Epic Training COG170 Cogito Fundamentals, COG170:
Cogito Fundamentals!!
T/F The Dashboard Editor can be used to view the settings of any dashboard in your system, but
only custom‐built dashboards can be modified. Epic‐released dashboards will be read‐ only. -
✔✔True
Basic Information - ✔✔The Basic Information form records the purpose, ownership, and
general information of a dashboard.
Display title - ✔✔End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when they view
a dashboard.
Description - ✔✔End users may read this description about the dashboard in the Analytics
Catalog.
Owning application - ✔✔The application responsible for maintaining this dashboard.
Layout - ✔✔The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that present the
components in your dashboard.
T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select both the
Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - ✔✔True
There are seven types of component records available in Radar. They are: - ✔✔-Graph
-Link
-Message Board
-Native HTML Report
-Listing Table
,-Tranche ﴾This type is not currently used﴿
T/F For easier management of your component list, press F4 to insert a blank line in your table
of components. To remove a line, select the line and press SHIFT+F4. This tip works in many
other tables in Hyperspace.
To move a selected component higher or lower in the component list, use the up and down
arrows to the right of the component. - ✔✔True
The Access form controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type﴾s﴿. This form also records whether the dashboard is ready for use. This check
box must be selected before any end user can use it. - ✔✔Access
This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open and view the
dashboard. In addition, all components on a dashboard must be marked as Ready for use
before the dashboard can be marked as Ready for use. - ✔✔Ready for use
Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in the Analytics Catalog. -
✔✔Enabled for user
selection
T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select both the
Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - ✔✔True
1. Save your settings in the Dashboard Editor
The easiest way to save your settings is to navigate to another form in the
Dashboard Editor.
Settings are also saved when you click Accept to close the Dashboard
Editor, but doing so means it will take longer to return to this record if you
wish to make further edits.
,2. Hard refresh your dashboard.
While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard shortcut of ALT + = ﴾Mac
users: Option + Command + =﴿. - ✔✔To view a dashboard as you are making changes to it,
you will need to:
The Analytics Catalog can be used to find which of the following reporting resource?a)
Workbench reports, b) saved SlicerDicer sessions, c) Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard
components, e) Workbench templates, f) Epic-Crystal reports. - ✔✔a) Workbench reports, c)
Radar dashboards, d)Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports
Assuming a user has the appropriate report group to access a dashboard, what other
dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing? - ✔✔Appropriate
Report Group; The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes
Every Report model is a record in which Master File? - ✔✔HSQ
Which of the following do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given
Hyperspaceactivity?
a. The activity descriptor for the activity
b. The menu descriptor of the activity
c. The user-facing name of the activity
d. The parent menu of the activity record - ✔✔The activity descriptor for the activity
You have built a component record. Which of the following could explain why the component
does not appear on a specific dashboard?
a. The component is not set as ready for use
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
c. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups
d. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection - ✔✔a. The
component is not set as ready for use
, b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
True or False. Components require a defined Display title on the Display form. - ✔✔True - It
is a required field
A scheduler wants a population that shows how many appointments there are today with a
status of 'Scheduled.' They want to reference this throughout the day to keep track of how
many appointments are left to check in. Could this be done in SlicerDicer? Why? - ✔✔No,
SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change
throughout the day.
A user wants a list of surgical cases scheduled in the next week grouped by procedure. They will
reference this list at the start of each week to audit room and staff usage. Could SlicerDicer
meet this need? Why? - ✔✔Yes. Even though the list has to include cases scheduled in the
future, the use only requires cases that were scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries
scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed
True or False: SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been entered into
Epic. - ✔✔False. SlicerDicer can only be used to report on data that has been extracted to
the Caboodle.
A SlicerDicer population is showing all smokers with PCPs in your clinic. You would like to see
these patients grouped by their different PCPs, with one bar per provider. How would you do
this? Choose only ONE answer.
a) Add a criterion
b) Change your measure
c) Change your visualization
d) Add a slice - ✔✔d) Add a slice
Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a. Chronicles
Cogito Fundamentals!!
