Epic Bridges Exam Study Guide 2026
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To identify a patient using identity you need the _____ and the _____ - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔ID type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Rule Based Alerts
_____ is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Sherlock
What is translation table used for? - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔used to map more granular
items from database records
What is identity used for? - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔It is used to map large database
records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier? - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the
migration of objects between environments.
, What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data Courier? - correct
answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar
dashboards, custom columns used in message searches and error log reports
Communication Daemon - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Sends or receives acknowledgements
over a TCP/IP connection
Data Queue - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp
information about message processing
Trigger - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can
take that results in an interface message being created and sent
Filer daemon - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Translates HL7 data into something that can be
stored to the database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F) - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔True. The
message editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should look
Control Queue - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔maintains a list of messages waiting to be
processed. A to-do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F) - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔They
are purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔false. You can
start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific
interface.
With Complete Solutions
To identify a patient using identity you need the _____ and the _____ - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔ID type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Rule Based Alerts
_____ is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Sherlock
What is translation table used for? - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔used to map more granular
items from database records
What is identity used for? - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔It is used to map large database
records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier? - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the
migration of objects between environments.
, What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data Courier? - correct
answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar
dashboards, custom columns used in message searches and error log reports
Communication Daemon - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Sends or receives acknowledgements
over a TCP/IP connection
Data Queue - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp
information about message processing
Trigger - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can
take that results in an interface message being created and sent
Filer daemon - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Translates HL7 data into something that can be
stored to the database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F) - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔True. The
message editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should look
Control Queue - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔maintains a list of messages waiting to be
processed. A to-do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F) - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔They
are purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔false. You can
start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific
interface.
