EPIC CLN251/252 EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Where do you attach Profile Records to accommodate job role or
duties? Answer: • User/User Template: This is used for profile settings
specific to a specialized group of users.
• EpicCare Security Class: This is used for profile settings common to
people with the same job duties or scope of practice. For example: all
ambulatory physicians or all pharmacy technicians.
◉ Where can Profile be attached? Answer: • A profile record can be
attached directly to a user template.
• That profile then affects every user record linked to that template.
• Unlike security classes and roles, which are only attached to a user or
user template, profiles can also be attached to other records at different
"levels."
• A user can be affected by up to six different records in the Profile
(LPR) master file to accommodate job role, duties, or location
◉ All of the information that you enter in Hyperspace is stored in
___________, Epic's database management system. Answer: Chronicles
,◉ Edit a value. Answer: In the Category List that you need to edit, click
on the row of the value you want to edit. The fields
for that value will be listed below in the Edit Category. Follow the steps
◉ Add a single value to a category list. Answer: 1. Open the desired
category list.
2. In the Add/Edit category field, type an ID number that isn't already in
use.
3. For Title, type the name of your new value.
4. For Abbreviations, the system will suggest one if you press TAB to
get there.
5. Click Accept.
6. Click Save
◉ Look up the address of a category list in Hyperspace and Clinical
Administration. Answer: * Find the Address in Hyperspace
1. In Hyperspace, hold down CTRL and left-click once in the desired
field.
2. The Item Information window appears, showing the INI and item
number.
3. To see more information, click More.
* Find the Address in Clinical Administration
1. In Clinical Administration, navigate to the desired item in a record.
2. Press HOME+F8 (presents information in the middle of the screen).
,3. Press ENTER to make the information disappear.
◉ INI. Answer: • Epic master files are identified by a label called an
INI.
• A master file's INI is simply a three-character initial (INI). Examples:
• User master file = EMP (Employee)
• Provider master file = SER (Schedulable Epic resource)
• Patient master file = EPT (Epic patient)
◉ Types of Category lists: system, extendible, customer. Answer:
System owned = working in the Category List Maintenance activity, you
know a category list is uneditable when you see "Release Range: All
Categories" under the list name.
Extendible = When working in the Category List Maintenance activity,
you will know that a list is an extendible list when you see a message
like "Release Range: From 1 to 3".
Customer owned = working in the Category List Maintenance activity,
you can identify a particular category list as customer-controlled when
you see a message like "Release Range: All Customer Owned".
◉ Category value. Answer: When you use the term 'category list,' you
are referring to an entire list. Each individual choice on
the list is called a category value. Values have certain details associated
with them: number, title,
synonym, and abbreviation.
, ◉ Category list. Answer: • A category list is a defined set of possible
values for a particular item.
• Category lists are used in the system for these purposes:
Standardization of responses for reporting
Speed: Typing time is reduced since you can select from category lists
by completion matching
Triggering other functionality in the system (for selected values)
◉ You're working in the Category List Maintenance activity and see this
message: "Release Range: All Categories". What does that mean?
Answer: It means that the category list is a system (Epic controlled) list,
so it is uneditable.
◉ When you delete a category value, what happens in addition to
making that value no longer available as a choice on the category list?
Answer: Any records that had items pointing to that particular value now
appear value-less (empty) but a pointer remains.
◉ What information do you need to access a list in the Category List
Maintenance activity? Answer: You need the INI and item number.
◉ Explain: The difference between what security impacts and what a
role impacts. Answer: Security grants access to activities and
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Where do you attach Profile Records to accommodate job role or
duties? Answer: • User/User Template: This is used for profile settings
specific to a specialized group of users.
• EpicCare Security Class: This is used for profile settings common to
people with the same job duties or scope of practice. For example: all
ambulatory physicians or all pharmacy technicians.
◉ Where can Profile be attached? Answer: • A profile record can be
attached directly to a user template.
• That profile then affects every user record linked to that template.
• Unlike security classes and roles, which are only attached to a user or
user template, profiles can also be attached to other records at different
"levels."
• A user can be affected by up to six different records in the Profile
(LPR) master file to accommodate job role, duties, or location
◉ All of the information that you enter in Hyperspace is stored in
___________, Epic's database management system. Answer: Chronicles
,◉ Edit a value. Answer: In the Category List that you need to edit, click
on the row of the value you want to edit. The fields
for that value will be listed below in the Edit Category. Follow the steps
◉ Add a single value to a category list. Answer: 1. Open the desired
category list.
2. In the Add/Edit category field, type an ID number that isn't already in
use.
3. For Title, type the name of your new value.
4. For Abbreviations, the system will suggest one if you press TAB to
get there.
5. Click Accept.
6. Click Save
◉ Look up the address of a category list in Hyperspace and Clinical
Administration. Answer: * Find the Address in Hyperspace
1. In Hyperspace, hold down CTRL and left-click once in the desired
field.
2. The Item Information window appears, showing the INI and item
number.
3. To see more information, click More.
* Find the Address in Clinical Administration
1. In Clinical Administration, navigate to the desired item in a record.
2. Press HOME+F8 (presents information in the middle of the screen).
,3. Press ENTER to make the information disappear.
◉ INI. Answer: • Epic master files are identified by a label called an
INI.
• A master file's INI is simply a three-character initial (INI). Examples:
• User master file = EMP (Employee)
• Provider master file = SER (Schedulable Epic resource)
• Patient master file = EPT (Epic patient)
◉ Types of Category lists: system, extendible, customer. Answer:
System owned = working in the Category List Maintenance activity, you
know a category list is uneditable when you see "Release Range: All
Categories" under the list name.
Extendible = When working in the Category List Maintenance activity,
you will know that a list is an extendible list when you see a message
like "Release Range: From 1 to 3".
Customer owned = working in the Category List Maintenance activity,
you can identify a particular category list as customer-controlled when
you see a message like "Release Range: All Customer Owned".
◉ Category value. Answer: When you use the term 'category list,' you
are referring to an entire list. Each individual choice on
the list is called a category value. Values have certain details associated
with them: number, title,
synonym, and abbreviation.
, ◉ Category list. Answer: • A category list is a defined set of possible
values for a particular item.
• Category lists are used in the system for these purposes:
Standardization of responses for reporting
Speed: Typing time is reduced since you can select from category lists
by completion matching
Triggering other functionality in the system (for selected values)
◉ You're working in the Category List Maintenance activity and see this
message: "Release Range: All Categories". What does that mean?
Answer: It means that the category list is a system (Epic controlled) list,
so it is uneditable.
◉ When you delete a category value, what happens in addition to
making that value no longer available as a choice on the category list?
Answer: Any records that had items pointing to that particular value now
appear value-less (empty) but a pointer remains.
◉ What information do you need to access a list in the Category List
Maintenance activity? Answer: You need the INI and item number.
◉ Explain: The difference between what security impacts and what a
role impacts. Answer: Security grants access to activities and
