C_THR81 Employee Central Core Practice Question
An administrator needs to configure a business rule on the Job Information object that prevents saving a record when the employee's 'Employment Type' is 'Regular' and the 'Standard Weekly Hours' field is empty. The rule must evaluate on save and block the save with a custom error message. Which rule scenario and configuration should the administrator use?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse onChange or onInit rule timing with onSave, when only an onSave rule with error severity can block the save and display the validation message.
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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Create an onSave rule on the Job Information object with a condition checking Employment Type = Regular and Standard Weekly Hours is empty, and add a message with severity 'Error'.
To block a save based on field values, an onSave rule on the Job Information object is required. The condition must combine the Employment Type check with the empty Standard Weekly Hours check, and the message must have error severity so the save is prevented and the custom message is shown to the user.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Create an onSave rule on the Job Information object with a condition checking Employment Type = Regular and Standard Weekly Hours is empty, and add a message with severity 'Error'.
Why this is correct
An onSave rule on Job Information evaluates when the record is saved. A condition matching Employment Type = Regular and empty Standard Weekly Hours, combined with an error-severity message, blocks the save and displays the custom message. This is the supported pattern for validation on save in Employee Central.
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Create an onInit rule on Job Information that checks the fields and displays a warning message when Standard Weekly Hours is empty for Regular employees.
Why it's wrong here
onInit rules run when the record is loaded, not when it is saved, so they cannot block a save. A warning severity also allows the user to proceed, which does not prevent saving. This combination fails both the timing and the blocking requirement of the scenario.
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Create an onChange rule on the Standard Weekly Hours field that raises an error when the field is cleared, regardless of Employment Type.
Why it's wrong here
An onChange rule fires when the field value changes, not on save, so it would not block saving a record where the field was already empty before the edit. It also ignores the Employment Type condition, producing false errors for non-Regular employees. This does not satisfy the requirement to validate on save with the specified condition.
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Create an onSave rule on the Employment Type field with a condition checking Standard Weekly Hours is empty, and configure the rule to trigger a workflow instead of an error message.
Why it's wrong here
Rules are defined on objects, not individual fields, and triggering a workflow does not block the save. The requirement is to prevent saving and show a custom error message, which a workflow cannot accomplish. This approach misapplies rule scope and the wrong outcome for the validation scenario.
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