Required' in the Job Information portlet configuration under Manage Business Configuration.. The Job Information portlet configuration in Manage Business Configuration includes a Required property for each field. Setting this property to Yes makes the field mandatory for all employees, ensuring data completeness. This is the simplest and most maintainable solution for standard fields, and it does not require business rules or data model changes.

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Create a business rule that throws an error if Cost Center is empty on save.

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Add a validation rule in the Succession Data Model to make the field mandatory.

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Use the 'Field Criteria' option in the Job Information portlet to mark the field as required.

Question 2

A SuccessFactors administrator is configuring the 'Job Information' portlet. The company requires that when an employee's 'Employee Status' is set to 'Terminated', the system must automatically set the 'Pay Scale Grade' field to read-only and clear its value. Which tool should the administrator use to implement this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Configure a business rule on the Job Information object that triggers on save, checks if Employee Status is 'Terminated', and then sets Pay Scale Grade to read-only and null.. A business rule on the Job Information object is the correct solution because it can evaluate the Employee Status field and conditionally set Pay Scale Grade to read-only and clear its value upon save. This provides real-time, automated enforcement. Other tools like propagation rules, workflows, or field-level permissions cannot achieve the conditional read-only and clearing behavior required in this scenario.

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Use a propagation rule on the Job Information portlet to propagate the Employee Status value to Pay Scale Grade and set it to read-only via field configuration.

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Configure a workflow rule that triggers on termination and updates the Job Information record to set Pay Scale Grade to read-only and blank.

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Create a field-level permission that makes Pay Scale Grade read-only for terminated employees and use a data import to clear the value.

Question 3

An administrator is configuring the 'Job Information' portlet and needs to ensure that when an employee's 'Job Title' changes, a notification is sent to the HR manager. The notification must include the old and new job titles. Which two configuration steps are required to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Create a business rule on the Job Information object that triggers on the 'Job Title' field change and sends an email notification.. To send a notification when Job Title changes, you need a business rule that triggers on that change and an email template that includes the old and new values. The rule detects the change and uses the template to send the email to the HR manager. These two steps together fulfill the requirement.

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Enable the 'Send Notification' option in the Job Information portlet configuration.

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Create a workflow that routes the job title change to the HR manager for approval.

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Configure the 'Job Title' field to be auditable so that changes are tracked.

Question 4

A consultant is configuring the Employee Central MDF object 'Job Classification' to track job codes and descriptions. The organization wants to ensure that when a Job Classification is selected in Job Information, the corresponding job description is automatically populated in a custom field on the Job Information portlet. Which configuration should the consultant implement?

Accepted Answer

Create a business rule on the Job Information object that reads the Job Classification's description and sets the custom field.. The correct configuration is to create a business rule on the Job Information object that retrieves the description from the selected Job Classification and sets it into the custom field. This ensures real-time population without manual intervention. Business rules are the standard tool for such cross-object data retrieval in Employee Central.

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Use an integration to sync the job description from an external system into the custom field.

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Set up a default value on the custom field using a formula that references the Job Classification object.

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Configure a propagation rule on the Job Information object to copy the description from Job Classification to the custom field.

Question 5

A SuccessFactors administrator is configuring the Employee Central Foundation Object 'Location' for a company with offices in multiple countries. The company requires that when an employee's location is changed, the system automatically updates the employee's 'Time Zone' field based on the location's time zone. Which configuration should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

Create a business rule on the Job Information object that triggers on the onChange event of the Location field and sets the Time Zone field based on the location's time zone.. To automatically update an employee's Time Zone when their Location changes, a business rule on the Job Information object triggered by the onChange event of the Location field is appropriate. The rule can retrieve the time zone from the Location object and set the Time Zone field. This ensures real-time synchronization based on the employee's location change.

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Use a scheduled job that runs daily to synchronize the Time Zone field for all employees based on their current Location.

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Configure a field dependency between the Location and Time Zone fields so that the Time Zone field is automatically populated based on the Location value.

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Create a propagation rule on the Location object that pushes the time zone to all employees assigned to that location.

Question 6

A SuccessFactors consultant configures the Event Reason foundation object so that termination event reasons expose only the fields Termination Type and Reason Code. After deployment, HR reports that when they select a termination event reason on the Job Information portlet, the Termination Type field never appears. Event Reason records exist and are correctly associated with the termination event. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

The 'Termination Type' field was not added to the Event Reason object's field list with the 'Show on Job Information' or equivalent visibility setting enabled.. Event Reason controls which fields surface on Job Information for a given event. If Termination Type is not configured on the Event Reason object with the correct visibility, HR will not see it when selecting a termination reason even though the reason is tied to the termination event and records exist. The fix is to add the field to the Event Reason configuration.

