COG170: Cogito Fundamentals Exam Questions and Answers
|Fall 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct
**1.** A Clarity-based report that returned valid data for years has recently returned
corrupted data. You have verified that the Chronicles data is valid. Which role would most
likely be responsible for addressing the issue?
A. Cogito Business Analyst
B. **Clarity administrator**
C. Dashboard Editor
D. SlicerDicer User
*Explanation: Clarity administrators handle issues with data extraction and relational
database integrity in Epic's Clarity database.*
**2.** You have built a component. You then edit a source dashboard in the Designer UI
and click 'Add Component', but you can't find your component. Why not?
A. Component is not ready for use
B. **Your component isn't enabled**
C. Dashboard is personalized
D. Missing report group
*Explanation: Components must be enabled in the Component Editor to appear for
addition to dashboards.*
**3.** Which of the following can you modify with the Metadata Editor?
A. Dashboard layout
B. **The report tags associated with the Analytics Catalog content**
C. Chronicles master files
D. SlicerDicer measures
,*Explanation: Metadata Editor allows modifications to tags, descriptions, and other catalog
metadata for visibility in Analytics Catalog.*
**4.** What defines the granularity of a SlicerDicer population?
A. Measures
B. Slices
C. **Data model**
D. Criteria
*Explanation: The data model (e.g., Patients, Procedure Orders) sets the base granularity
and available filters in SlicerDicer.*
**5.** In the Component Editor, what display format and data source are required to
display a SlicerDicer session on a dashboard?
A. Table; Workbench
B. **Graph; SlicerDicer**
C. Link; Metrics
D. Native HTML; Caboodle
*Explanation: SlicerDicer sessions are visualized as graphs on dashboards, with SlicerDicer
as the data source.*
**6.** A user creates a SlicerDicer session using the Procedure Orders data model. They
select the base of My Orders and add a criterion for patients who live in the state of
Wisconsin. Which of the following best describes the population of the session?
A. All patients in Wisconsin
B. **Procedure orders placed by the user for patients who live in the state of Wisconsin**
C. All procedure orders in Wisconsin
D. User-placed orders only
,*Explanation: The Procedure Orders model focuses on orders, filtered by user (My Orders)
and patient criteria like state.*
**7.** A SlicerDicer population currently displays a count of all patients. You want to
display the average age of all patients. Which of the following should you modify?
A. Criteria
B. Slices
C. **Measures**
D. Visualization
*Explanation: Measures control aggregations like count, average, sum, etc., in SlicerDicer
results.*
**8.** Information in Chronicles is divided into ________________ that contain
information about a broad subject.
A. Records
B. Contacts
C. **Master Files**
D. Items
*Explanation: Chronicles uses master files (e.g., patient master file) to organize data by
broad categories.*
**9.** A Chronicles item has a response type of "related group". What does this indicate
about the item's behavior?
A. Single value storage
B. **This item can store multiple lines of data at once, and each one of these lines is related
to a line in another item**
C. Time-based entry
D. Category selection
, *Explanation: Related group allows linked multi-line data across items, common for
complex relationships in Chronicles.*
**10.** Which of the following can you do in the Criteria tab of the Report Settings
window?
A. **Specify the data points used in the search, Configure the date range of the report,
Configure the logic used between criteria**
B. Display columns only
C. Filter results post-run
D. Schedule reports
*Explanation: Criteria tab handles search logic, data points, and date ranges in Reporting
Workbench reports. (Note: This is a select-all-that-apply adapted to A-D; A is correct as it
lists all.)*
**11.** A Cogito Business Analyst makes a SlicerDicer Session using the Patients data
model. They then create a graph component using the session and add the component to a
new dashboard they are making. What master files did the analyst create new records in?
A. PAF, IDB, IDM
B. **HRX, IDB, IDM**
C. COL, HGR, IDK
D. IDN, IDK, HRX
*Explanation: HRX for reports/sessions, IDB for dashboards, IDM for
components/metrics.*
**12.** Which of the following can users do from the Results Viewer after running a
Workbench report?
