CLR 110 - CLARITY DATA MODEL FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATED
|GUARANTEED PASS.
If a patient's blood pressure is not collected during a certain visit to the doctor, you cannot
assume that it has not changed since the last time the patient's blood pressure was taken is an
example of which Add Type? - Answer -Response Each Time
Since both, "response each time" and "lookback" items store data on the contact, these add
types may collectively be referred to as ______ add types - Answer -Overtime
What end users don't generally know is that none of these names are actually stored in Paul's
patient record. Instead, they are looked up as needed using a Chronicles technique called
______ . - Answer -networking
The EPT items for Hospital Account, Department, and Attending Providers are all ______ items -
that means that they hold a reference to data from another record someplace else. - Answer -
networked
Networked items in Chronicles are similar to the relational database concept of ______ ______ .
- Answer -foreign keys
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,Sometimes the data point in question isn't explicitly displayed anywhere in Chronicles, for
example a system-generated ______ - Answer -Timestamp.
A physician needs a report involving patient weights. Weights are entered in Hyperspace in
flowsheets, and the Ctrl+left click method does not work on flowsheets. You need to find out
where in Chronicles a patient's weight lives.
To meet this need, you would start with the ______ ______ - Answer -Record Viewer
Unfortunately, none of the results for a search correspond to Greg's weight. Since looking for
the exact value entered did not yield any results, we have to try something else. Since items
have names in addition to numbers, we can try searching by a keyword. Enter "______" in the
Find field - Answer -weight
In Record Viewer, click the name of the item to open ______ ______ where you can see the
item's characteristics. - Answer -Item Editor
Item Editor
A ______ of what the item holds. Note that many items may have similar names and
descriptions, so this should be the start, not the end of your investigation - Answer -Description
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,If you prefer working in Epic text, you can also use the text utility ______, which will also allow
you to view Chronicles data without some of the visual polish of the Record Viewer - Answer -d
^EAVIEWID
In summary, using the Record Viewer you can find the item you're looking for by following this
process:
1. Search for a known value in the Record Viewer using a ______ ______.
2. If step 1 is unsuccessful, search for the item in the ______ ______using a keyword in the Ctrl
+ F search.
3. In ______ ______, check to make sure the item characteristics match those you would expect
for the item. - Answer -1. Ctrl + F search
2. Record Viewer
3. Item Editor
To view all items in the Record Viewer, not just the ones that are currently storing information,
select ______ ______ and then click View - Answer -Include blanks
In certain cases, we store data that is too complex to fit into Chronicles' structure. This data can
be stored in what are called ______ , which are custom data structures written directly to disk -
Answer -globals
When would you want to use the Clarity Compass? - Answer -When you want to see custom
category values and other organization specific settings
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, When would you would want to use the Data Dictionary? - Answer -When you do not have
access to Hyperspace or wanted to be able to use Control-F to search the table summary
The Chronicles database used by Epic's production system is a ______ ______ database, using
the tree-like structure described in the last chapter. - Answer -post-relational
Most ______ reporting is done using relational reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports - Answer
-analytical
The Clarity ______ , ______ , and ______ (__ ) process extracts data from your Chronicles
database, transforms Chronicles' records, items, and contacts into the tables, rows, and columns
of a relational database, and loads it into an Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or Teradata database
on a dedicated reporting server - Answer -Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL)
To run an analytical report and access the information in the Clarity database, we need to use a
third party analytical reporting tool, like ______ ______. - Answer -Crystal Reports
This defines what Chronicles/production data will be extracted into which Clarity tables and
columns. Defines the structure of your Clarity tables, including primary keys - Answer -Clarity
Compass
Schedules the extract of defined tables from Chronicles into Clarity - Answer -Clarity Console
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATED
|GUARANTEED PASS.
If a patient's blood pressure is not collected during a certain visit to the doctor, you cannot
assume that it has not changed since the last time the patient's blood pressure was taken is an
example of which Add Type? - Answer -Response Each Time
Since both, "response each time" and "lookback" items store data on the contact, these add
types may collectively be referred to as ______ add types - Answer -Overtime
What end users don't generally know is that none of these names are actually stored in Paul's
patient record. Instead, they are looked up as needed using a Chronicles technique called
______ . - Answer -networking
The EPT items for Hospital Account, Department, and Attending Providers are all ______ items -
that means that they hold a reference to data from another record someplace else. - Answer -
networked
Networked items in Chronicles are similar to the relational database concept of ______ ______ .
- Answer -foreign keys
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,Sometimes the data point in question isn't explicitly displayed anywhere in Chronicles, for
example a system-generated ______ - Answer -Timestamp.
A physician needs a report involving patient weights. Weights are entered in Hyperspace in
flowsheets, and the Ctrl+left click method does not work on flowsheets. You need to find out
where in Chronicles a patient's weight lives.
To meet this need, you would start with the ______ ______ - Answer -Record Viewer
Unfortunately, none of the results for a search correspond to Greg's weight. Since looking for
the exact value entered did not yield any results, we have to try something else. Since items
have names in addition to numbers, we can try searching by a keyword. Enter "______" in the
Find field - Answer -weight
In Record Viewer, click the name of the item to open ______ ______ where you can see the
item's characteristics. - Answer -Item Editor
Item Editor
A ______ of what the item holds. Note that many items may have similar names and
descriptions, so this should be the start, not the end of your investigation - Answer -Description
2|Page
,If you prefer working in Epic text, you can also use the text utility ______, which will also allow
you to view Chronicles data without some of the visual polish of the Record Viewer - Answer -d
^EAVIEWID
In summary, using the Record Viewer you can find the item you're looking for by following this
process:
1. Search for a known value in the Record Viewer using a ______ ______.
2. If step 1 is unsuccessful, search for the item in the ______ ______using a keyword in the Ctrl
+ F search.
3. In ______ ______, check to make sure the item characteristics match those you would expect
for the item. - Answer -1. Ctrl + F search
2. Record Viewer
3. Item Editor
To view all items in the Record Viewer, not just the ones that are currently storing information,
select ______ ______ and then click View - Answer -Include blanks
In certain cases, we store data that is too complex to fit into Chronicles' structure. This data can
be stored in what are called ______ , which are custom data structures written directly to disk -
Answer -globals
When would you want to use the Clarity Compass? - Answer -When you want to see custom
category values and other organization specific settings
3|Page
, When would you would want to use the Data Dictionary? - Answer -When you do not have
access to Hyperspace or wanted to be able to use Control-F to search the table summary
The Chronicles database used by Epic's production system is a ______ ______ database, using
the tree-like structure described in the last chapter. - Answer -post-relational
Most ______ reporting is done using relational reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports - Answer
-analytical
The Clarity ______ , ______ , and ______ (__ ) process extracts data from your Chronicles
database, transforms Chronicles' records, items, and contacts into the tables, rows, and columns
of a relational database, and loads it into an Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or Teradata database
on a dedicated reporting server - Answer -Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL)
To run an analytical report and access the information in the Clarity database, we need to use a
third party analytical reporting tool, like ______ ______. - Answer -Crystal Reports
This defines what Chronicles/production data will be extracted into which Clarity tables and
columns. Defines the structure of your Clarity tables, including primary keys - Answer -Clarity
Compass
Schedules the extract of defined tables from Chronicles into Clarity - Answer -Clarity Console
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