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The Event Reason records were created before the field configuration change, so the existing records must be deleted and re-created for the new fields to appear.

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The Event Reason record's 'Event' field does not match the termination event, so the association between the event and the event reason is missing.

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The 'Termination Type' field was not configured as a field that triggers the termination workflow on the Event Reason object.

Question 7

A consultant is configuring the Employee Central 'Employment Type' foundation object. The company wants to ensure that when a new employee is hired, the 'Employment Type' field on Job Information is automatically populated with 'Regular' unless the employee is hired as a contractor. Which configuration should the consultant use?

Accepted Answer

Set the default value of the 'Employment Type' field to 'Regular' in the Job Information configuration and use a business rule to change it to 'Contractor' when the employee's 'Employee Class' is 'Contractor'.. The best configuration is to set a default value of 'Regular' on the Employment Type field and use a business rule to change it to 'Contractor' when the Employee Class is 'Contractor'. This ensures that all new hires default to 'Regular', while contractors are correctly identified. The default value provides a fallback, and the business rule handles the exception, resulting in accurate data with minimal manual intervention.

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Configure a picklist for 'Employment Type' with 'Regular' as the default and use a business rule to set the field to read-only when Employee Class is Contractor.

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Create a business rule that triggers on hire and sets 'Employment Type' to 'Regular' if the employee's 'Employee Class' is not 'Contractor', otherwise sets it to 'Contractor'.

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Use a propagation rule to copy the 'Employee Class' value to 'Employment Type' and then map 'Contractor' to 'Contractor' and all others to 'Regular'.

Question 8

An administrator is configuring the Employee Central 'Event Reason' object to control which event reasons are available for specific employee groups. The company wants to restrict the 'Hire' event reason to only be available for employees in the 'Full-Time' employee group. Which configuration should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

Configure the 'Event Reason' field in the Employee Group object to include only the 'Hire' event reason for Full-Time.. The correct method is to configure the 'Event Reason' field within the Employee Group object. By including only the 'Hire' event reason in the Full-Time employee group, it becomes available only for employees in that group. Other groups will not have it unless explicitly added. This leverages standard Employee Central configuration.

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Create a business rule on the Event Reason object that validates the employee group and hides the event reason if not Full-Time.

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Create a picklist for the Event Reason field and filter it based on the employee group using a business rule.

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Use the 'Event Reason' configuration in Manage Data to assign the event reason to the Full-Time employee group only.

Question 9

An administrator is configuring the 'Job Information' portlet and needs to ensure that when an employee's 'Employee Class' changes, the 'Pay Grade' is automatically updated according to a predefined matrix. The administrator plans to use a business rule. Which two configurations are required to support this rule? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

The rule must be triggered on the 'onChange' event of the 'Employee Class' field.. To automatically update Pay Grade when Employee Class changes, the business rule must be triggered on the onChange event of the Employee Class field, and it must include a matrix or lookup to determine the correct Pay Grade based on the Employee Class. These two configurations ensure the rule fires at the right time and has the necessary logic to calculate the Pay Grade. Additional actions like setting the Pay Grade field are part of the rule's implementation but are not the primary configurations asked for.

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The rule must be assigned to the 'Job Information' portlet in the 'Configure Business Rules' tool.

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The rule must include a 'Set' action to assign the calculated Pay Grade to the Pay Grade field.

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The rule must be configured as an 'onSave' rule to ensure data consistency.

Question 10

A SuccessFactors administrator is configuring the Employee Central 'Position' MDF object. Positions must be created automatically whenever a new Job Requisition is approved in Recruiting Management, and each Position must inherit the legal entity and location from the requisition. Which configuration approach should the administrator use to meet this requirement?

Accepted Answer

Enable the Position Management feature in Provisioning and configure the Recruiting Management integration so that approving a Job Requisition creates the corresponding Position with mapped legal entity and location fields.. Position Management must be enabled in Provisioning to activate the native integration between Recruiting Management and Employee Central. When a Job Requisition is approved, the system automatically creates the Position and maps fields such as legal entity and location from the requisition. This is the standard, supported mechanism and avoids custom integrations or manual imports.

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Create an Integration Center outbound integration that runs on a scheduled basis to query approved Job Requisitions and create Position records via the OData API.

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Import Position records using the Import and Export Data tool immediately after each requisition is approved, using a CSV template that includes legal entity and location columns.

