COG170: COGITO FUNDAMENTALS | FROM QUESTION TO
PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
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,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.
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.
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, 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
3. Message Board
4. Native HTML
5. Report Listing
6. Table
Additional Information: Component Editor Answer: Components have Five Forms
1. Basic Information
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PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,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.
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.
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, 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
3. Message Board
4. Native HTML
5. Report Listing
6. Table
Additional Information: Component Editor Answer: Components have Five Forms
1. Basic Information
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