Which component defines what to process in a payroll run?

• A. Period Schedule
• B. Pay Group
• C. Run Category
• D. Tax Data

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that the Run Category determines the scope of a payroll run—the type of processing you’re asking the system to perform. It defines what to process (for example, a regular payroll, an off-cycle payment, a retroactive adjustment, or a correction run) and guides which calculations, validations, and outputs should be applied for that run.

Period Schedule controls when the run happens, Pay Group specifies which employees are included, and Tax Data provides the tax rules used in calculations. But none of these set the processing type itself. The Run Category is the one that tells Workday how to process the payroll data in that run, which is why it’s the best answer.