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COG170 Cogito Fundamentals Exam
Questions and Answers
Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a dashboard, what
other dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing?
- CORRECT ANSWER-The ready for use and Enabled for user selection check
boxes
What do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given Hyperspace
activity? - CORRECT ANSWER-The activity descriptor for the activity.
Where can you find the activity descriptor - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Help - about
Hyperspace when you are in the activity.
2. User Menu Summary
What could cause a component to not show up on a dashboard? - CORRECT
ANSWER-1. It is not set for ready for use
2. It has not been added to the content form of the dashboard
Personalization - CORRECT ANSWER-Need to define things that can be done
with personalization
All Dashboard INI's - CORRECT ANSWER-need to make separate flash cards
for all
T or F -- SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been
entered in Epic - CORRECT ANSWER-False- it can only report on data that has
been extracted to Caboodle
A SlicerDicer population is showing all smokers with PCP's in your clinic. You
would like to see these patients grouped by their different PCP's, with one bar
per provider. How would you do this? - CORRECT ANSWER-Add a slice
How to add a slicer dicer session to a dashboard - CORRECT ANSWER-User
table or graph and then resource of slicerdicer and need to know the slicerdicer
session id
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Which of Epic's databases contains real time data - CORRECT
ANSWER-Chronicles
Which of Epic's databases are relational - CORRECT ANSWER-Clarity
T or F -- you can use the record viewer to look up a definition of a table in Clarity.
- CORRECT ANSWER-False
What is the difference between a record and a contact - CORRECT ANSWER-a
contact is single set of data on a record
What is the difference between a a multiple response item and a response each
time item - CORRECT ANSWER-Multiple response can have multiple values for
an item. Response each time is a unique value for that contact
T or F -- A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two
records in the patient master file - CORRECT ANSWER-false
A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you
find where in chronicles that field files to - CORRECT ANSWER-Ctrl/ left Click or
search record viewer for that specific answer
Data type - CORRECT ANSWER-The data type of the item that will display
Add Type - CORRECT ANSWER-determines how long data is valid on a contact
Response Type - CORRECT ANSWER-what can be entered in the response
Networking - CORRECT ANSWER-networked items define relationships
between master files by storing a unique identifier that references a record or
contact somewhere in Chronicles
Indexing - CORRECT ANSWER-storing information in a way that makes it faster
to search through to find a particular item
Date types in Chronicles - CORRECT ANSWER-1. String
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2. Number
3. Date
4. Time
5. Instant
6. Category
Add Types - CORRECT ANSWER-1.No-ADD
2. Response each time
3. Lookback
Overtime Add Types - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Lookback
2. Response Each Time
No-Add - CORRECT ANSWER-Items store directly on a record. Example would
be birthdate
Response each time - CORRECT ANSWER-store on each of a records contacts.
If blank should be consider unknown. Example would be blood pressure. You
can't assume it has not changed since the last contact
Lookback - CORRECT ANSWER-similar to response each time, but if not
populated on a contact the system assumes the most recently entered value is
valid
IDM - CORRECT ANSWER-Radar Dashboard
IDB - CORRECT ANSWER-Radar Component
IDK - CORRECT ANSWER-Resource -- Stored settings related to how the data
will be displayed
IDN - CORRECT ANSWER-Metric
CSF - CORRECT ANSWER-Stores the actual data for the metric
IDJ - CORRECT ANSWER-stores the query for SQL metrics
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How to move an override record - CORRECT ANSWER-base.<record id> on
content management
how is the threshold determined - CORRECT ANSWER-most specific and then
order from top to bottome
T or F -- A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource
record. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Triggered Metric Events - CORRECT ANSWER-Notifications from radar metrics
Notification Editor - CORRECT ANSWER-used to build TME's
Who can find a public report in the Library - CORRECT ANSWER-Anyone who
can see the template, can see public reports made from that template
T or F - A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit -
CORRECT ANSWER-False. Only the creator can see it
What is the difference between a parameter and a display colum - CORRECT
ANSWER-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 -
CORRECT ANSWER-PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Search for an existing column.
Explain the effect the date range has on overtime and non-overtime parameters -
CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT
ANSWER-AD Hoc --
1. Identify all No-Add Parameters and evaluate without using the date range
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COG170 Cogito Fundamentals Exam
Questions and Answers
Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a dashboard, what
other dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing?
