COG170 Fundamentals review questions
and answers
Dashboard - (Correct Answer) `Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in
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Epic, and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system.
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What master file stores dashboard resources - (Correct Answer) `IDK
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What master files stores metric definitions? - (Correct Answer) `IDN
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If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the metric
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framework? - (Correct Answer) `No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a
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component will use the Metric Framework.
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True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource
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record. - (Correct Answer) `FALSE
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A user ran a report to find all geriatric patients but now wants to limit the report to only
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patients who have arthritis. The report includes a column to display the patients'
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medical problems. How can the user limit the report to only arthritic patients without
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re‐running it? - (Correct Answer) `Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem
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column on the value "arthritis"
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Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog? - (Correct Answer) `If a user can
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see a template in the Analytics Catalog, they will be able to view and run all the public
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reports made from the template.
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True or False. A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit. -
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(Correct Answer) `FALSE
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What is the difference between a parameter and a display column? - (Correct Answer)
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`A parameter is used by the query. It will determine which results are found at run time.
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A display column is used to display information about the results that are found.
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,What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles? Choose
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only ONE
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C. IDB - (Correct Answer) `b. PAF
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What should you do before creating a new display column? - (Correct Answer) `Check to
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make sure there isn't a column already created that you can use.
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How could you find out what options are available for you to use in dividing up a pie
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chart, choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped
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summary? - (Correct Answer) `Check the list of Available and Used columns in the
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Display tab of your report.
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What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer? - (Correct Answer)
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`Measures are chosen from the list of SlicerDicer Filters (FDS records) available in a
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given data model.
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True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have different
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thresholds for each
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row. - (Correct Answer) `True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form, you
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can specify overrides for each row to have its own thresholds.
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What causes of concern would we have about a table component with the following
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threshold
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A. Percent thresholds should divide into perfectly equal parts ﴾e.g. 33.33, 66.66﴿
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B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
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C. Percent values are unavailable for threshold logic
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, D. Alerts should always be ordered from lowest to highest severity, or highest to lowest
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severity - (Correct Answer) `B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent
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values
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When can you integrate dashboard parameters and dates with your SlicerDicer
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session?
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A. When picking your data model
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B. When saving your session
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C. When creating your component
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D. While viewing your dashboard - (Correct Answer) `D. While viewing your dashboard
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Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a report while
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viewing another user's Catalog?
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A. You will be unable to run the report.
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B. You will run the report as yourself, not as the other user.
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C. You will run the report as the other user, not as yourself.
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D. You can choose whether to run the report as yourself or as the other user. - (Correct
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Answer) `B.
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if you try to run a report while viewing another user's catalog, you will see a message
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indicating that the "report's results will be generated as if it were run by the login user,
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and may be different than if the report were run by" the user whose catalog you are
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viewing.
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When viewing another user's dashboard from their Catalog, why can't you see the data
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displayed
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by components? - (Correct Answer) `Security. Other users' components may display
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data from parts of Epic you should not be able to view.
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Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a report while
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viewing another user's Catalog?
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A. You will be unable to run the report.
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B. You will run the report as yourself, not as the other user.
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C. You will run the report as the other user, not as yourself.
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and answers
Dashboard - (Correct Answer) `Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in
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Epic, and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system.
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What master file stores dashboard resources - (Correct Answer) `IDK
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What master files stores metric definitions? - (Correct Answer) `IDN
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If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the metric
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framework? - (Correct Answer) `No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a
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component will use the Metric Framework.
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True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource
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record. - (Correct Answer) `FALSE
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A user ran a report to find all geriatric patients but now wants to limit the report to only
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patients who have arthritis. The report includes a column to display the patients'
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medical problems. How can the user limit the report to only arthritic patients without
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re‐running it? - (Correct Answer) `Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem
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column on the value "arthritis"
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Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog? - (Correct Answer) `If a user can
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see a template in the Analytics Catalog, they will be able to view and run all the public
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reports made from the template.
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True or False. A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit. -
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(Correct Answer) `FALSE
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What is the difference between a parameter and a display column? - (Correct Answer)
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`A parameter is used by the query. It will determine which results are found at run time.
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A display column is used to display information about the results that are found.
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,What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles? Choose
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only ONE
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answer.
A. HRX l
B. PAF l
C. IDB - (Correct Answer) `b. PAF
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What should you do before creating a new display column? - (Correct Answer) `Check to
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make sure there isn't a column already created that you can use.
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How could you find out what options are available for you to use in dividing up a pie
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chart, choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped
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summary? - (Correct Answer) `Check the list of Available and Used columns in the
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Display tab of your report.
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What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer? - (Correct Answer)
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`Measures are chosen from the list of SlicerDicer Filters (FDS records) available in a
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given data model.
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True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have different
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thresholds for each
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row. - (Correct Answer) `True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form, you
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can specify overrides for each row to have its own thresholds.
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What causes of concern would we have about a table component with the following
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threshold
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settings?
Column Lower Bound Upper Bound Alert l l l l l
Percent 34 67 Yellow l l l
Percent 0 33 Green l l l
Percent 68 Red l l
A. Percent thresholds should divide into perfectly equal parts ﴾e.g. 33.33, 66.66﴿
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B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
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C. Percent values are unavailable for threshold logic
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, D. Alerts should always be ordered from lowest to highest severity, or highest to lowest
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severity - (Correct Answer) `B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent
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values
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When can you integrate dashboard parameters and dates with your SlicerDicer
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session?
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A. When picking your data model
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B. When saving your session
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C. When creating your component
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D. While viewing your dashboard - (Correct Answer) `D. While viewing your dashboard
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Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a report while
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viewing another user's Catalog?
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A. You will be unable to run the report.
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B. You will run the report as yourself, not as the other user.
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C. You will run the report as the other user, not as yourself.
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D. You can choose whether to run the report as yourself or as the other user. - (Correct
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Answer) `B.
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if you try to run a report while viewing another user's catalog, you will see a message
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indicating that the "report's results will be generated as if it were run by the login user,
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and may be different than if the report were run by" the user whose catalog you are
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viewing.
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When viewing another user's dashboard from their Catalog, why can't you see the data
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displayed
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by components? - (Correct Answer) `Security. Other users' components may display
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data from parts of Epic you should not be able to view.
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Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a report while
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viewing another user's Catalog?
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A. You will be unable to run the report.
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B. You will run the report as yourself, not as the other user.
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C. You will run the report as the other user, not as yourself.
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