A compensation partner runs theEmployee Compensation Step Progression Auditreport and noticesseven employeeslisted on the report.

TheEmployee Compensation Step Progression Auditreport identifies employees who areeligible for step progressionbut havenot yet been progressed. When employees appear on this report, it indicates that step progression logic is configured correctly, but the progression has not yet been executed.

The appropriate action is to run theSchedule Automatic Step Progressiontask. This task evaluates eligibility rules, durations, and progression criteria, and then automatically moves eligible employees to the next compensation step.

Modifying compensation steps or grades is unnecessary and incorrect if progression logic already exists. Change Job events should not be used for step progression, and grade job profile adjustments are unrelated.

Therefore, the correct action is toschedule automatic step progression, making optionDcorrect.