COGITO FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A+
GUARANTEED
1. Private vs. public setting - ANSWER Private report means only you can see
the report; public is anyone with security.
2. Relative dates in the report - ANSWER Allow reports to search different
date ranges based on when they run.
3. Display tab - ANSWER Controls columns; available columns on left,
columns in use on right.
4. Access in‐system help - ANSWER Press F1.
5. Database - ANSWER An organized collection of data.
6. SQL - ANSWER Structured Query Language used to generate sets of data
from relational databases.
7. Report groups - ANSWER The primary means of distributing Cogito
content.
8. Analytics security class - ANSWER Controls many aspects of reporting,
including access to SlicerDicer.
9. Building new records for a metric - ANSWER Requires working with
master files such as IDK and IDB.
10.Radar dashboards - ANSWER Dashboards are the hub of reporting and
analytics in Epic, and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare
system.
11.Chart Search - ANSWER The easiest way to access an activity in
Hyperspace.
12.Analytics Catalog - ANSWER A central repository of all reporting content.
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,13.A component - ANSWER A single graph or table or other piece of
functionality that your users will interact with on the dashboard.
14.Guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content - ANSWER Any
dashboard available to a user must work; Each component on a dashboard
must work; All dashboards should have a defined target audience; Each user
in that audience must have the security to use every component on the
dashboard.
15.The Dashboard Editor - ANSWER Has up to six forms that control the
dashboard's content and its metadata.
16.Basic Information - ANSWER The Basic Information form records the
purpose, ownership, and general information of a dashboard.
17.Display title - ANSWER End users see the display title in the Analytics
Catalog and when they view a dashboard.
18.Description - ANSWER End users may read this description about the
dashboard in the Analytics Catalog.
19.Owning application - ANSWER The application responsible for maintaining
this dashboard.
20.Layout - ANSWER The Layout form controls the number and position of
regions that present the components in your dashboard.
21.Access form - ANSWER Controls the set of users that can access this
dashboard and lists the dashboard's type(s).
22.Ready for use - ANSWER This must be selected for any user, even the
dashboard builder, to open and view the dashboard.
23.Enabled for user selection - ANSWER Select this when you want the
dashboard to be available in the Analytics Catalog.
24.Component records in Radar - ANSWER There are seven types: Graph,
Link, Message Board, Native HTML Report, Listing Table, Tranche (This
type is not currently used).
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,25.Saving settings in the Dashboard Editor - ANSWER The easiest way to save
your settings is to navigate to another form in the Dashboard Editor.
26.Hard refresh your dashboard - ANSWER While viewing your dashboard,
use the keyboard shortcut of ALT + = (Mac users: Option + Command + =).
27.Analytics Catalog reporting resources - ANSWER Can be used to find: a)
Workbench reports, c) Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard components, f)
Epic-Crystal reports.
28.Every Report model - ANSWER Is a record in the HSQ Master File.
29.Creating a link from a dashboard - ANSWER You need the activity
descriptor for the activity.
30.Component not appearing on a dashboard - ANSWER Could be because the
component is not set as ready for use or is not listed on the Content form of
the dashboard.
31.Components require a defined Display title - ANSWER True - It is a
required field.
32.SlicerDicer for today's appointments - ANSWER No, SlicerDicer does not
contain today's data, so a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change
throughout the day.
33.SlicerDicer for surgical cases - ANSWER Yes. Even though the list has to
include cases scheduled in the future, all such surgeries scheduled at least a
day earlier will be displayed.
34.SlicerDicer reporting capability - ANSWER False. SlicerDicer cannot be
used to report on any data that has ever been entered into Epic.
35.SlicerDicer - ANSWER Can only be used to report on data that has been
extracted to the Caboodle.
36.Chronicles - ANSWER Contains real-time data.
37.Clarity - ANSWER Is a relational database.
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, 38.Caboodle - ANSWER Is a relational database.
39.Item Numbers - ANSWER Do not necessarily carry meaning across master
files.
40.Record Viewer - ANSWER Use to view data from a record in Chronicles.
41.Clarity Dictionary - ANSWER Use to look up the definition of a table in
Clarity.
42.Record - ANSWER A single entity; what kind of thing depends on the
master file.
43.Contact - ANSWER Represents a single set of data (usually representing a
unique time period) on that record.
44.Multiple Response Item - ANSWER Can hold multiple answers on one
contact.
45.Response Each Time Item - ANSWER Refers to a particular item
characteristic that records responses each time.
46.Patient Master File - ANSWER Should only have one record for a patient,
but that record will have multiple contacts.
47.Chronicles Field - ANSWER Can be found by control left-clicking it.
48.Metric-Based Component - ANSWER Can only have one resource when
multiple summary locations are allowed.
49.Add Button - ANSWER Used to add more summary targets to the
component.
50.Dashboard Resources - ANSWER Stored in a master file.
51.Metric Definitions - ANSWER Stored in a master file.
52.Data Source of Component Record - ANSWER Will not leverage the metric
framework.
