C_THR81 Employee Central Core Practice Question
A company uses Employee Central and has a requirement that when an employee's 'Job Information' record is created, the 'Cost Center' field must be populated based on the employee's 'Location'. The administrator has created a business rule with an OnSave trigger on Job Information. However, during testing, the Cost Center is not being set. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming the trigger or base object is wrong, but often the rule is simply inactive or the target field is not mapped.
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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The 'Cost Center' field is not included in the rule's target field list or the rule is not active.
The most common reasons a business rule does not set a field are that the rule is inactive or the target field is not properly configured in the rule's action. The administrator should check the rule's status and ensure the Cost Center field is selected as the target in the 'Set' action. Other factors like trigger type or base object are likely correct given the scenario.
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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The rule should be triggered on OnInit instead of OnSave.
Why it's wrong here
OnInit triggers when the form loads, but the requirement is to set Cost Center when the record is created, which is a save event. OnSave is appropriate for setting values during save. Changing to OnInit would not solve the issue and might set the value prematurely.
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The rule is missing a condition to check if the record is new.
Why it's wrong here
While checking if the record is new might be useful, the OnSave trigger fires on both create and update. If the rule is not setting Cost Center even on create, the issue is likely not the condition. Adding a condition would not fix the underlying problem.
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The 'Cost Center' field is not included in the rule's target field list or the rule is not active.
Why this is correct
If the rule is not active or the Cost Center field is not specified as a target, the rule will not set it. This is a common configuration oversight. The administrator should verify the rule is active and that the target field is correctly mapped in the rule action.
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The rule must be created on the 'Location' object instead of Job Information.
Why it's wrong here
The rule triggers on Job Information creation, so it should be on Job Information. Creating it on Location would not trigger when Job Information is created. The base object is correct; the issue lies in rule configuration or activation.
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