EPIC TRAINING COG170 COGITO
FUNDAMENTALS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS TESTED SOLUTIONS
●● 1. Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a
dashboard, what other dashboard settings control whether the dashboard
is available for viewing?
Answer: The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes.
●● 2. Which of the following would you enter in the Parameters field of
an activity link to open a Hyperspace activity?
a. The activity descriptor and any required parameters for the activity.
b. The menu descriptor of the activity.
c. The user-facing name of the activity.
d. the parent menu of the activity record.
Answer: a. The activity descriptor and any required parameters for the
activity.
●● 3. You have built a component record. Which of the following could
explain why the component does not appear on a specific dashboard?
,a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
c. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups.
d. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection.
Answer: Both:
a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
●● True or False:
Components require a defined Display title on the Display form.
Answer: True: this is a required field.
●● Study Checklist: Chapter 2
Answer:
●● Define: Dashboard
Answer: Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace, the
graphical user interface which allows users to enter, access and interact
with Epic data.
●● Define: Component
Answer: Each of the sections of content on the dashboard is a
component.
,Components built by administrators are source records
Components built by end-users are personalization records.
●● Define: Personalization
Answer: Dashboards and components which are created by an
administrators are referred to as source records.
When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics
Catalog, a personalized copy is created just for them.
End user personalized copies of these source dashboards and
components are considered personalization records.
●● Define: Dashboard Editor
Answer: Create and edit source dashboard records with the dashboard
editor.
Access the editor with Chart Search, editing a dashboard from the
Analytics Catalog, or editing a dashboard from the Proxy Dashboard
prompt.
6 forms controls the dashboard's content & metadata:
, 1. Basic Information
2. Layout
3. Content
4. Resource Settings
5. Parameters
6. Access
●● Additional Information: Dashboard Editor
Answer: Dashboards should be tailored to their audience and tested to
ensure they work.
Guidelines for creating and editing Radar content:
-Any dashboard available to a user must work
-All parts of a dashboard must work
-Dashboards must have a defined target audience
-Each user in that audience must have security/access for all
components and reports on dashboard
●● Define: Component Editor
Answer: Accessed via Chart Search for Component Editor
- Six types of component records in Radar
1. Graph
2. Link
FUNDAMENTALS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS TESTED SOLUTIONS
●● 1. Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a
dashboard, what other dashboard settings control whether the dashboard
is available for viewing?
Answer: The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes.
●● 2. Which of the following would you enter in the Parameters field of
an activity link to open a Hyperspace activity?
a. The activity descriptor and any required parameters for the activity.
b. The menu descriptor of the activity.
c. The user-facing name of the activity.
d. the parent menu of the activity record.
Answer: a. The activity descriptor and any required parameters for the
activity.
●● 3. You have built a component record. Which of the following could
explain why the component does not appear on a specific dashboard?
,a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
c. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups.
d. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection.
Answer: Both:
a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
●● True or False:
Components require a defined Display title on the Display form.
Answer: True: this is a required field.
●● Study Checklist: Chapter 2
Answer:
●● Define: Dashboard
Answer: Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace, the
graphical user interface which allows users to enter, access and interact
with Epic data.
●● Define: Component
Answer: Each of the sections of content on the dashboard is a
component.
,Components built by administrators are source records
Components built by end-users are personalization records.
●● Define: Personalization
Answer: Dashboards and components which are created by an
administrators are referred to as source records.
When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics
Catalog, a personalized copy is created just for them.
End user personalized copies of these source dashboards and
components are considered personalization records.
●● Define: Dashboard Editor
Answer: Create and edit source dashboard records with the dashboard
editor.
Access the editor with Chart Search, editing a dashboard from the
Analytics Catalog, or editing a dashboard from the Proxy Dashboard
prompt.
6 forms controls the dashboard's content & metadata:
, 1. Basic Information
2. Layout
3. Content
4. Resource Settings
5. Parameters
6. Access
●● Additional Information: Dashboard Editor
Answer: Dashboards should be tailored to their audience and tested to
ensure they work.
Guidelines for creating and editing Radar content:
-Any dashboard available to a user must work
-All parts of a dashboard must work
-Dashboards must have a defined target audience
-Each user in that audience must have security/access for all
components and reports on dashboard
●● Define: Component Editor
Answer: Accessed via Chart Search for Component Editor
- Six types of component records in Radar
1. Graph
2. Link
