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Workday HCM

Worker records, business processes and workforce reporting in a practice tenant.

Start lesson 1 Practice interview Take the assessmentPractice the first unit of every course. No account needed.

63lessons

334checked exercises

14projects, cases and exams

Prepares you for HCM analyst work and skills assessments

Projects, case studies and mock exams

Case study · BeginnerRoster investigation

Distinguish record discovery from a current workforce population.

5 steps · 12 min Case study · BeginnerVacancy review

Separate recruiting vacancies from staffing assignment exceptions.

5 steps · 12 min Project · BeginnerStaffing cycle

Complete an approved staffing package while preserving prior completed steps.

6 steps · 25 min Project · IntermediateHR worker roster

Create and export a reusable roster without losing historical or exception rows.

6 steps · 25 min Case study · IntermediateTermination population

Diagnose a missing exit by inspecting the source population first.

5 steps · 12 min Project · IntermediateCompensation review

Build an auditable compensation file from reusable calculations.

6 steps · 25 min Project · AdvancedMonthly headcount and attrition pack

Deliver a reconciled workforce pack and a checked attrition measure.

9 steps · 25 min Case study · AdvancedHR reporting distribution

Package the requested reporting audience without broadening sensitive access.

6 steps · 12 min Project · ExpertHiring pipeline for HR leaders

Deliver distinct pipeline, vacancy and completed-fill evidence.

6 steps · 25 min Case study · ExpertWorkforce reconciliation

Reconcile two grains and preserve the evidence for a checked conclusion.

6 steps · 12 min Mock exam · ExpertWorkday analyst skills test

Complete an original timed assessment across common HCM analyst work.

12 questions · 35 min

Work in a fictional HCM tenant with worker profiles, supervisory organizations, positions and an Inbox. Complete staffing processes with approvals and inspect the resulting records and history. Build custom reports from the right business objects, add prompts and calculated fields, and turn detail into matrix reports, composite packs and dashboards. Later units cover workforce metrics, data quality, scoped sharing and original interview questions. Projects carry your saved work between steps. The timed analyst assessment uses original job tasks and does not award or claim an official Workday certification. All people, organizations and amounts are fictional training data.

Beginner

Worker and organization records

Read worker, organization and position relationships without confusing their grain.

5 lessons

6Worker profilesRead the worker record with its effective date and worker type.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

7Supervisory organizationsUse explicit organization relationships to interpret the hierarchy.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

8Positions and vacanciesKeep staffing slots separate from people when reviewing vacancies.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

Case studyVacancy reviewSeparate recruiting vacancies from staffing assignment exceptions.With a plan

Practice setWorker data practiceReconcile records by identifiers before interpreting labels.With a plan

Business processes and the inbox

Complete six staffing processes and verify approvals, history and worker outcomes.

8 lessons

11HireComplete hiring through approvals and verify the resulting worker.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

12Change jobCheck both the approved event and the changed job record.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

13TransferMove an existing worker with consistent destination relationships.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

14TerminationRetain the worker record while recording an approved dated exit.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

15Compensation changeApprove and verify the requested final compensation amount.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

16Time offApprove valid absence dates and days, then inspect the balance and record.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

ProjectStaffing cycleComplete an approved staffing package while preserving prior completed steps.With a plan

Practice setBusiness process practiceApply the correct approved process across varied staffing requests.With a plan

Intermediate

Report Writer foundations

Build and export reports using the source and business object the question needs.

5 lessons

19Simple reportsBuild a simple register from the population the request needs.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

20Advanced reportsBuild detailed reports that expose relationships and preserve missing values.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

21Data sources and business objectsChoose the source whose instances match the question.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

ProjectHR worker rosterCreate and export a reusable roster without losing historical or exception rows.With a plan

Practice setReport Writer practiceChoose the right report shape across multiple HR populations.With a plan

Prompts and related records

Apply runtime prompts, deterministic sorting and related-instance filters.

