C_THR81 Employee Central Core Practice Question
An Employee Central administrator is configuring an event reason for the 'Hire' event. The company wants to ensure that when a new employee is hired, the event reason automatically sets the employee's 'Employee Status' to 'Active' and triggers a workflow. Which configuration step must the administrator perform to associate the event reason with the 'Hire' event and enable the desired behavior?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that business rules or workflows alone can set the employee status on hire, when actually the event reason configuration is responsible for that default.
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 a new Event Reason in the Event Reason configuration and assign it to the 'Hire' event type, then set the 'Employee Status' default and enable workflow.
Event reasons are the standard way to define the default employee status and workflow behavior for a given event, such as Hire. By creating an event reason and assigning it to the Hire event, the administrator ensures that when a hire occurs, the employee status is automatically set to Active and the associated workflow is triggered. This is the correct configuration step in Employee Central.
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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Configure a business rule on the Job Information object that triggers on hire and updates the Employee Status field.
Why it's wrong here
While business rules can update fields, they are not the primary mechanism for associating event reasons with events. Event reasons are configured separately and directly linked to event types. Using a business rule here would bypass the standard event reason configuration and may not trigger the intended workflow correctly.
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Create a new Event Reason in the Event Reason configuration and assign it to the 'Hire' event type, then set the 'Employee Status' default and enable workflow.
Why this is correct
Event Reasons are configured under 'Event Reason' in Admin Center, where you specify the event type (e.g., Hire), the default employee status, and whether a workflow is triggered. Assigning the event reason to the 'Hire' event ensures that when the event occurs, the status is set and the workflow is initiated as required.
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Modify the Employee Status picklist to include 'Active' and set it as the default for all new hires.
Why it's wrong here
Changing the picklist only affects available values; it does not associate an event reason with the Hire event or trigger workflows. The requirement is to link a specific event reason to the Hire event so that the status is set and workflow is initiated, which requires Event Reason configuration, not picklist changes.
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Create a new workflow configuration that sets the Employee Status to 'Active' upon hire and assign it to the Hire event.
Why it's wrong here
Workflows can be triggered by events, but they do not set field values like Employee Status. The status is typically set via the event reason configuration. A workflow alone cannot enforce the default status; it would only route approvals, not update the data.
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