COG170 FUNDAMENTALS REVIEW
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dashboard - ANS Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and consolidate
data from all corners of your healthcare system.
What master file stores dashboard resources - ANS IDK
What master files stores metric definitions? - ANS IDN
If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the metric framework? -
ANS No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a component will use the Metric
Framework.
True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource record. -
ANS FALSE
A user ran a report to find all geriatric patients but now wants to limit the report to only
patients who have arthritis. The report includes a column to display the patients' medical
problems. How can the user limit the report to only arthritic patients without re‐running it? -
ANS Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem column on the value "arthritis"
Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog? - ANS If a user can see a template in
the Analytics Catalog, they will be able to view and run all the public 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. -
ANS FALSE
What is the difference between a parameter and a display column? - ANS A parameter is
used by the query. It will determine which results are found at run time. A display column is
used to display information about the results that are found.
What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles? Choose only ONE
answer.
A. HRX
B. PAF
C. IDB - ANS b. PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column? - ANS Check to make sure there
isn't a column already created that you can use.
How could you find out what options are available for you to use in dividing up a pie chart,
choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped summary? -
ANS Check the list of Available and Used columns in the Display tab of your report.
What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer? - ANS Measures are chosen from
the list of SlicerDicer Filters (FDS records) available in a given data model.
True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have different thresholds for
each
row. - ANS True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form, you can specify overrides
for each row to have its own thresholds.
What causes of concern would we have about a table component with the following threshold
settings?
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, Column Lower Bound Upper Bound Alert
Percent 34 67 Yellow
Percent 0 33 Green
Percent 68 Red
A. Percent thresholds should divide into perfectly equal parts ﴾e.g. 33.33, 66.66﴿
B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
C. Percent values are unavailable for threshold logic
D. Alerts should always be ordered from lowest to highest severity, or highest to lowest
severity - ANS B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
When can you integrate dashboard parameters and dates with your SlicerDicer session?
A. When picking your data model
B. When saving your session
C. When creating your component
D. While viewing your dashboard - ANS D. While viewing your dashboard
Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a report while viewing
another user's Catalog?
A. You will be unable to run the report.
B. You will run the report as yourself, not as the other user.
C. You will run the report as the other user, not as yourself.
D. You can choose whether to run the report as yourself or as the other user. - ANS B.
if you try to run a report while viewing another user's catalog, you will see a message indicating
that the "report's results will be generated as if it were run by the login user, and may be
different than if the report were run by" the user whose catalog you are viewing.
When viewing another user's dashboard from their Catalog, why can't you see the data
displayed
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dashboard - ANS Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and consolidate
data from all corners of your healthcare system.
What master file stores dashboard resources - ANS IDK
What master files stores metric definitions? - ANS IDN
If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the metric framework? -
ANS No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a component will use the Metric
Framework.
True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource record. -
ANS FALSE
A user ran a report to find all geriatric patients but now wants to limit the report to only
patients who have arthritis. The report includes a column to display the patients' medical
problems. How can the user limit the report to only arthritic patients without re‐running it? -
ANS Use the Filters tab, and filter the Medical Problem column on the value "arthritis"
Who can find a public report in the Analytics Catalog? - ANS If a user can see a template in
the Analytics Catalog, they will be able to view and run all the public 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. -
ANS FALSE
What is the difference between a parameter and a display column? - ANS A parameter is
used by the query. It will determine which results are found at run time. A display column is
used to display information about the results that are found.
What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles? Choose only ONE
answer.
A. HRX
B. PAF
C. IDB - ANS b. PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column? - ANS Check to make sure there
isn't a column already created that you can use.
How could you find out what options are available for you to use in dividing up a pie chart,
choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped summary? -
ANS Check the list of Available and Used columns in the Display tab of your report.
What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer? - ANS Measures are chosen from
the list of SlicerDicer Filters (FDS records) available in a given data model.
True or False: In table components, the colored indicators can have different thresholds for
each
row. - ANS True. On the Thresholds tab in the Output Format form, you can specify overrides
for each row to have its own thresholds.
What causes of concern would we have about a table component with the following threshold
settings?
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, Column Lower Bound Upper Bound Alert
Percent 34 67 Yellow
Percent 0 33 Green
Percent 68 Red
A. Percent thresholds should divide into perfectly equal parts ﴾e.g. 33.33, 66.66﴿
B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
C. Percent values are unavailable for threshold logic
D. Alerts should always be ordered from lowest to highest severity, or highest to lowest
severity - ANS B. The thresholds do not account for decimal percent values
When can you integrate dashboard parameters and dates with your SlicerDicer session?
A. When picking your data model
B. When saving your session
C. When creating your component
D. While viewing your dashboard - ANS D. While viewing your dashboard
Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a report while viewing
another user's Catalog?
A. You will be unable to run the report.
B. You will run the report as yourself, not as the other user.
C. You will run the report as the other user, not as yourself.
D. You can choose whether to run the report as yourself or as the other user. - ANS B.
if you try to run a report while viewing another user's catalog, you will see a message indicating
that the "report's results will be generated as if it were run by the login user, and may be
different than if the report were run by" the user whose catalog you are viewing.
When viewing another user's dashboard from their Catalog, why can't you see the data
displayed
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