CLR 110 - Clarity Data Model Fundamentals v2
Questions With Answers
when would you use clarity compass / data dictionary? - ANSWER>>Clarity
Compass - see custom category values and other organization specific settings.
Data dictionary - no access to hyperspace or want to be able to use control F to
search the table summary.
Use ____________ to get information about tables when you're in Hyperspace -
ANSWER>>Database object search
If you know a Chronicles INI and item, and you want to know the Clarity column it
extracts to, how can you find it? - ANSWER>>Use Column Search, and enter the
INI and Item.
What happens when a column is marked as Deprecated? - ANSWER>>No more
data will be extracted into the column, although any data already there will not
be deleted.
What does it mean if a column's name ends with _C? - ANSWER>>The column
holds a category value. You'll need to link it to a ZC_ table to find what that
category value means.
True or False: A Clarity table with only one column listed as the primary key will
always hold no-add, single-response data. - ANSWER>>False; for example, a table
with a CSN listed as the primary key would hold overtime, single-response data.
Which of the following columns from the PATIENT table holds a category value?
a. PAT_ID
b. PAT_NAME
c. STATE_C
, d. PAT_STATUS - ANSWER>>c. STATE_C
Which table would you use to display a patient's middle name (EPT 119) on a
Clarity report?
a. PATIENT
b. PAT_ENC
c. PATIENT_TYPE
d. ZC_PATIENT_TYPE - ANSWER>>a. PATIENT - Use the column search to find
where EPT 119 extracts to
What is the difference between a record and a contact? - ANSWER>>A record is a
single entity. What kind of thing depends on the master file - a record in the
patient master file is a patient, a record in the provider master file is a provider,
etc. A contact represents a single moment in time for that record.
What is the difference between a multiple response item and a response each
time item? - ANSWER>>These refer to different item characteristics. "Multiple
response" refers to a particular Response Type. A multiple response item can hold
multiple ANSWERs on one contact. "Response each time" refers to a particular
Add Type. A response each time item can hold different ANSWERs on different
contacts.
True or False: A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two
records in the Patient master file. - ANSWER>>False - The patient should only
have one record, but that record will have two contacts.
A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you
find where in Chronicles that field files to? - ANSWER>>Control left-click it. If that
doesn't work, try using the Chronicles Record Viewer.
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? -
ANSWER>>Operational reports are real-time reports needed by end users to do
Questions With Answers
when would you use clarity compass / data dictionary? - ANSWER>>Clarity
Compass - see custom category values and other organization specific settings.
Data dictionary - no access to hyperspace or want to be able to use control F to
search the table summary.
Use ____________ to get information about tables when you're in Hyperspace -
ANSWER>>Database object search
If you know a Chronicles INI and item, and you want to know the Clarity column it
extracts to, how can you find it? - ANSWER>>Use Column Search, and enter the
INI and Item.
What happens when a column is marked as Deprecated? - ANSWER>>No more
data will be extracted into the column, although any data already there will not
be deleted.
What does it mean if a column's name ends with _C? - ANSWER>>The column
holds a category value. You'll need to link it to a ZC_ table to find what that
category value means.
True or False: A Clarity table with only one column listed as the primary key will
always hold no-add, single-response data. - ANSWER>>False; for example, a table
with a CSN listed as the primary key would hold overtime, single-response data.
Which of the following columns from the PATIENT table holds a category value?
a. PAT_ID
b. PAT_NAME
c. STATE_C
, d. PAT_STATUS - ANSWER>>c. STATE_C
Which table would you use to display a patient's middle name (EPT 119) on a
Clarity report?
a. PATIENT
b. PAT_ENC
c. PATIENT_TYPE
d. ZC_PATIENT_TYPE - ANSWER>>a. PATIENT - Use the column search to find
where EPT 119 extracts to
What is the difference between a record and a contact? - ANSWER>>A record is a
single entity. What kind of thing depends on the master file - a record in the
patient master file is a patient, a record in the provider master file is a provider,
etc. A contact represents a single moment in time for that record.
What is the difference between a multiple response item and a response each
time item? - ANSWER>>These refer to different item characteristics. "Multiple
response" refers to a particular Response Type. A multiple response item can hold
multiple ANSWERs on one contact. "Response each time" refers to a particular
Add Type. A response each time item can hold different ANSWERs on different
contacts.
True or False: A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two
records in the Patient master file. - ANSWER>>False - The patient should only
have one record, but that record will have two contacts.
A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you
find where in Chronicles that field files to? - ANSWER>>Control left-click it. If that
doesn't work, try using the Chronicles Record Viewer.
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? -
ANSWER>>Operational reports are real-time reports needed by end users to do
