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Last Updated: 2026-06-26
Mass Generate Earned Hours

Mass Generate Earned Hours

Security:
Set Up: Mass Generate Earned Hours
 in the Labor Optimization functional area.
You can use the
Mass Generate Earned Hours for Organizations
 task to calculate earned hours for scheduling organizations (SO) over past periods. Earned hours represent the labor demand hours that Workday would have calculated if the forecasted metric performance had been 100% accurate.
Workday calculates earned hours by running your historical actuals through labor mapping rules. This process mirrors labor demand calculations but looks backward to assess the past instead of looking forward to anticipate the future. This feature enables you to evaluate the efficiency of your labor mapping rules to make timely adjustments to labor demand that optimize coverage and minimize costs.
We recommend that you generate earned hours after you have most or all of the metrics data for a location. Re-running the job only updates it based on your current numbers so it’s low-risk to run this job multiple times.
  1. Access the
    Mass Generate Earned Hours for Organizations
     task.
  2. Select a
    Run Frequency
    .
  3. Enter a
    Request Name
    .
  4. (Optional) Complete the
    Earned Hours Generation Details
    section:
    Option Description
    Scheduling Organizations (SOs)
    Select the scheduling organizations (SOs) for which you want to generate earned hours.
    Workday generates earned hours for the HLSOs you select and for SOs below them in the organization hierarchy. If you select an SO that has SOs under it, but is not itself an HLSO, Workday will not generate earned hours for the SOs under the SO you selected.
    Number of Weeks
    Enter a value from 1 to 8 to determine how many weeks of earned hours to generate.
    Start Date
    Select the date to determine the first schedule week for
    Run Now
     or
    Run Once in the Future
     run frequencies.
    Days in the Past
    (Optional) Specify the value Workday uses with the
    Schedule
     tab to determine the first schedule week
    This field is only available for
    Weekly Recurrence
     or
    Monthly Recurrence
     run frequencies.
  5. (Optional) Complete the
    Schedule
     section:
    Option Description
    Priority
    Selecting a higher priority can reduce potential queuing.
    See: Concept: Workday Scheduled Processes
    Recurs Every x Week(s)
    For weekly recurrences, enter a number from 1 to 52.
    Days(s) of the Week
    Select 1 or more days to run the job.
    Example: You want to generate earned hours for 2 scheduling organizations, North and South, after all of their actuals metric data have been sent to Workday. If the North metric actuals are received on Sunday and the South on Saturday, select both Sunday and Saturday. Re-running this job will replace previously calculated earned hours based on current actuals metric data.
    Recurrence Type
    For monthly recurrences, specify which days of the month or week to run the job.
    Catch Up Behavior
    Determine whether to run a job again after an error.
    Holiday Calendar
    Select a calendar and specify if the job should fire before, after, or be skipped on holidays.
    Start Date
    Select the date when you want the job to begin.
    End Date
    For recurring jobs, select the date when you want the job to end.
  6. Click
    OK
    .
You can access the
View Earned Hours for Scheduling Organization
 report (secured to the
Reports: Scheduling Labor Demand and Productivity
 domain) to confirm that earned hours are as expected.