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A Chronicles item can store one or more options from a limited list. Which of the following could
account for this behavior? (Choose all that apply)
A. Single Response
B. Multiple Response
C. Networked
D. Overtime
E. No-Add
F. Category
What are the steps to writing a report request?
- correct answer 1. B, C and F. If a Chronicles item can store one or more options it is a multiple response
item. If the options come from a limited list, that item may be a category item, where the category list is
the list of options, or networked, where the records or contacts in the destination master file is the list
of options
0. Identify the data elements you will need for the report.
1. Find the INI + Item numbers of the data points to use on the report
2. Use the INI + Item numbers to find the appropriate Clarity tables and columns.
3. Join the Clarity tables together using the correct foreign key information
What activities in Chronicles can be used to look up information about data?
- correct answer - Item Information Window (Ctrl + click)
,- Record Viewer
- Item Editor
- Category List Maintenance
When will Ctrl + click not work?
- correct answer If the field is read-only or simply incompatible
What does the Record Viewer show?
- correct answer The Record Viewer provides a read-only view of raw data in a Chronicles record.
When should you use Record Viewer?
- correct answer When ctrl+click doesn't work to find the INI + Item number for a piece of data, and you
know the specific record or contact you're interested in
If you see '101-Inpatient' stored in Record Viewer, what is actually stored in Clarity
- correct answer '101'
I IDM 130 is a networked item that is not filled in for a particular record. What value will be extracted to
Clarity for this item, and other Chronicles items that are not filled out?
- correct answer NULL
What value will be extracted to Caboodle for this item, and other networked items that are not filled out
in Chronicles?
- correct answer If the column is a key column, Caboodle will have a -1 letting report writers know that
this value was not populated in the source, while still enforcing referential integrity.
When do null values exist in Clarity?
- correct answer Not all fields are populated in Chronicles, ETL data cleansing deletes incorrectly
formatted data, and/or a column is deprecated and can no longer extract data
What does the Item Editor show?
- correct answer The Item Editor shows the definitions of a Chronicles Item. Note that it does not show a
particular value stored in the item. Instead, it shows information about how the item behaves for all
values.
, What is a category list?
- correct answer A category list is a list of defined values that can be stored in a Chronicles item.
What is the Release Range?
- correct answer The Release Range describes which category values are released by Epic and cannot be
changed. Note that any category values you see in Training that are outside the release range may differ
from what you see back home at your organization.
A Chronicles item stores a single value, but can store a separate value for each contact on a record.
Which of the following could account for this behavior? (Choose all that apply)
A. Single Response
B. Multiple Response
C. Networked
D. Overtime
E. No-Add
F. Category
- correct answer A and D. If a Chronicles item can store only one value it is a single response item. If a
separate value is stored on each contact the add type is Overtime.
What is an Add Type?
- correct answer An item's Add Type describes how long a piece of data is valid. It determines whether
an item's value is stored on each contact, or directly to the record.
No-Add
- correct answer No-Add items store data directly on a record, not a specific contact. The value is true
for all contacts on the record.
Response-Each-Time
- correct answer Response each time items store values separately on each of a record's contacts. If a
response each time item is blank for a certain contact, it should be considered unknown.