Availability (work time) can be defined in HCM Cloud in different ways.

Full Detailed In-Depth Explanation:

In Oracle HCM Cloud, an employee’s work schedule for an assignment is determined by a hierarchical search order, as outlined in the documentation. The system prioritizes the most specific schedule first, falling back to broader defaults if none is found:

Published Schedules: These are worker-specific schedules published via Time and Labor, taking top priority.

Primary Work Schedule: Defined at the assignment level in Manage Employment, this is the next check.

Employment Work Week: Set at the work relationship level, it applies if no specific schedule exists.

Standard Working Hours: Defined at the legal employer or enterprise level, this is the final fallback.

Option A (Published schedules, Primary work schedule, Employment work week, Standard working hours) matches this exact order. Option B starts with Standard working hours (the last resort), which is incorrect. Option C prioritizes Employment work week over Published schedules, reversing the hierarchy. Option D swaps Primary work schedule and Employment work week, also incorrect. Option A is the verified sequence per Oracle’s logic.