C_THR81 Employee Central Core Practice Question
A company is implementing Employee Central and needs to ensure that when an employee's job information is updated, the system automatically recalculates the employee's benefits eligibility. The benefits eligibility is determined by a combination of the employee's job classification, pay grade, and service date. Which tool should the administrator use to configure this automatic recalculation?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that a workflow or scheduled job can handle automatic recalculations, when actually a business rule on the relevant object is needed for real-time updates.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Business rule on the Job Information object with an onSave trigger.
A business rule on the Job Information object with an onSave trigger is the appropriate tool to automatically recalculate benefits eligibility when job information is updated. It can evaluate multiple fields and trigger the necessary calculations or updates to benefits eligibility.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Business rule on the Job Information object with an onSave trigger.
Why this is correct
A business rule on the Job Information object with an onSave trigger is the correct tool. It allows the system to evaluate the employee's job classification, pay grade, and service date whenever job information is saved, and then trigger the benefits eligibility recalculation. This ensures the recalculation happens automatically upon updates.
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Scheduled job to run nightly and update benefits eligibility.
Why it's wrong here
A scheduled job runs at defined intervals and would not provide immediate recalculation when job information changes. This could lead to delays in benefits eligibility updates, which may not meet the company's requirement for automatic and timely recalculations. Scheduled jobs are better for batch processes, not real-time updates.
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Business rule on the Benefits object with an onChange trigger.
Why it's wrong here
A business rule on the Benefits object with an onChange trigger would not be triggered by changes to Job Information. The trigger is on the Benefits object, so it would only fire when benefits data changes, not when job information is updated. This does not meet the requirement to recalculate upon job information updates.
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Workflow on the Job Information object to route for approval.
Why it's wrong here
Workflows are used for approval routing, not for automatic recalculations. While a workflow can trigger actions after approval, it does not automatically recalculate benefits eligibility based on field changes. The requirement is for immediate recalculation upon update, which is better handled by a business rule.
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