Epic CLN 251/252 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
What is the profile hierarchy? -correct answerAllows 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? -correct answerUser/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? -correct answerProfile settings
common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? -correct answerProfile
settings common to people with the same job duties or scope of practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? -correct answerProfile settings
common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? -correct answerProfile
settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? -correct answerProfile settings
common to everyone who works in a particular billing entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? -correct answerGlobal
profile settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? -correct answerThey contain
the same screens and items.
How does the system determine a user's profile settings? -correct answerBy searching
the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-item.
,What does the system do during login? -correct answerSearches the user's profile
hierarchy to determine their settings.
How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? -correct
answerBased on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? -correct
answerLooks 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? -correct
answerYes, any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? -correct answerTo collect values item-by-item and
determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? -correct answerMaking it available to
users by linking it to a profile.
What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a report? -correct
answerIt tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? -correct answerIt tells the system what print
groups to display.
What are print groups? -correct answerThey are groups that determine what content to
print.
What do profile records configure? -correct answerOptions within activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? -correct answerTo determine the
appearance, behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. -correct answerClinical 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? -correct answerDepartment
specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? -correct answerDetails within activities based on user and location
Are profiles shareable? -correct answerYes, within the same department
What are some examples of settings that profiles can control? -correct answerChart
Review Tabs, Reports in SnapShot and Summary activities, Smart Texts
, Where are workflow engine rules defined? -correct answerIn profile records
How many levels can profiles be assigned at? -correct answer6
Can profiles affect different groups of people in different places? -correct answerYes
What type of text are profiles built in? -correct answerBuilt in Text
What are reports? -correct answerData displayed for end users
What is the purpose of reports? -correct answerTo provide information in a view-only
format
How can reports be shared? -correct answerBy different activities and as a collection
of print groups
What is the purpose of print groups in reports? -correct answerTo show the actual data
of a report
Why may some print groups not appear for certain users? -correct answerTo prevent
confusion or data errors if the information doesn't pertain to them
In what format are reports edited? -correct answerText
How are records in the Report master file linked to print groups? -correct answerEach
record in the Report master file links to one or more records in the Print Group (LPG)
master file
Can print group records be reused across different reports? -correct answerYes, print
group records are shared and can be reused
What are the two options for customizing reports? -correct answerEdit an existing
report or create a new report
When should you edit an existing report? -correct answerWhen the entire organization
is okay with the changes being made
When should you create a new report? -correct answerWhen only a specific set of
users wants changes made
What are the steps to edit a report? -correct answerDetermine changes needed,
identify report record, identify or create print groups, edit the report, confirm linking to
desired users
What is the purpose of the User Session Information Report? -correct answerTo
identify reports and their print groups
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
What is the profile hierarchy? -correct answerAllows 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? -correct answerUser/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? -correct answerProfile settings
common to a specialized group of users.
What is the purpose of the EpicCare Security Class record? -correct answerProfile
settings common to people with the same job duties or scope of practice.
What is the purpose of the Login Department record? -correct answerProfile settings
common to people who work in the same department.
What is the purpose of the Login Revenue Location record? -correct answerProfile
settings common to everyone who works at a particular hospital or clinic.
What is the purpose of the Login Service Area record? -correct answerProfile settings
common to everyone who works in a particular billing entity.
What is the purpose of the EMR System Definitions record? -correct answerGlobal
profile settings that apply to every clinical user in the system.
What is the common feature among all profile records? -correct answerThey contain
the same screens and items.
How does the system determine a user's profile settings? -correct answerBy searching
the user's profile hierarchy and collecting values item-by-item.
,What does the system do during login? -correct answerSearches the user's profile
hierarchy to determine their settings.
How does the system identify the most specific profile impacting a user? -correct
answerBased on the hierarchy and the values they contain.
What does the system do after identifying the most specific profile? -correct
answerLooks 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? -correct
answerYes, any profile record can be linked to any level.
What is the purpose of profiles? -correct answerTo collect values item-by-item and
determine user settings.
What is the last step of building a new report? -correct answerMaking it available to
users by linking it to a profile.
What does the profile do when a user opens the activity that needs a report? -correct
answerIt tells the system what report to load.
What does the report tell the system? -correct answerIt tells the system what print
groups to display.
What are print groups? -correct answerThey are groups that determine what content to
print.
What do profile records configure? -correct answerOptions within activities.
What does the system look to profiles for? -correct answerTo determine the
appearance, behavior, and available options within an activity.
Give an example of how profiles are used. -correct answerClinical 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? -correct answerDepartment
specialty or job responsibilities.
What are profiles? -correct answerDetails within activities based on user and location
Are profiles shareable? -correct answerYes, within the same department
What are some examples of settings that profiles can control? -correct answerChart
Review Tabs, Reports in SnapShot and Summary activities, Smart Texts
, Where are workflow engine rules defined? -correct answerIn profile records
How many levels can profiles be assigned at? -correct answer6
Can profiles affect different groups of people in different places? -correct answerYes
What type of text are profiles built in? -correct answerBuilt in Text
What are reports? -correct answerData displayed for end users
What is the purpose of reports? -correct answerTo provide information in a view-only
format
How can reports be shared? -correct answerBy different activities and as a collection
of print groups
What is the purpose of print groups in reports? -correct answerTo show the actual data
of a report
Why may some print groups not appear for certain users? -correct answerTo prevent
confusion or data errors if the information doesn't pertain to them
In what format are reports edited? -correct answerText
How are records in the Report master file linked to print groups? -correct answerEach
record in the Report master file links to one or more records in the Print Group (LPG)
master file
Can print group records be reused across different reports? -correct answerYes, print
group records are shared and can be reused
What are the two options for customizing reports? -correct answerEdit an existing
report or create a new report
When should you edit an existing report? -correct answerWhen the entire organization
is okay with the changes being made
When should you create a new report? -correct answerWhen only a specific set of
users wants changes made
What are the steps to edit a report? -correct answerDetermine changes needed,
identify report record, identify or create print groups, edit the report, confirm linking to
desired users
What is the purpose of the User Session Information Report? -correct answerTo
identify reports and their print groups