T/F The Dashboard Editor can be used to view the settings of any dashboard in your system, but
only custom‐built dashboards can be modified. Epic‐released dashboards will be read‐ only. -
✔✔True
Basic Information - ✔✔The Basic Information form records the purpose, ownership, and
general information of a dashboard.
Display title - ✔✔End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when they view
a dashboard.
Description - ✔✔End users may read this description about the dashboard in the Analytics
Catalog.
Owning application - ✔✔The application responsible for maintaining this dashboard.
Layout - ✔✔The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that present the
components in your dashboard.
T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select both the
Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - ✔✔True
There are seven types of component records available in Radar. They are: - ✔✔-Graph
-Link
-Message Board
-Native HTML Report
-Listing Table
,-Tranche ﴾This type is not currently used﴿
T/F For easier management of your component list, press F4 to insert a blank line in your table
of components. To remove a line, select the line and press SHIFT+F4. This tip works in many
other tables in Hyperspace.
To move a selected component higher or lower in the component list, use the up and down
arrows to the right of the component. - ✔✔True
The Access form controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type﴾s﴿. This form also records whether the dashboard is ready for use. This check
box must be selected before any end user can use it. - ✔✔Access
This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open and view the
dashboard. In addition, all components on a dashboard must be marked as Ready for use
before the dashboard can be marked as Ready for use. - ✔✔Ready for use
Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in the Analytics Catalog. -
✔✔Enabled for user
selection
T/F End users cannot see your dashboard from the Analytics Catalog until you select both the
Ready for use and Enabled for user selection checkboxes. - ✔✔True
1. Save your settings in the Dashboard Editor
The easiest way to save your settings is to navigate to another form in the
Dashboard Editor.
Settings are also saved when you click Accept to close the Dashboard
Editor, but doing so means it will take longer to return to this record if you
wish to make further edits.
,2. Hard refresh your dashboard.
While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard shortcut of ALT + = ﴾Mac
users: Option + Command + =﴿. - ✔✔To view a dashboard as you are making changes to it,
you will need to:
The Analytics Catalog can be used to find which of the following reporting resource?a)
Workbench reports, b) saved SlicerDicer sessions, c) Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard
components, e) Workbench templates, f) Epic-Crystal reports. - ✔✔a) Workbench reports, c)
Radar dashboards, d)Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports
Assuming a user has the appropriate report group to access a dashboard, what other
dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing? - ✔✔Appropriate
Report Group; The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes
Every Report model is a record in which Master File? - ✔✔HSQ
Which of the following do you need to create a link from a dashboard to a given
Hyperspaceactivity?
a. The activity descriptor for the activity
b. The menu descriptor of the activity
c. The user-facing name of the activity
d. The parent menu of the activity record - ✔✔The activity descriptor for the activity
You have built a component record. Which of the following could explain why the component
does not appear on a specific dashboard?
a. The component is not set as ready for use
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
c. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups
d. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection - ✔✔a. The
component is not set as ready for use
, b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard
True or False. Components require a defined Display title on the Display form. - ✔✔True - It
is a required field
A scheduler wants a population that shows how many appointments there are today with a
status of 'Scheduled.' They want to reference this throughout the day to keep track of how
many appointments are left to check in. Could this be done in SlicerDicer? Why? - ✔✔No,
SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change
throughout the day.
A user wants a list of surgical cases scheduled in the next week grouped by procedure. They will
reference this list at the start of each week to audit room and staff usage. Could SlicerDicer
meet this need? Why? - ✔✔Yes. Even though the list has to include cases scheduled in the
future, the use only requires cases that were scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries
scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed
True or False: SlicerDicer can be used to report on any data that has ever been entered into
Epic. - ✔✔False. SlicerDicer can only be used to report on data that has been extracted to
the Caboodle.
A SlicerDicer population is showing all smokers with PCPs in your clinic. You would like to see
these patients grouped by their different PCPs, with one bar per provider. How would you do
this? Choose only ONE answer.
a) Add a criterion
b) Change your measure
c) Change your visualization
d) Add a slice - ✔✔d) Add a slice
Which of Epic's databases contains real-time data?
a. Chronicles
