In Oracle Cloud HCM Absences, where is the absence information passed from Absences to Cloud Payroll held in the application?

• A. User-defined tables
• B. Absence information is not passed from cloud absences to cloud payroll
• C. Input values
• D. Value definitions

Answer: (C)

The mechanism used to pass absence data into payroll is input values. In Oracle Cloud HCM, input values are the transaction-specific data that the payroll engine consumes during processing. When Absences generates a payroll run, essential details of each absence—such as type, start and end dates, days or hours, and any related pay rules—are exposed as input values. These values are then read by Cloud Payroll to calculate pay correctly, prorate amounts, apply leave rules, and handle any accrual implications.

Choosing something like a user-defined table would imply storing custom data unrelated to the standard payroll calculation flow, which isn’t how absence data is transmitted to payroll. Value definitions refer to predefined constants or lookups used in formulas, not the per-absence data payload sent to payroll. Since the payroll engine relies on input values for the necessary data to perform its calculations, that’s why this option is the correct mechanism.