Epic Training COG170 Cogito
Fundamentals Exam Guide
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded A+
Radar dashboards - Answer: Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and
consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system.
Chart Search - Answer: The easiest way to access an activity in Hyperspace.
Analytics Catalog - Answer: A central repository of all reporting content.
A component - Answer: A single graph or table or other piece of functionality that your users
will interact with on the dashboard.
Guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content - Answer: Any dashboard available to
a user must work; Each component on a dashboard must work; All dashboards should have a
defined target audience; Each user in that audience must have the security to use every
component on the dashboard.
,The Dashboard Editor - Answer: Has up to six forms that control the dashboard's content and its
metadata.
Basic Information - Answer: The Basic Information form records the purpose, ownership, and
general information of a dashboard.
Display title - Answer: End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when they
view a dashboard.
Description - Answer: End users may read this description about the dashboard in the Analytics
Catalog.
Owning application - Answer: The application responsible for maintaining this dashboard.
Layout - Answer: The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that present the
components in your dashboard.
Access form - Answer: Controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type(s).
Ready for use - Answer: This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open
and view the dashboard.
Enabled for user selection - Answer: Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in
the Analytics Catalog.
Component records in Radar - Answer: There are seven types: Graph, Link, Message Board,
Native HTML Report, Listing Table, Tranche (This type is not currently used).
, Saving settings in the Dashboard Editor - Answer: The easiest way to save your settings is to
navigate to another form in the Dashboard Editor.
Hard refresh your dashboard - Answer: While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard
shortcut of ALT + = (Mac users: Option + Command + =).
Analytics Catalog reporting resources - Answer: Can be used to find: a) Workbench reports, c)
Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports.
Every Report model - Answer: Is a record in the HSQ Master File.
Creating a link from a dashboard - Answer: You need the activity descriptor for the activity.
Component not appearing on a dashboard - Answer: Could be because the component is not
set as ready for use or is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
Components require a defined Display title - Answer: True - It is a required field.
SlicerDicer for today's appointments - Answer: No, SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so
a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change throughout the day.
SlicerDicer for surgical cases - Answer: Yes. Even though the list has to include cases scheduled
in the future, all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
SlicerDicer reporting capability - Answer: False. SlicerDicer cannot be used to report on any data
that has ever been entered into Epic.
SlicerDicer - Answer: Can only be used to report on data that has been extracted to the
Caboodle.
Fundamentals Exam Guide
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded A+
Radar dashboards - Answer: Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and
consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system.
Chart Search - Answer: The easiest way to access an activity in Hyperspace.
Analytics Catalog - Answer: A central repository of all reporting content.
A component - Answer: A single graph or table or other piece of functionality that your users
will interact with on the dashboard.
Guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content - Answer: Any dashboard available to
a user must work; Each component on a dashboard must work; All dashboards should have a
defined target audience; Each user in that audience must have the security to use every
component on the dashboard.
,The Dashboard Editor - Answer: Has up to six forms that control the dashboard's content and its
metadata.
Basic Information - Answer: The Basic Information form records the purpose, ownership, and
general information of a dashboard.
Display title - Answer: End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when they
view a dashboard.
Description - Answer: End users may read this description about the dashboard in the Analytics
Catalog.
Owning application - Answer: The application responsible for maintaining this dashboard.
Layout - Answer: The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that present the
components in your dashboard.
Access form - Answer: Controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type(s).
Ready for use - Answer: This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open
and view the dashboard.
Enabled for user selection - Answer: Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in
the Analytics Catalog.
Component records in Radar - Answer: There are seven types: Graph, Link, Message Board,
Native HTML Report, Listing Table, Tranche (This type is not currently used).
, Saving settings in the Dashboard Editor - Answer: The easiest way to save your settings is to
navigate to another form in the Dashboard Editor.
Hard refresh your dashboard - Answer: While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard
shortcut of ALT + = (Mac users: Option + Command + =).
Analytics Catalog reporting resources - Answer: Can be used to find: a) Workbench reports, c)
Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports.
Every Report model - Answer: Is a record in the HSQ Master File.
Creating a link from a dashboard - Answer: You need the activity descriptor for the activity.
Component not appearing on a dashboard - Answer: Could be because the component is not
set as ready for use or is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
Components require a defined Display title - Answer: True - It is a required field.
SlicerDicer for today's appointments - Answer: No, SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so
a list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change throughout the day.
SlicerDicer for surgical cases - Answer: Yes. Even though the list has to include cases scheduled
in the future, all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
SlicerDicer reporting capability - Answer: False. SlicerDicer cannot be used to report on any data
that has ever been entered into Epic.
SlicerDicer - Answer: Can only be used to report on data that has been extracted to the
Caboodle.
