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Last Updated: 2025-09-19
Concept: Out of Order Compensation Changes

Concept: Out of Order Compensation Changes

You can process simultaneous compensation changes for the same worker using In Progress
Request Compensation Change
 and
Change Job
 as a sub-business process using an opt-in tenant configuration. You can also process multiple simultaneous In Progress
Request Compensation Change
 events for the same worker. Processing simultaneous compensation changes makes ad-hoc pay adjustments simpler and streamlines compliance with policies and regulations.
(U.S. federal) With respect to the OPM Simultaneous Pay Actions rule, Workday recommends running an In Progress
Request Compensation Change
 event and an In Progress
Change Job
 business process event together for pay changes taking effect on the same date. To maintain compliance with OPM rules and GPPA, all compensation change business processes need to be PAR certified prior to the event effective date.
To configure your tenant and opt-in:
  1. Access
    Maintain Functionality for Staffing Transactions
    .
  2. Filter by Business Process Type for
    Request Compensation Change
    .
  3. Select a
    Functionality
     option.
  4. Select an
    Enabled for
     security option.
  5. Configure by
    Security Group
    . This field controls which users can:
    1. Initiate
      Request Compensation Change
       if a
      Change Job
       event is already In Progress.
    2. Initiate
      Request Compensation Change
       if a
      Request Compensation Change
       process is already In Progress.
Note:
 Since this functionality can lead to unexpected assignment values and reporting results, it’s recommended that you configure your tenant setting to only allow trained Security Groups to initiate a simultaneous event.
When you opt-in, Workday disables the validation that blocks you from initiating a
Request Compensation Change
 when either a
Change Job
 as a sub-business process or another
Request Compensation Change
 process is already In Progress. This tenant configuration disables validation on
Request Compensation Change
 for initiating actions only. All subsequent Business Process steps will honor normal Business Process policies.
When you opt-in, Workday expects this tenant configuration to not introduce any change in behavior in the coordination of events during compensation review.

Considerations

Understand how Workday processes Compensation data before initiating a simultaneous compensation event:
  • When a compensation event is initiated, Workday uses a worker's Current assignment values based on their most recently completed event to determine effective compensation.
  • When multiple compensation events are In Progress, the assignment or plan values of those events will not refresh based on other simultaneously In Progress events.
When a compensation event is completed:
  • Workday doesn't apply out of order data rolling to the plans or assignments of impacted future dated or completed events. When you modify, add, or remove a plan assignment in an event initiated second, the event initiated first will not reflect the updated plan assignment value after the second event completes.
When processing multiple In Progress compensation events with the same effective date:
  • Workday processes the Proposed values of each event by completion moment. If you change the same plan for a worker in two In Progress compensation events, the assignment values from the event that completes last will be applied to the worker's effective compensation.
This processing can lead to unexpected results in Current event values and effective compensation assignments and reporting. To ensure that your simultaneous compensation changes reflect intended results and avoid overwrites, Workday recommends that you:
  • Consider existing In Progress compensation events before you initiate a simultaneous compensation event.
  • Check the effective date of plan assignments against other in progress events to ensure you are aware if assignment has been changed elsewhere.
  • Complete events in the desired order to ensure the intended Proposed compensation values are assigned to the worker.
  • Monitor In Progress events using the standard report Faceted Standard Report Find Events. Copy this report, apply the RDS In Progress Compensation Changes, 1435$515 and customize the output with the
    In Progress
     facet filter and
    Change Job and RCC
     BPTs. Group by position column. Intended Security Group(s) must have access to the report.