Epic CLN 251/252 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct Answers |
New Update
What is the profile hierarchy? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Allows admins to make
profile settings to best fit a users' needs in the most efficient way possible.
The hierarchy consists of profiles attached to six records:
What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔User/User Template, EpicCare Security Class, Login Department, Login
Revenue Location, Login Service Area, EMR System Definitions.
,What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to people with the same job duties or scope of
practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital
or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to everyone who works in a particular billing
entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Global profile settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔They contain the same screens and items.
,How does the system determine a user's profile settings? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔By searching the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-
item.
What does the system do during login? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Searches the
user's profile hierarchy to determine their settings.
How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Based on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Looks for an item within that profile to determine the user's
settings.
Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile hierarchy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Yes, any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To collect values item-by-
item and determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Making it
available to users by linking it to a profile.
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, What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a
report? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It tells the system
what print groups to display.
What are print groups? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They are groups that determine
what content to print.
What do profile records configure? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Options within
activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To determine
the appearance, behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Clinical users
frequently use the same tools, but the details within those activities are
configured based on department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are the differences in activities often based on? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Details within activities based on user
and location
Questions and Correct Answers |
New Update
What is the profile hierarchy? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Allows admins to make
profile settings to best fit a users' needs in the most efficient way possible.
The hierarchy consists of profiles attached to six records:
What are the six records in the profile hierarchy? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔User/User Template, EpicCare Security Class, Login Department, Login
Revenue Location, Login Service Area, EMR System Definitions.
,What is the purpose of the User/User Template record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to people with the same job duties or scope of
practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital
or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Profile settings common to everyone who works in a particular billing
entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Global profile settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔They contain the same screens and items.
,How does the system determine a user's profile settings? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔By searching the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-
item.
What does the system do during login? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Searches the
user's profile hierarchy to determine their settings.
How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Based on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Looks for an item within that profile to determine the user's
settings.
Can any profile record be linked to any level of the profile hierarchy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Yes, any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To collect values item-by-
item and determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Making it
available to users by linking it to a profile.
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
3
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a
report? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It tells the system
what print groups to display.
What are print groups? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They are groups that determine
what content to print.
What do profile records configure? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Options within
activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To determine
the appearance, behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Clinical users
frequently use the same tools, but the details within those activities are
configured based on department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are the differences in activities often based on? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Department specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Details within activities based on user
and location
