EPIC CLN 251/2 February Exam 2025
Questions and Correct Answers
What is the profile hierarchy? -correct answer Allows admins to make profile settings
to best fit a users' needs in the most efficient way possible. The hierarchy consists of
profiles attached to six records:
What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? -correct answer User/User Template,
EpicCare Security Class, Login Department, Login Revenue Location, Login Service
Area, EMR System Definitions.
What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? -correct answer Profile
settings common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? -correct answer Profile
settings common to people with the same job duties or scope of practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? -correct answer Profile settings
common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? -correct answer Profile
settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? -correct answer Profile settings
common to everyone who works in a particular billing entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? -correct answer Global
profile settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? -correct answer They contain
the same screens and items.
How does the system determine a user's profile settings? -correct answer By
searching the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-item.
What does the system do during login? -correct answer Searches the user's profile
hierarchy to determine their settings.
,How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? -correct
answer Based on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? -correct answer
Looks for an item within that profile to determine the user's settings.
Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile hierarchy? -correct answer
Yes, any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? -correct answer To collect values item-by-item and
determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? -correct answer Making it available to
users by linking it to a profile.
What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a report? -correct
answer It tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? -correct answer It tells the system what print
groups to display.
What are print groups? -correct answer They are groups that determine what content
to print.
What do profile records configure? -correct answer Options within activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? -correct answer To determine the
appearance, behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. -correct answer Clinical users frequently
use the same tools, but the details within those activities are configured based on
department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are the differences in activities often based on? -correct answer Department
specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? -correct answer Details within activities based on user and location
Are profiles shareable? -correct answer Yes, within the same department
What are some examples of settings that profiles can control? -correct answer Chart
Review Tabs, Reports in SnapShot and Summary activities, Smart Texts
Where are workflow engine rules defined? -correct answer In profile records
How many levels can profiles be assigned at? -correct answer 6
, Can profiles affect different groups of people in different places? -correct answer Yes
What type of text are profiles built in? -correct answer Built in Text
What are reports? -correct answer Data displayed for end users
What is the purpose of reports? -correct answer To provide information in a view-only
format
How can reports be shared? -correct answer By different activities and as a collection
of print groups
What is the purpose of print groups in reports? -correct answer To show the actual
data of a report
Why may some print groups not appear for certain users? -correct answer To prevent
confusion or data errors if the information doesn't pertain to them
In what format are reports edited? -correct answer Text
How are records in the Report master file linked to print groups? -correct answer Each
record in the Report master file links to one or more records in the Print Group (LPG)
master file
Can print group records be reused across different reports? -correct answer Yes, print
group records are shared and can be reused
What are the two options for customizing reports? -correct answer Edit an existing
report or create a new report
When should you edit an existing report? -correct answer When the entire organization
is okay with the changes being made
When should you create a new report? -correct answer When only a specific set of
users wants changes made
What are the steps to edit a report? -correct answer Determine changes needed,
identify report record, identify or create print groups, edit the report, confirm linking to
desired users
What is the purpose of the User Session Information Report? -correct answer To
identify reports and their print groups
What information is displayed while editing reports in Text? -correct answer The list of
print groups that make up the report
Questions and Correct Answers
What is the profile hierarchy? -correct answer Allows admins to make profile settings
to best fit a users' needs in the most efficient way possible. The hierarchy consists of
profiles attached to six records:
What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? -correct answer User/User Template,
EpicCare Security Class, Login Department, Login Revenue Location, Login Service
Area, EMR System Definitions.
What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? -correct answer Profile
settings common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? -correct answer Profile
settings common to people with the same job duties or scope of practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? -correct answer Profile settings
common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? -correct answer Profile
settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? -correct answer Profile settings
common to everyone who works in a particular billing entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? -correct answer Global
profile settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? -correct answer They contain
the same screens and items.
How does the system determine a user's profile settings? -correct answer By
searching the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-item.
What does the system do during login? -correct answer Searches the user's profile
hierarchy to determine their settings.
,How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? -correct
answer Based on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? -correct answer
Looks for an item within that profile to determine the user's settings.
Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile hierarchy? -correct answer
Yes, any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? -correct answer To collect values item-by-item and
determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? -correct answer Making it available to
users by linking it to a profile.
What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a report? -correct
answer It tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? -correct answer It tells the system what print
groups to display.
What are print groups? -correct answer They are groups that determine what content
to print.
What do profile records configure? -correct answer Options within activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? -correct answer To determine the
appearance, behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. -correct answer Clinical users frequently
use the same tools, but the details within those activities are configured based on
department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are the differences in activities often based on? -correct answer Department
specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? -correct answer Details within activities based on user and location
Are profiles shareable? -correct answer Yes, within the same department
What are some examples of settings that profiles can control? -correct answer Chart
Review Tabs, Reports in SnapShot and Summary activities, Smart Texts
Where are workflow engine rules defined? -correct answer In profile records
How many levels can profiles be assigned at? -correct answer 6
, Can profiles affect different groups of people in different places? -correct answer Yes
What type of text are profiles built in? -correct answer Built in Text
What are reports? -correct answer Data displayed for end users
What is the purpose of reports? -correct answer To provide information in a view-only
format
How can reports be shared? -correct answer By different activities and as a collection
of print groups
What is the purpose of print groups in reports? -correct answer To show the actual
data of a report
Why may some print groups not appear for certain users? -correct answer To prevent
confusion or data errors if the information doesn't pertain to them
In what format are reports edited? -correct answer Text
How are records in the Report master file linked to print groups? -correct answer Each
record in the Report master file links to one or more records in the Print Group (LPG)
master file
Can print group records be reused across different reports? -correct answer Yes, print
group records are shared and can be reused
What are the two options for customizing reports? -correct answer Edit an existing
report or create a new report
When should you edit an existing report? -correct answer When the entire organization
is okay with the changes being made
When should you create a new report? -correct answer When only a specific set of
users wants changes made
What are the steps to edit a report? -correct answer Determine changes needed,
identify report record, identify or create print groups, edit the report, confirm linking to
desired users
What is the purpose of the User Session Information Report? -correct answer To
identify reports and their print groups
What information is displayed while editing reports in Text? -correct answer The list of
print groups that make up the report
