WORKDAY-PRISM-ANALYTICS practice question 9 of 10

[Publishing and Visualizing Data] What report can you run to edit and maintain your Prism import and publish schedules?

Full set: 50 questions
Answer options
A: Scheduled Future Processes Correct answer
B: Prism Management Console
C: Prism Activities Monitor
D: Prism Usage
Correct Answer:
A. Scheduled Future Processes
Explanation

Prism import and publish jobs are executed as background processes within the Workday tenant. The Scheduled Future Processes report is the standard, system-wide tool in Workday used to view, manage, and cancel any background process that is scheduled to run in the future. This includes recurring Prism data ingestion and publishing tasks. Users with the appropriate permissions can use this report to find a specific Prism job and modify its schedule or cancel future runs, directly addressing the need to "edit and maintain" these schedules.

Why Incorrect

B. Prism Management Console: This is not a standard, single report in Workday. Prism management is accomplished through a collection of different reports and tasks, not one centralized console.
C. Prism Activities Monitor: This report is used for monitoring the real-time status and history of Prism jobs (e.g., completed, failed, in progress), not for editing or managing future schedules.
D. Prism Usage: This report provides metrics and analytics on data source consumption, storage size, and user activity. It is used for governance and resource management, not for scheduling processes.

References

1. Workday Prism Analytics Administrator Guide: In the section on "Managing Prism Pipelines," the documentation specifies that once a pipeline is scheduled, its future runs are managed like any other background process. It directs administrators to the Scheduled Future Processes report to view, modify, or cancel these scheduled tasks. (Reference: Workday Prism Analytics: Administration and Security, Chapter 4: Data Integration and Publishing, Section: "Scheduling and Monitoring Prism Processes").

2. Workday Core HCM Documentation: The functionality of the Scheduled Future Processes report is detailed in the core platform documentation. It is described as the central location for administrators to manage all scheduled reports, integrations, and other background tasks across the tenant, which inherently includes Prism jobs. (Reference: Workday System Administration Guide, Section: "Process Monitoring Tools").

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