Epic Bridges Exam Study Guide 2026/2027
– Comprehensive Exam Prep & Practice
Questions
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
– Comprehensive Exam Prep & Practice
Questions
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
