CDW 110v Caboodle Data Model
Fundamentals UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False: A caboodle report may contain at most 1 conformed dimension? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False. A Caboodle report can contain multiple conformed dimensions.
Which of the following can be populated by more than one package? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A single table and a single row in a table.
When would a foreign key column in Caboodle contain a -1? - CORRECT ANSWER -
When the foreign key in the source data was null and a value was expected.
Which tool(s) in the Caboodle console would be used most often by Caboodle report writers? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Dictionary and the Dictionary editor.
True or False: Caboodle and Clarity can be used interchangeably? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False. Caboodle and Clarity cannot be used interchangeably.
Which of the following types of columns would you find in a type 1 table? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Surrogate key, foreign key, and a combo key.
Where does Epic data in Caboodle come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - From Clarity,
which gets its data from Chronicles.
True or false: Only Epic can define SSIS packages to move data from Clarity to Caboodle? -
CORRECT ANSWER - False. Caboodle developers can also SSIS packages to move data
from Clarity to Caboodle.
Caboodle is designed to... - CORRECT ANSWER - Store Epic data, store non-Epic data,
make reporting easy, interoperate with SlicerDicer.
,Caboodle is considered a normalized database. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Name three documentation resources for Caboodle resources. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Caboodle dictionary, Reporting with Caboodle document, Caboodle ER diagram.
When writing reports, why is it better to use your organization's Caboodle console rather than the
console used in training? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because the console can be highly
customized for your organization.
What are the differences between a normalized and dimensional data model? - CORRECT
ANSWER - In a normalized data model, the focus is on not repeating data. Ina
dimensional data model, the focus us on ease of reporting, and uses the star schema which
focuses on a central fact table.
True or False: A new version of Caboodle is released every month. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False, released every four to six months.
Explain the role of the Caboodle report writer. - CORRECT ANSWER - Queries data that
already exists in the database.
Explain the role of the Caboodle administrator. - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses the
Caboodle console to mange and monitor the ETL process.
Explain the Caboodle developer role. - CORRECT ANSWER - Designs custom Data
Model Components and SSIS packages to bring additional data into the data warehouse.
True or False: Naming conventions are enforced in Caboodle. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True. Naming conventions are enforced in Caboodle.
, What is the relationship between SlicerDicer and Caboodle? - CORRECT ANSWER -
SlicerDicer is Epic's self service reporting tool in Hyperspace that dynamically queries Caboodle
data.
What is the surrogate key for MedicationOrderFact? - CORRECT ANSWER -
MedicationOrderKey
How are foreign keys documented in the Dictionary? - CORRECT ANSWER - Table that
link to or from a given table are listed under properties, and hyperlinks to the destination table
are provided next to foreign key column descriptions.
True or False: A maximum of one foreign key can exist between two tables in Caboodle. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False. Multiple foreign keys can exist between two tables in
Caboodle.
How can MedicationOrderFact join to PatientDim? - CORRECT ANSWER -
MedicationOrderFact.PatientKey = PatientDim.PatientKey or
MedicationOrderFact.PatientDurableKey = PatientDim.PatientDurableKey
In Caboodle, can Fact tables be joined to other fact tables? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes,
example MedicationOrderFact can join to EncounterFact.
Which of the following would you expect to be stored in a dimension table? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Users and Diagnosis Definitions
Which of the following are possible to do in Caboodle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Joining
a fact table to another fact table, Fact table to dimension table, dimension table to dimension
table, 2 different EAV dim table to an attribute dim table
True or False: Any change to Patient data in Clarity will generate a new row in PatientDim after
the next extract. - CORRECT ANSWER - False, only changes in type 2 data would result
in a new row being generated.
Fundamentals UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False: A caboodle report may contain at most 1 conformed dimension? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False. A Caboodle report can contain multiple conformed dimensions.
Which of the following can be populated by more than one package? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A single table and a single row in a table.
When would a foreign key column in Caboodle contain a -1? - CORRECT ANSWER -
When the foreign key in the source data was null and a value was expected.
Which tool(s) in the Caboodle console would be used most often by Caboodle report writers? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Dictionary and the Dictionary editor.
True or False: Caboodle and Clarity can be used interchangeably? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False. Caboodle and Clarity cannot be used interchangeably.
Which of the following types of columns would you find in a type 1 table? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Surrogate key, foreign key, and a combo key.
Where does Epic data in Caboodle come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - From Clarity,
which gets its data from Chronicles.
True or false: Only Epic can define SSIS packages to move data from Clarity to Caboodle? -
CORRECT ANSWER - False. Caboodle developers can also SSIS packages to move data
from Clarity to Caboodle.
Caboodle is designed to... - CORRECT ANSWER - Store Epic data, store non-Epic data,
make reporting easy, interoperate with SlicerDicer.
,Caboodle is considered a normalized database. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Name three documentation resources for Caboodle resources. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Caboodle dictionary, Reporting with Caboodle document, Caboodle ER diagram.
When writing reports, why is it better to use your organization's Caboodle console rather than the
console used in training? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because the console can be highly
customized for your organization.
What are the differences between a normalized and dimensional data model? - CORRECT
ANSWER - In a normalized data model, the focus is on not repeating data. Ina
dimensional data model, the focus us on ease of reporting, and uses the star schema which
focuses on a central fact table.
True or False: A new version of Caboodle is released every month. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False, released every four to six months.
Explain the role of the Caboodle report writer. - CORRECT ANSWER - Queries data that
already exists in the database.
Explain the role of the Caboodle administrator. - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses the
Caboodle console to mange and monitor the ETL process.
Explain the Caboodle developer role. - CORRECT ANSWER - Designs custom Data
Model Components and SSIS packages to bring additional data into the data warehouse.
True or False: Naming conventions are enforced in Caboodle. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True. Naming conventions are enforced in Caboodle.
, What is the relationship between SlicerDicer and Caboodle? - CORRECT ANSWER -
SlicerDicer is Epic's self service reporting tool in Hyperspace that dynamically queries Caboodle
data.
What is the surrogate key for MedicationOrderFact? - CORRECT ANSWER -
MedicationOrderKey
How are foreign keys documented in the Dictionary? - CORRECT ANSWER - Table that
link to or from a given table are listed under properties, and hyperlinks to the destination table
are provided next to foreign key column descriptions.
True or False: A maximum of one foreign key can exist between two tables in Caboodle. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False. Multiple foreign keys can exist between two tables in
Caboodle.
How can MedicationOrderFact join to PatientDim? - CORRECT ANSWER -
MedicationOrderFact.PatientKey = PatientDim.PatientKey or
MedicationOrderFact.PatientDurableKey = PatientDim.PatientDurableKey
In Caboodle, can Fact tables be joined to other fact tables? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes,
example MedicationOrderFact can join to EncounterFact.
Which of the following would you expect to be stored in a dimension table? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Users and Diagnosis Definitions
Which of the following are possible to do in Caboodle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Joining
a fact table to another fact table, Fact table to dimension table, dimension table to dimension
table, 2 different EAV dim table to an attribute dim table
True or False: Any change to Patient data in Clarity will generate a new row in PatientDim after
the next extract. - CORRECT ANSWER - False, only changes in type 2 data would result
in a new row being generated.