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A+
GUARANTEED
1. Private vs. public setting - ANSWER Private report means only you can see
the report; public is anyone with security.
2. Relative dates in the report - ANSWER Allow reports to search different
date ranges based on when they run.
3. Display tab - ANSWER Controls columns; available columns on left,
columns in use on right.
4. Access in‐system help - ANSWER Press F1.
5. Database - ANSWER An organized collection of data.
6. SQL - ANSWER Structured Query Language used to generate sets of data
from relational databases.
7. Report groups - ANSWER The primary means of distributing Cogito
content.
8. Analytics security class - ANSWER Controls many aspects of reporting,
including access to SlicerDicer.
9. Building new records for a metric - ANSWER Requires working with
master files such as IDK and IDB.
10.Radar dashboards - ANSWER Dashboards are the hub of reporting and
analytics in Epic, and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare
system.
11.Chart Search - ANSWER The easiest way to access an activity in
Hyperspace.
12.Analytics Catalog - ANSWER A central repository of all reporting content.
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,13.A component - ANSWER A single graph or table or other piece of
functionality that your users will interact with on the dashboard.
14.Guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content - ANSWER Any
dashboard available to a user must work; Each component on a dashboard
must work; All dashboards should have a defined target audience; Each user
in that audience must have the security to use every component on the
dashboard.
15.The Dashboard Editor - ANSWER Has up to six forms that control the
dashboard's content and its metadata.
16.Basic Information - ANSWER The Basic Information form records the
purpose, ownership, and general information of a dashboard.
17.Display title - ANSWER End users see the display title in the Analytics
Catalog and when they view a dashboard.
18.Description - ANSWER End users may read this description about the
dashboard in the Analytics Catalog.
19.Owning application - ANSWER The application responsible for maintaining
this dashboard.
20.Layout - ANSWER The Layout form controls the number and position of
regions that present the components in your dashboard.
21.Access form - ANSWER Controls the set of users that can access this
dashboard and lists the dashboard's type(s).
22.Ready for use - ANSWER This must be selected for any user, even the
dashboard builder, to open and view the dashboard.
23.Enabled for user selection - ANSWER Select this when you want the
dashboard to be available in the Analytics Catalog.
24.Component records in Radar - ANSWER There are seven types: Graph,
Link, Message Board, Native HTML Report, Listing Table, Tranche (This
type is not currently used).
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,25.Saving settings in the Dashboard Editor - ANSWER The easiest way to save
your settings is to navigate to another form in the Dashboard Editor.
26.Hard refresh your dashboard - ANSWER While viewing your dashboard,
use the keyboard shortcut of ALT + = (Mac users: Option + Command + =).
27.Analytics Catalog reporting resources - ANSWER Can be used to find: a)
Workbench reports, c) Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard components, f)
Epic-Crystal reports.
28.Every Report model - ANSWER Is a record in the HSQ Master File.
29.Creating a link from a dashboard - ANSWER You need the activity
descriptor for the activity.
30.Component not appearing on a dashboard - ANSWER Could be because the
component is not set as ready for use or is not listed on the Content form of
the dashboard.
31.Components require a defined Display title - ANSWER True - It is a
required field.
32.SlicerDicer for today's appointments - ANSWER No, SlicerDicer does not
contain today's data, so a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change
throughout the day.
33.SlicerDicer for surgical cases - ANSWER Yes. Even though the list has to
include cases scheduled in the future, all such surgeries scheduled at least a
day earlier will be displayed.
34.SlicerDicer reporting capability - ANSWER False. SlicerDicer cannot be
used to report on any data that has ever been entered into Epic.
35.SlicerDicer - ANSWER Can only be used to report on data that has been
extracted to the Caboodle.
36.Chronicles - ANSWER Contains real-time data.
37.Clarity - ANSWER Is a relational database.
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, 38.Caboodle - ANSWER Is a relational database.
39.Item Numbers - ANSWER Do not necessarily carry meaning across master
files.
40.Record Viewer - ANSWER Use to view data from a record in Chronicles.
41.Clarity Dictionary - ANSWER Use to look up the definition of a table in
Clarity.
42.Record - ANSWER A single entity; what kind of thing depends on the
master file.
43.Contact - ANSWER Represents a single set of data (usually representing a
unique time period) on that record.
44.Multiple Response Item - ANSWER Can hold multiple answers on one
contact.
45.Response Each Time Item - ANSWER Refers to a particular item
characteristic that records responses each time.
46.Patient Master File - ANSWER Should only have one record for a patient,
but that record will have multiple contacts.
47.Chronicles Field - ANSWER Can be found by control left-clicking it.
48.Metric-Based Component - ANSWER Can only have one resource when
multiple summary locations are allowed.
49.Add Button - ANSWER Used to add more summary targets to the
component.
50.Dashboard Resources - ANSWER Stored in a master file.
51.Metric Definitions - ANSWER Stored in a master file.
52.Data Source of Component Record - ANSWER Will not leverage the metric
framework.
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