TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What are the steps to writing a report request. Answer: 0. Identify the
data elements you will need for the report.
1. Find the INI + Item numbers of the data points to use on the report
2. Use the INI + Item numbers to find the appropriate Clarity tables and
columns.
3. Join the Clarity tables together using the correct foreign key
information
◉ What activities in Chronicles can be used to look up information
about data. Answer: - Item Information Window (Ctrl + click)
- Record Viewer
- Item Editor
- Category List Maintenance
◉ When will Ctrl + click not work. Answer: If the field is read-only or
simply incompatible
,◉ What does the Record Viewer show. Answer: The Record Viewer
provides a read-only view of raw data in a Chronicles record.
◉ When should you use Record Viewer. Answer: When ctrl+click
doesn't work to find the INI + Item number for a piece of data, and you
know the specific record or contact you're interested in
◉ If you see '101-Inpatient' stored in Record Viewer, what is actually
stored in Clarity. Answer: '101'
◉ I IDM 130 is a networked item that is not filled in for a particular
record. What value will be extracted to Clarity for this item, and other
Chronicles items that are not filled out. Answer: NULL
◉ What value will be extracted to Caboodle for this item, and other
networked items that are not filled out in Chronicles. Answer: If the
column is a key column, Caboodle will have a -1 letting report writers
know that this value was not populated in the source, while still
enforcing referential integrity.
◉ When do null values exist in Clarity. Answer: Not all fields are
populated in Chronicles, ETL data cleansing deletes incorrectly
formatted data, and/or a column is deprecated and can no longer extract
data
, ◉ What does the Item Editor show. Answer: The Item Editor shows the
definitions of a Chronicles Item. Note that it does not show a particular
value stored in the item. Instead, it shows information about how the
item behaves for all values.
◉ What is a category list. Answer: A category list is a list of defined
values that can be stored in a Chronicles item.
◉ What is the Release Range. Answer: The Release Range describes
which category values are released by Epic and cannot be changed. Note
that any category values you see in Training that are outside the release
range may differ from what you see back home at your organization.
◉ A Chronicles item stores a single value, but can store a separate value
for each contact on a record. Which of the following could account for
this behavior? (Choose all that apply)
A. Single Response
B. Multiple Response
C. Networked
D. Overtime
E. No-Add
F. Category. Answer: A and D. If a Chronicles item can store only one
value it is a single response item. If a separate value is stored on each
contact the add type is Overtime.