EPIC BRIDGES EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
To identify a patient using identity you need the and the - CORRECT ANSWER -
ID type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor? - CORRECT ANSWER -Rule Based Alerts
is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Sherlock
What is translation table used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
used to map more granular items from database records
What is identity used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -It is used to map large database records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration of objects between environments.
What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data Courier? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar dashboards, custom columns used
in message searches and error log reports
Communication Daemon - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sends or receives acknowledgements over a TCP/IP connection
, Data Queue - CORRECT ANSWER -
contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information about message processing
Trigger - CORRECT ANSWER -
A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that results in an interface message bei
ng created and sent
Filer daemon - CORRECT ANSWER -
Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
True. The message editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should look
Control Queue - CORRECT ANSWER -maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-
do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
They are purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
false. You can start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface.
What are two actions you can take on the message associated with an error when running an error lo
g report? - CORRECT ANSWER -Resubmit and Retrigger
The contains the info needed to build a message. - CORRECT ANSWER -Event Queue
What variable is required for every interface in order to process messages? - CORRECT ANSWER -
INTF_USER- The interface will not start without this
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
To identify a patient using identity you need the and the - CORRECT ANSWER -
ID type and ID
What are the 3 types of patient validation an interface can use? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Basic Validation, Extended Validation, Identity Duplication Configuration (IDC)
What kind of alerts can be set up in the Background monitor? - CORRECT ANSWER -Rule Based Alerts
is an online tool you can used to document details about issues you encounter. -
CORRECT ANSWER -Sherlock
What is translation table used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
used to map more granular items from database records
What is identity used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -It is used to map large database records
What are the three methods you can use to perform migration? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Data Courier, Pack/unpack database record utilities, manual migration
What is a data courier? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A tool that Epic provides to facilitate the migration of objects between environments.
What is included in the subset of bridges records that can be migrated with Data Courier? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
tables (translation & general), error work queues, error steps, radar dashboards, custom columns used
in message searches and error log reports
Communication Daemon - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sends or receives acknowledgements over a TCP/IP connection
, Data Queue - CORRECT ANSWER -
contains Hl7 Messages along with timestamp information about message processing
Trigger - CORRECT ANSWER -
A single, clearly defined action that a user or process can take that results in an interface message bei
ng created and sent
Filer daemon - CORRECT ANSWER -
Translates HL7 data into something that can be stored to the database
The message editor does not perform validation (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
True. The message editor is a free text editor and has no idea how the message should look
Control Queue - CORRECT ANSWER -maintains a list of messages waiting to be processed. A to-
do list with instructions to send or file messages stored in the data queue
Messages are manually deleted from the data queue (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
They are purged only by an automated purge job
You can start only one interface at a time (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER -
false. You can start any or all of the interfaces in a given interface monitor
Where is the first place you should go for help with an interface? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference guide -contains all published information Epic has about a specific interface.
What are two actions you can take on the message associated with an error when running an error lo
g report? - CORRECT ANSWER -Resubmit and Retrigger
The contains the info needed to build a message. - CORRECT ANSWER -Event Queue
What variable is required for every interface in order to process messages? - CORRECT ANSWER -
INTF_USER- The interface will not start without this