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Configure a business rule on the Job Requisition object that uses the 'Create Position' rule function and maps legal entity and location from the requisition to the new Position.

Question 11

A SuccessFactors administrator needs to enforce that every employee record must have a value in the 'Employment Type' field before the record can be saved. The administrator wants to ensure that if the field is left blank, an error message is displayed and the save is blocked. Which configuration should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

Create a business rule on the Job Information object that triggers on save and checks if 'Employment Type' is empty; if so, it raises an error message and prevents save.. To enforce that Employment Type is filled before save and display a custom error message, a business rule on the Job Information object triggered on save is the correct solution. The rule can check for an empty value and raise an error, preventing the save. This provides both the enforcement and the specific message required.

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Use a workflow that routes the record to an administrator if 'Employment Type' is blank, preventing completion until filled.

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Configure a field-level validation rule on the 'Employment Type' field to ensure it is not empty.

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Mark the 'Employment Type' field as 'Required' in the Job Information portlet configuration.

Question 12

A global company uses Employee Central with multiple legal entities. An administrator needs to configure a business rule so that when an employee's FTE is greater than 1.0, the system prevents saving and displays a message. The rule must apply to all legal entities except one subsidiary where part-time employees may temporarily exceed 1.0 FTE. What is the most efficient way to implement this?

Accepted Answer

Create a single 'onSave' rule on Job Information with a condition that checks the legal entity and excludes the subsidiary, then triggers a message and prevents saving.. A single onSave business rule on Job Information can evaluate both the legal entity and the FTE value, blocking saves when FTE exceeds 1.0 while excluding the designated subsidiary. This centralizes policy enforcement, reduces maintenance, and precisely implements the exception. Multiple rules or Data Dictionary validations cannot match this efficiency and flexibility.

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Configure a field-level validation on the FTE field using the Data Dictionary and set a maximum value of 1.0, then add a business rule to override the subsidiary.

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Create one rule per legal entity and assign each rule to the corresponding legal entity via the rule's association configuration.

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Use a workflow rule that routes the FTE change to the subsidiary's HR manager for approval when FTE exceeds 1.0, and block saving elsewhere.

Question 13

An administrator is configuring the Employee Central 'Job Information' portlet. The company needs to capture multiple values for the 'Cost Center' field because employees can be assigned to more than one cost center. The administrator decides to use an MDF object to store the cost center assignments. Which two configurations are required to allow multiple cost center assignments in Job Information? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Create a custom MDF object 'Cost Center Assignment' with fields for Cost Center and Percentage.. To allow multiple cost center assignments in Job Information, you need to create a custom MDF object to store the assignments and then associate it with Job Information as a one-to-many relationship. This enables multiple records per employee, each with its own cost center and percentage. Validation rules are optional and not part of the core requirement.

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Add a field to Job Information of type 'Picklist' with multiple selections enabled for cost centers.

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Add a field to Job Information of type 'Composite' that references the 'Cost Center Assignment' object.

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Create a business rule that validates that the sum of percentages across all cost center assignments equals 100%.

Question 14

An administrator is configuring the 'Job Information' portlet and needs to ensure that when an employee's 'Employee Class' changes, the system validates that the new class is compatible with the employee's 'Pay Grade'. Which two configuration steps are required to enforce this validation? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Assign the business rule to the Job Information portlet and ensure the rule is active and associated with the correct event.. Enforcing cross-field validation on Job Information requires both defining an onSave business rule that evaluates Employee Class against Pay Grade and assigning that rule to the Job Information object for the onSave event. Together these steps ensure the validation executes and blocks incompatible saves, which the other options cannot accomplish.

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Configure a picklist dependency between Employee Class and Pay Grade so that selecting one filters the other.

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Create a Data Dictionary validation on the Pay Grade field that limits values based on Employee Class.

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Add a workflow approval step that routes the change to the HR manager when Employee Class changes.

Question 15

An HR administrator needs to ensure that all employees in a specific country have a default 'Pay Grade' assigned when they are hired. The Pay Grade should be automatically populated based on the employee's country and job classification. Which Employee Central feature should the administrator use to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Configure a default value on the Pay Grade field in Job Information using a business rule.. The correct feature is a business rule on the Job Information object that sets the Pay Grade based on the employee's country and job classification. This rule can be configured to run on hire or on change, ensuring the Pay Grade is always correctly populated. Business rules are the standard tool for such conditional defaulting.

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Set up a picklist for Pay Grade and filter it by country using a business rule.

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Create a propagation rule on the Job Information object to copy the Pay Grade from the job classification.

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Use the 'Pay Grade' configuration in Manage Data to assign a default value for each country.