- CORRECT ANSWER-The ready for use and Enabled for user selection check
boxes
What do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given Hyperspace
activity? - CORRECT ANSWER-The activity descriptor for the activity.
Where can you find the activity descriptor - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Help - about
Hyperspace when you are in the activity.
2. User Menu Summary
What could cause a component to not show up on a dashboard? - CORRECT
ANSWER-1. It is not set for ready for use
2. It has not been added to the content form of the dashboard
Personalization - CORRECT ANSWER-Need to define things that can be done
with personalization
All Dashboard INI's - CORRECT ANSWER-need to make separate flash cards
for all
T or F -- SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been
entered in Epic - CORRECT ANSWER-False- it can only report on data that has
been extracted to Caboodle
A SlicerDicer population is showing all smokers with PCP's in your clinic. You
would like to see these patients grouped by their different PCP's, with one bar
per provider. How would you do this? - CORRECT ANSWER-Add a slice
How to add a slicer dicer session to a dashboard - CORRECT ANSWER-User
table or graph and then resource of slicerdicer and need to know the slicerdicer
session id
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Which of Epic's databases contains real time data - CORRECT
ANSWER-Chronicles
Which of Epic's databases are relational - CORRECT ANSWER-Clarity
T or F -- you can use the record viewer to look up a definition of a table in Clarity.
- CORRECT ANSWER-False
What is the difference between a record and a contact - CORRECT ANSWER-a
contact is single set of data on a record
What is the difference between a a multiple response item and a response each
time item - CORRECT ANSWER-Multiple response can have multiple values for
an item. Response each time is a unique value for that contact
T or F -- A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two
records in the patient master file - CORRECT ANSWER-false
A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you
find where in chronicles that field files to - CORRECT ANSWER-Ctrl/ left Click or
search record viewer for that specific answer
Data type - CORRECT ANSWER-The data type of the item that will display
Add Type - CORRECT ANSWER-determines how long data is valid on a contact
Response Type - CORRECT ANSWER-what can be entered in the response
Networking - CORRECT ANSWER-networked items define relationships
between master files by storing a unique identifier that references a record or
contact somewhere in Chronicles
Indexing - CORRECT ANSWER-storing information in a way that makes it faster
to search through to find a particular item
Date types in Chronicles - CORRECT ANSWER-1. String
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2. Number
3. Date
4. Time
5. Instant
6. Category
Add Types - CORRECT ANSWER-1.No-ADD
2. Response each time
3. Lookback
Overtime Add Types - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Lookback
2. Response Each Time
No-Add - CORRECT ANSWER-Items store directly on a record. Example would
be birthdate
Response each time - CORRECT ANSWER-store on each of a records contacts.
If blank should be consider unknown. Example would be blood pressure. You
can't assume it has not changed since the last contact
Lookback - CORRECT ANSWER-similar to response each time, but if not
populated on a contact the system assumes the most recently entered value is
valid
IDM - CORRECT ANSWER-Radar Dashboard
IDB - CORRECT ANSWER-Radar Component
IDK - CORRECT ANSWER-Resource -- Stored settings related to how the data
will be displayed
IDN - CORRECT ANSWER-Metric
CSF - CORRECT ANSWER-Stores the actual data for the metric
IDJ - CORRECT ANSWER-stores the query for SQL metrics
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How to move an override record - CORRECT ANSWER-base.<record id> on
content management
how is the threshold determined - CORRECT ANSWER-most specific and then
order from top to bottome
T or F -- A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource
record. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Triggered Metric Events - CORRECT ANSWER-Notifications from radar metrics
Notification Editor - CORRECT ANSWER-used to build TME's
Who can find a public report in the Library - CORRECT ANSWER-Anyone who
can see the template, can see public reports made from that template
T or F - A private report is one that anyone can run, but only the creator can edit -
CORRECT ANSWER-False. Only the creator can see it
What is the difference between a parameter and a display colum - CORRECT
ANSWER-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 -
CORRECT ANSWER-PAF
What should you do before creating a new display column? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Search for an existing column.
Explain the effect the date range has on overtime and non-overtime parameters -
CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT
ANSWER-AD Hoc --
1. Identify all No-Add Parameters and evaluate without using the date range
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