C_THR81 Employee Central Core Practice Question
An administrator is configuring the Employee Central 'Time Off' setup and needs to ensure that employees in a specific country accrue leave based on their length of service, with different accrual rates at one year, three years, and five years. The accrual must be calculated automatically and posted on a schedule. Which configuration element should the administrator use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse Time Types, which record absences, with Time Accounts and accrual rules, which actually generate the leave balance.
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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A Time Account with accrual rules defined in the Time Off configuration
Time Accounts with accrual rules are the standard mechanism for earning leave balances, and accrual rules can be tiered by length of service and scheduled to post automatically. Configuring the rule with the one-year, three-year, and five-year thresholds ensures each employee accrues at the correct rate for their country without manual intervention.
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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A business rule on the Job Information object that manually adds leave days each year
Why it's wrong here
A business rule could theoretically post adjustments, but it would not use the standard accrual engine, would be difficult to maintain for tiered service rates, and would lack the scheduled posting behavior. Manual rule-driven adjustments also risk double-posting and are not the intended mechanism for accrual.
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A Work Schedule that assigns daily working hours to the employee
Why it's wrong here
A Work Schedule defines expected working time and is used to calculate absence durations, not to accrue leave balances. It has no relationship to service-length tiers or scheduled accrual posting, so it does not satisfy the requirement even though it is part of overall Time Off configuration.
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A Time Account with accrual rules defined in the Time Off configuration
Why this is correct
Time Accounts hold the balance, and accrual rules define how and when the balance increases, including tiered rates based on service length. Configuring the accrual rule with service-based tiers and a posting schedule meets the automatic, scheduled accrual requirement for the specified country.
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A Time Type that records absences without any accrual configuration
Why it's wrong here
A Time Type defines how an absence is recorded and deducted, not how balances are earned. Without an accrual rule on a Time Account, no automatic accrual would occur, so this choice cannot deliver the service-based, scheduled accrual the administrator needs.
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