A. **Filter results based on the values in the display columns, Use the Explore tab to create
visualizations, Use action buttons to take action on the results**
B. Edit Chronicles data
|Fall 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct
**1.** A Clarity-based report that returned valid data for years has recently returned
corrupted data. You have verified that the Chronicles data is valid. Which role would most
likely be responsible for addressing the issue?
A. Cogito Business Analyst
B. **Clarity administrator**
C. Dashboard Editor
D. SlicerDicer User
*Explanation: Clarity administrators handle issues with data extraction and relational
database integrity in Epic's Clarity database.*
**2.** You have built a component. You then edit a source dashboard in the Designer UI
and click 'Add Component', but you can't find your component. Why not?
A. Component is not ready for use
B. **Your component isn't enabled**
C. Dashboard is personalized
D. Missing report group
*Explanation: Components must be enabled in the Component Editor to appear for
addition to dashboards.*
**3.** Which of the following can you modify with the Metadata Editor?
A. Dashboard layout
B. **The report tags associated with the Analytics Catalog content**
C. Chronicles master files
D. SlicerDicer measures
,*Explanation: Metadata Editor allows modifications to tags, descriptions, and other catalog
metadata for visibility in Analytics Catalog.*
**4.** What defines the granularity of a SlicerDicer population?
A. Measures
B. Slices
C. **Data model**
D. Criteria
*Explanation: The data model (e.g., Patients, Procedure Orders) sets the base granularity
and available filters in SlicerDicer.*
**5.** In the Component Editor, what display format and data source are required to
display a SlicerDicer session on a dashboard?
A. Table; Workbench
B. **Graph; SlicerDicer**
C. Link; Metrics
D. Native HTML; Caboodle
*Explanation: SlicerDicer sessions are visualized as graphs on dashboards, with SlicerDicer
as the data source.*
**6.** A user creates a SlicerDicer session using the Procedure Orders data model. They
select the base of My Orders and add a criterion for patients who live in the state of
Wisconsin. Which of the following best describes the population of the session?
A. All patients in Wisconsin
B. **Procedure orders placed by the user for patients who live in the state of Wisconsin**
C. All procedure orders in Wisconsin
D. User-placed orders only
,*Explanation: The Procedure Orders model focuses on orders, filtered by user (My Orders)
and patient criteria like state.*
**7.** A SlicerDicer population currently displays a count of all patients. You want to
display the average age of all patients. Which of the following should you modify?
A. Criteria
B. Slices
C. **Measures**
D. Visualization
*Explanation: Measures control aggregations like count, average, sum, etc., in SlicerDicer
results.*
**8.** Information in Chronicles is divided into ________________ that contain
information about a broad subject.
A. Records
B. Contacts
C. **Master Files**
D. Items
*Explanation: Chronicles uses master files (e.g., patient master file) to organize data by
broad categories.*
**9.** A Chronicles item has a response type of "related group". What does this indicate
about the item's behavior?
A. Single value storage
B. **This item can store multiple lines of data at once, and each one of these lines is related
to a line in another item**
C. Time-based entry
D. Category selection
, *Explanation: Related group allows linked multi-line data across items, common for
complex relationships in Chronicles.*
**10.** Which of the following can you do in the Criteria tab of the Report Settings
window?
A. **Specify the data points used in the search, Configure the date range of the report,
Configure the logic used between criteria**
B. Display columns only
C. Filter results post-run
D. Schedule reports
*Explanation: Criteria tab handles search logic, data points, and date ranges in Reporting
Workbench reports. (Note: This is a select-all-that-apply adapted to A-D; A is correct as it
lists all.)*
**11.** A Cogito Business Analyst makes a SlicerDicer Session using the Patients data
model. They then create a graph component using the session and add the component to a
new dashboard they are making. What master files did the analyst create new records in?
A. PAF, IDB, IDM
B. **HRX, IDB, IDM**
C. COL, HGR, IDK
D. IDN, IDK, HRX
*Explanation: HRX for reports/sessions, IDB for dashboards, IDM for
components/metrics.*
**12.** Which of the following can users do from the Results Viewer after running a
Workbench report?
A. **Filter results based on the values in the display columns, Use the Explore tab to create
visualizations, Use action buttons to take action on the results**
B. Edit Chronicles data
