COG170 Data Lineage Exam Questions With
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Clarity One of Epic's Relational Databases and good for reporting on large amounts of
data over long periods of time.
Normalized
Caboodle One of Epic's Relational Databases and good for reporting on large amounts of
data over long periods of time. (optimized for data exploration)
Dimensional
Is a Data warehouse and includes non Epic data
Master file A collection of similar types of information (AKA an INI)
Contain information about a broad subject
Record A single entity within a master file
,COG170 Data Lineage Exam Questions With
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Contact Represent changes in a record over time (information about points in time for a
record)
Item Individual data points within a record or contact are stored as this .
ETL Extract Transform and Load
Item Number Uniquely identify data elements in Chronicles
Data Type Each item has this which limits the type and format of data it can store.
Add Type Determines whether item values are specific to one contact, or whether values
apply to all of the record's contacts.
Response Type Determines how many values an item can hold at once. For example, at
any one time, a patient has only one date of birth, but can have multiple symptoms.
, COG170 Data Lineage Exam Questions With
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Networking These items define relationships between master files by storing a unique
identifier that references a record or contact somewhere in Chronicles.
Indexing They pre-sort their data which improves the performance of reports based on
these items
Every night Clarity ETL transfers data from Chronicles to Clarity 2nd step of Data
Lineage
Caboodle ETL transfers data from Clarity to Caboodle the same night as Clarity ETL
Final step of Data Lineage
Caboodle is designed for more simpler reporting and more efficient than Clarity True
Data Warehouse It can hold data from multiple sources ‐ in this case, both Epic and non‐
Epic data.
Solutions
Clarity One of Epic's Relational Databases and good for reporting on large amounts of
data over long periods of time.
Normalized
Caboodle One of Epic's Relational Databases and good for reporting on large amounts of
data over long periods of time. (optimized for data exploration)
Dimensional
Is a Data warehouse and includes non Epic data
Master file A collection of similar types of information (AKA an INI)
Contain information about a broad subject
Record A single entity within a master file
,COG170 Data Lineage Exam Questions With
Solutions
Contact Represent changes in a record over time (information about points in time for a
record)
Item Individual data points within a record or contact are stored as this .
ETL Extract Transform and Load
Item Number Uniquely identify data elements in Chronicles
Data Type Each item has this which limits the type and format of data it can store.
Add Type Determines whether item values are specific to one contact, or whether values
apply to all of the record's contacts.
Response Type Determines how many values an item can hold at once. For example, at
any one time, a patient has only one date of birth, but can have multiple symptoms.
, COG170 Data Lineage Exam Questions With
Solutions
Networking These items define relationships between master files by storing a unique
identifier that references a record or contact somewhere in Chronicles.
Indexing They pre-sort their data which improves the performance of reports based on
these items
Every night Clarity ETL transfers data from Chronicles to Clarity 2nd step of Data
Lineage
Caboodle ETL transfers data from Clarity to Caboodle the same night as Clarity ETL
Final step of Data Lineage
Caboodle is designed for more simpler reporting and more efficient than Clarity True
Data Warehouse It can hold data from multiple sources ‐ in this case, both Epic and non‐
Epic data.
