HCM Core Concepts Flashcards
What are the 6 core concepts of WD HCM
Sup orgs, staffing models, job profiles, compensation, security, business processes
Of the six core concepts which ones are core concepts across ALL WD applications ?
Security and Business processes
True or false
You CANNOT configure comp, security and BP workflows based on your sup org structures
FALSE.
You can do this
True or false
every sup org is associate with a staffing model
True
What do staffing models determine ?
how jobs are defined and filled, they provide various levels of control and flexibility over staffing and they support different staffing goals
What is a job profile ?
It is a generic description of a job and contains all characteristics of that job such as special skills, training or other qualifications. JP’s make up your job catalog and are the foundation of your jobs and positions. Every worker must have an assigned Job profile
True or false
Job catalogs are made up of job profiles ?
True
True or false
Every worker does not need a job profile.
False. All workers must have an assigned job profile
What does the WD comp structure consist of ?
comp packages which group together comp grades and plans
What is the difference between a Comp grade, a Comp grade profile and a Comp plan ?
Comp grades provide guidance with reference to pay ranges
Comp grade profiles allow for localization
Comp plans provide various types of pay components such as salary hourly and allowance plans
What does configurable security allow you to do ?
It allows you to control what a given user can view and act on in the system
True or false
The WD security framework applies to your entire WD application securing all data
TRUE
what are the three components of security framework
Functional areas, security policies and security groups
True or false
Every WD product is divided into distinct functional areas
True
what are some of the WD HCM functional areas ?
staffing, core comp, orgs, and personal data
Finish this sentence:
Functional areas group together _____ and _______ _______.
functional areas group together domains and business processes
tasks , reports and data sources and other items that share the same security make up what ?
Domain
Can customers change the delivered domains and the items secured within them ?
NO
What are Business processes ?
workflow steps that users need to complete for a specific type of event or transaction. WD delivers bp types
True or false
Customers define BP definitions to meet their business requirements
True
True or False
Each Domain and BO has a corresponding security policy <
True
what task activates changes made to domain sec policy and BP sec policy ?
Activate Pending Security policy Changes
What does a security policy do ?
It grants access to certain security groups
What is a security group? and give an example
A sec group is a collection of system users. for example membership in a sec group dictates the secured items ( eg tasks, reports and business objects) that a worker can access
What is a business process ?
A set of configurable steps that completes a larger overall task like hiring or terminating an employee.
What controls the “what” “who” and “when” that is necessary to complete a task ?
A business process
break down the “what” “who” and “when” of BP’s
What needs to happen - eg tasks, actions, subprocess
Who needs to do what ? eg security groups
When will it happen ? eg defined time frame, order or steps
True or false
The BP definition specifies the steps, groups and timing of the workflow.
True for example the definition identifies the security group responsible for each step, notifies the workers in these groups and recognizes when each step is complete so the process can progress to the next step
