WORKDAY-PRO-TALENT-AND-PERFORMANCE practice question 6 of 10

An employee had a manager from January through August. The employee then had a new manager from September through December. In the Start Performance Review business process, for the Complete Manager Evaluation step, what security group would you use to route the step to the employee's manager that they had in January?

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Answer options
A: Manager
B: Manager for Majority of Event Correct answer
C: Matrix Manager
D: Primary Manager
Correct Answer:
B. Manager for Majority of Event
Explanation

The "Manager for Majority of Event" security group is specifically designed for performance reviews where an employee's manager has changed during the review period. It dynamically identifies and routes the task to the manager who supervised the employee for the longest duration within that period. In this scenario, the first manager served for eight months (January-August), which constitutes the majority of the annual review cycle. Using this security group ensures the manager with the most relevant performance insight completes the evaluation, fulfilling the requirement to route to the manager from January.

Why Incorrect

A. Manager: This group routes to the employee's current manager (the one from September), not the manager who served for the majority of the period.
C. Matrix Manager: This refers to a secondary, project-based manager, which is not relevant to the primary hierarchical manager change described in the scenario.
D. Primary Manager: This is synonymous with the current manager and would route to the manager from September, not the one from January.

References

1. Workday Talent and Performance Administrator Guide: In the section "Set Up Performance Reviews," the guide details the configuration of the Start Performance Review business process. It specifies that for the Complete Manager Evaluation step, the "Manager for Majority of Event" role can be assigned to handle routing in cases of manager changes during the review period. This ensures the evaluation is completed by the manager who oversaw the employee for the longest time. (Reference: Chapter 4: Performance Reviews, Section: "Configure the Start Performance Review Business Process").

2. Workday Business Process Administrator Guide: The guide explains role-based routing in business process definitions. It defines "Manager for Majority of Event" as a calculated role that determines which manager had responsibility for the worker for most of the period defined by the business process event dates. This is contrasted with the "Manager" role, which always resolves to the current manager. (Reference: Chapter 2: Business Process Framework, Section: "Business Process Step Assignees").

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