5 lessons

24Report promptsConnect runtime prompt responses to the filters that use them.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

25Filters and sortingUse explicit filter logic and deterministic tie-breakers.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

26Related business objects and subfiltersFilter multi-instance relationships at the correct object level.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

Case studyTermination populationDiagnose a missing exit by inspecting the source population first.With a plan

Practice setFilter practiceApply filters without changing the meaning to force a nonempty result.With a plan

Calculated field foundations

Create reusable text, arithmetic and date fields for a compensation review.

5 lessons

29Text constants and concatenationCreate reusable labels without changing the source records.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

30ArithmeticUse numeric fields and constants with units that match the business question.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

31Date differenceMeasure elapsed dates with explicit operands and anniversary rules.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

ProjectCompensation reviewBuild an auditable compensation file from reusable calculations.With a plan

Practice setCalculated field practiceApply familiar functions on the correct business object.With a plan

Advanced

Related and nested calculated fields

Follow instance relationships and compose conditional calculated fields.

5 lessons

34Lookup Related ValueFollow a single relationship from the correct starting object.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

35Extract Single InstanceChoose one related record with an explicit filter and order.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

36Count Related InstancesCount the right related instances while retaining zero cases.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

37Conditions and expressionsExpress Boolean rules and ordered labels with a defined default.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

Practice setNested field practiceCombine previously learned functions across related objects.With a plan

Matrix and composite reports

Group workforce records and deliver a reconciled monthly reporting pack.

5 lessons

39Matrix reportsSummarize the required population with the right measure.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

40Composite reportsAssemble tested component reports on a common grouping.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

41Grouping and drill-downTrace grouped output to its contributing records.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

ProjectMonthly headcount and attrition packDeliver a reconciled workforce pack and a checked attrition measure.With a plan

Practice setSummary report practiceChoose grains and aggregations across fresh reporting requests.With a plan

Dashboards and report access

Assemble worklets and share reports with named audiences while respecting data security.

5 lessons

44Dashboards and workletsAssemble saved reports into a useful reporting destination.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

45Report sharingSave a specific audience without treating sharing as data permission.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

46Security groupsDistinguish report access, field access and organization scope.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

Case studyHR reporting distributionPackage the requested reporting audience without broadening sensitive access.With a plan

Practice setReporting delivery practiceComplete the requested delivery action and its audience.With a plan

Expert

Workforce metrics

Reconcile headcount, capacity, attrition, hiring duration and leadership span.

5 lessons

49Headcount and FTESeparate people, capacity and effective-date boundaries.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

50Attrition and turnoverUse a declared period and average endpoint population.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

51Time to fillKeep completed position duration separate from candidate time to hire.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

ProjectHiring pipeline for HR leadersDeliver distinct pipeline, vacancy and completed-fill evidence.With a plan

Practice setWorkforce metrics practiceMatch each metric to its date, population and grain.With a plan

Data quality and reconciliation

Investigate manager exceptions and duplicate position assignments with traceable evidence.

5 lessons

54Missing managersDistinguish a valid root from missing management coverage.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

55Duplicate positionsCheck assignment identifiers rather than repeated role labels.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

56Nested quality auditBuild traceable exception logic without hiding its inputs.4 exercises · 12 minWith a plan

Case studyWorkforce reconciliationReconcile two grains and preserve the evidence for a checked conclusion.With a plan

Practice setData quality practiceApply exception rules without classifying every blank as defective.With a plan

Interviews and skills assessment

Prepare with original interview questions and a timed analyst job assessment.

5 lessons

Interview setFoundations interviewExplain the record and process evidence behind a staffing decision.With a plan

Interview setReporting interviewDefend report definitions with population and grain reasoning.With a plan

Interview setAdvanced analyst interviewConnect advanced reporting choices to their evidence and limits.With a plan

Mock examWorkday analyst skills testComplete an original timed assessment across common HCM analyst work.With a plan

Practice setAnalyst practiceApply the full analyst workflow to independent business requests.With a plan