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A Chronicles item can store one or more options from a limited list.
Which of the following could account for this behavior? (Choose all
that apply)
A. Single Response
B. Multiple Response
C. Networked
D. Overtime
E. No-Add
F. Category Correct Answer - 1. B, C and F. If a Chronicles item
can store one or more options it is a multiple response item. If the
options come from a limited list, that item may be a category item,
where the category list is the list of options, or networked, where
the records or contacts in the destination master file is the list of
options
What are the steps to writing a report request? Correct Answer -
0. Identify the data elements you will need for the report.
1. Find the INI + Item numbers of the data points to use on the
report
2. Use the INI + Item numbers to find the appropriate Clarity tables
and columns.
3. Join the Clarity tables together using the correct foreign key
information
What activities in Chronicles can be used to look up information
about data? Correct Answer - - Item Information Window (Ctrl
+ click)
- Record Viewer
- Item Editor
- Category List Maintenance
,When will Ctrl + click not work? Correct Answer - If the field is
read-only or simply incompatible
What does the Record Viewer show? Correct Answer - The
Record Viewer provides a read-only view of raw data in a Chronicles
record.
When should you use Record Viewer? Correct Answer - When
ctrl+click doesn't work to find the INI + Item number for a piece of
data, and you know the specific record or contact you're interested
in
If you see '101-Inpatient' stored in Record Viewer, what is actually
stored in Clarity Correct Answer - '101'
I IDM 130 is a networked item that is not filled in for a particular
record. What value will be extracted to Clarity for this item, and
other Chronicles items that are not filled out? Correct Answer -
NULL
What value will be extracted to Caboodle for this item, and other
networked items that are not filled out in Chronicles? Correct
Answer - If the column is a key column, Caboodle will have a -1
letting report writers know that this value was not populated in the
source, while still enforcing referential integrity.
When do null values exist in Clarity? Correct Answer - Not all
fields are populated in Chronicles, ETL data cleansing deletes
incorrectly formatted data, and/or a column is deprecated and can
no longer extract data
What does the Item Editor show? Correct Answer - The Item
Editor shows the definitions of a Chronicles Item. Note that it does
, not show a particular value stored in the item. Instead, it shows
information about how the item behaves for all values.
What is a category list? Correct Answer - A category list is a list
of defined values that can be stored in a Chronicles item.
What is the Release Range? Correct Answer - The Release
Range describes which category values are released by Epic and
cannot be changed. Note that any category values you see in
Training that are outside the release range may differ from what you
see back home at your organization.
A Chronicles item stores a single value, but can store a separate
value for each contact on a record. Which of the following could
account for this behavior? (Choose all that apply)
A. Single Response
B. Multiple Response
C. Networked
D. Overtime
E. No-Add
F. Category Correct Answer - A and D. If a Chronicles item can
store only one value it is a single response item. If a separate value is
stored on each contact the add type is Overtime.
What is an Add Type? Correct Answer - An item's Add Type
describes how long a piece of data is valid. It determines whether an
item's value is stored on each contact, or directly to the record.
No-Add Correct Answer - No-Add items store data directly on
a record, not a specific contact. The value is true for all contacts on
the record.
Response-Each-Time Correct Answer - Response each time
items store values separately on each of a record's contacts. If a