Workday Pro HCM Core Exam - Topic 19 Question 8 Discussion

Actual exam question for Workday's Workday Pro HCM Core exam

Question #: 8
Topic #: 19

You want a report's results to be organized by the name of the worker's supervisory organization for any user running the report. What report configuration accomplishes this?

DSubfilter

CFilter

BShare

ASort

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Suggested Answer: A

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation (Paraphrased from Workday Pro HCM Core -- Reporting and Analytics Guide, 2023R2):

In Workday Reporting, to organize or arrange the display of report results based on specific criteria --- such as the Supervisory Organization Name --- you use the Sort configuration option.

Sorting determines the order in which records appear when the report is executed. In this case, by sorting on the Supervisory Organization Name field, all workers will be grouped together under their respective organization, making the output intuitive and structured for analysis.

Option B (Share) controls who has access to the report.

Option C (Filter) limits which records are included in the results.

Option D (Subfilter) refines filter logic but does not control display order.

Thus, Sort is the correct configuration feature to organize report results for any user running the report.

Reference (Paraphrased Source):

Workday Pro HCM Core -- Reporting Configuration and Design Guide (2023R2), Section: ''Sorting, Grouping, and Display Options in Custom Reports.''

by King at Jan 23, 2026, 02:54 PM

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Theodora

15 days ago

You just need to set the right filters, right?

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Wei

20 days ago

Sounds simple, but what if there are multiple orgs?

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Denae

26 days ago

Wait, can you really do that for all users?

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Darrin

1 month ago

Totally agree, that's the way to do it!

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Bette

1 month ago

Just group by the supervisory organization name.

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Luz

1 month ago

Grouping the report by supervisory org? That's the way to keep the boss happy!

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Joye

2 months ago

Hmm, this one's a no-brainer. Gotta group that report by the supervisory org.

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Afton

2 months ago

Organizing the report by the supervisory org is the obvious choice here.

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Graham

2 months ago

Grouping the report by the worker's supervisory organization seems like the way to go.

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Gail

2 months ago

The report should be configured to group the results by the supervisory organization.

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Leigha

2 months ago

I’m a bit confused about whether we should use a hierarchy or just a simple grouping. I’ll have to double-check my notes on that.

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Denise

2 months ago

I feel like there was something about filters in the last session. Could we apply a filter to show only the supervisory organizations?

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Blondell

3 months ago

I remember a practice question that involved sorting by different fields. Maybe we need to use a specific grouping option for the supervisory organization?

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Dottie

3 months ago

I think we need to group the results by the supervisory organization, but I'm not entirely sure how to set that up in the report configuration.

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Veronika

4 months ago

Ah, I think I know how to do this. I'd look for a "Group By" or "Organize By" setting in the report configuration and select the field for the supervisory organization. That should give me the results organized the way the question is asking for.

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Willetta

4 months ago

This seems pretty straightforward. I'd just need to find the "Group By" or "Sort By" option in the report settings and select the field for the supervisory organization. Shouldn't be too difficult as long as that data is available in the report.

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Rolland

4 months ago

I'm a little unsure about this one. Grouping the results by the supervisory organization doesn't seem like a super common report configuration. I'll need to double-check the report options carefully to see if that's possible.

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Melda

4 months ago

Okay, I think I know how to do this. I'd need to set the report to group the results by the "Supervisory Organization" field or something similar. Hopefully that's an available option in the report settings.

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Shawna

4 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a straightforward report configuration question. I'd start by looking at the report settings to see if there's an option to group the results by the supervisory organization.

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