COGITO FUNDAMENTALS EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
T or F - A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit -
✔✔False. Only the creator can see it
What is the difference between a parameter and a display colum - ✔✔A display column
shows date while a parameter is used to filter the initial run of the reports
What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles - ✔✔PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column? - ✔✔Search for an existing
column.
Explain the effect the date range has on overtime and non-overtime parameters - ✔✔it
does not affect non-overtime parameters. It will only look for overtime parameters in the
date range
Explain the process RW goes through as a report is runnin - ✔✔AD Hoc --
1. Identify all No-Add Parameters and evaluate without using the date range
2. If there are time sensitive parameters, limit the remaining contacts by the date range
3. evaluate the time sensitive parameters to determine which results to return
What is the name of the tool used to look up information about Epic-Release reporting
content - ✔✔Report Repository
How could you find out what options are available for you to use in the dividing up a pie
chart, choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped
summary? - ✔✔Look at the available columns
What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer - ✔✔The list of available
Filters (FDS Records) available in a given data model
T or F- IIn table components, the colored indicators can have different thresholds for
each row. - ✔✔T - On the thresholds tab in the Output form, you can specify overrides
for each row to have its own thresholds
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports - ✔✔Operational are
for real time reports needed for an end user to do his job. Analytical reports are over
time reports that show long term trending and data
What tool can be used to monitor long running RW reports and allow an admin to stop
runs that are taking too long - ✔✔dashboard component IDB 71504
, How can you troubleshoot someone's private reports - ✔✔Use the view another user's
library tool
Can you run another users private report>? - ✔✔No -- You can only edit and then save
to either your library or the private report owner
Proxy Mode - ✔✔Accessed by using chart search for "Proxy Dashboard" Allows
administrators to view another users dashboard personalizations and make changes to
them
How to troubleshoot Slicer Dicer - ✔✔SQL
Why can't you see the data displayed by components in another user's dashboard in
Proxy Mode? - ✔✔Security. Other users components may display data from parts of
Epic you should not be able to view
When building custom reports, dashboard, or components, which parts of your record
will be visible and searchable in the Analytics Catalog - ✔✔The display name of the
record, tags, and description
Chronicles Administrator - ✔✔ODBA or Cache DBA -- oversees the daily functioning
and troubleshooting of Chronicles
Clarity Administrator - ✔✔oversees and troubleshoots nightly and ad-hot clarity ETL
executions
T or F You chronicles Administratror, Clarity Administrator, and Caboodle Administrator
will always be 3 separate people - ✔✔False
RVU - ✔✔Relative Value Units - numeric value used to compare the non-monetary
value of different procedures - often used to drive physician performance evaluation and
compensation within a practice
Work RVU - ✔✔represents how difficult the procedure is to perform, or how much work
the provider had to do
Overhead RVU - ✔✔represents the cost of maintaining the facility or tools need to
perform the procedure
Malpractice RVU - ✔✔represents the risk involved in the procedure
Total RVU - ✔✔the sum of work, overhead, and malpractice RVU
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
T or F - A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit -
✔✔False. Only the creator can see it
What is the difference between a parameter and a display colum - ✔✔A display column
shows date while a parameter is used to filter the initial run of the reports
What Master File stores one record for every display column in Chronicles - ✔✔PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column? - ✔✔Search for an existing
column.
Explain the effect the date range has on overtime and non-overtime parameters - ✔✔it
does not affect non-overtime parameters. It will only look for overtime parameters in the
date range
Explain the process RW goes through as a report is runnin - ✔✔AD Hoc --
1. Identify all No-Add Parameters and evaluate without using the date range
2. If there are time sensitive parameters, limit the remaining contacts by the date range
3. evaluate the time sensitive parameters to determine which results to return
What is the name of the tool used to look up information about Epic-Release reporting
content - ✔✔Report Repository
How could you find out what options are available for you to use in the dividing up a pie
chart, choosing categories for your bar graph, or setting up levels of a grouped
summary? - ✔✔Look at the available columns
What controls the list of available measures in SlicerDicer - ✔✔The list of available
Filters (FDS Records) available in a given data model
T or F- IIn table components, the colored indicators can have different thresholds for
each row. - ✔✔T - On the thresholds tab in the Output form, you can specify overrides
for each row to have its own thresholds
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports - ✔✔Operational are
for real time reports needed for an end user to do his job. Analytical reports are over
time reports that show long term trending and data
What tool can be used to monitor long running RW reports and allow an admin to stop
runs that are taking too long - ✔✔dashboard component IDB 71504
, How can you troubleshoot someone's private reports - ✔✔Use the view another user's
library tool
Can you run another users private report>? - ✔✔No -- You can only edit and then save
to either your library or the private report owner
Proxy Mode - ✔✔Accessed by using chart search for "Proxy Dashboard" Allows
administrators to view another users dashboard personalizations and make changes to
them
How to troubleshoot Slicer Dicer - ✔✔SQL
Why can't you see the data displayed by components in another user's dashboard in
Proxy Mode? - ✔✔Security. Other users components may display data from parts of
Epic you should not be able to view
When building custom reports, dashboard, or components, which parts of your record
will be visible and searchable in the Analytics Catalog - ✔✔The display name of the
record, tags, and description
Chronicles Administrator - ✔✔ODBA or Cache DBA -- oversees the daily functioning
and troubleshooting of Chronicles
Clarity Administrator - ✔✔oversees and troubleshoots nightly and ad-hot clarity ETL
executions
T or F You chronicles Administratror, Clarity Administrator, and Caboodle Administrator
will always be 3 separate people - ✔✔False
RVU - ✔✔Relative Value Units - numeric value used to compare the non-monetary
value of different procedures - often used to drive physician performance evaluation and
compensation within a practice
Work RVU - ✔✔represents how difficult the procedure is to perform, or how much work
the provider had to do
Overhead RVU - ✔✔represents the cost of maintaining the facility or tools need to
perform the procedure
Malpractice RVU - ✔✔represents the risk involved in the procedure
Total RVU - ✔✔the sum of work, overhead, and malpractice RVU
