Epic Bridges Exam Study Guide and Practice Questions
To identify a patient using identity you need the _____ and the _____ - correct answer ✔✔ ID
type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? - correct answer ✔✔ Basic
Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor? - correct answer ✔✔ Rule Based
Alerts
_____ is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. - correct
answer ✔✔ Sherlock
What is translation table used for? - correct answer ✔✔ used to map more granular items from
database records
What is identity used for? - correct answer ✔✔ It is used to map large database records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? - correct answer ✔✔ Data
Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier? - correct answer ✔✔ A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration
of objects between environments.
What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data Courier? -
correct answer ✔✔ tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar
dashboards, custom columns used in message searches and error log reports
, Communication Daemon - correct answer ✔✔ Sends or receives acknowledgements over a
TCP/IP connection
Data Queue - correct answer ✔✔ contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information
about message processing
Trigger - correct answer ✔✔ A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that
results in an interface message being created and sent
Filer daemon - correct answer ✔✔ Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the
database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ True. The message
editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should look
Control Queue - correct answer ✔✔ maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-
do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ They are
purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ false. You can start any or
all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? - correct answer ✔✔
Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface.
What are two actions you can take on the message associated with an error when running an
error log report? - correct answer ✔✔ Resubmit and Retrigger
To identify a patient using identity you need the _____ and the _____ - correct answer ✔✔ ID
type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? - correct answer ✔✔ Basic
Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor? - correct answer ✔✔ Rule Based
Alerts
_____ is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. - correct
answer ✔✔ Sherlock
What is translation table used for? - correct answer ✔✔ used to map more granular items from
database records
What is identity used for? - correct answer ✔✔ It is used to map large database records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? - correct answer ✔✔ Data
Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier? - correct answer ✔✔ A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration
of objects between environments.
What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data Courier? -
correct answer ✔✔ tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar
dashboards, custom columns used in message searches and error log reports
, Communication Daemon - correct answer ✔✔ Sends or receives acknowledgements over a
TCP/IP connection
Data Queue - correct answer ✔✔ contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information
about message processing
Trigger - correct answer ✔✔ A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that
results in an interface message being created and sent
Filer daemon - correct answer ✔✔ Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the
database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ True. The message
editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should look
Control Queue - correct answer ✔✔ maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-
do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ They are
purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔ false. You can start any or
all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? - correct answer ✔✔
Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface.
What are two actions you can take on the message associated with an error when running an
error log report? - correct answer ✔✔ Resubmit and Retrigger
