COG170 Cogito Fundamentals Exam Versions 1 & 2
Latest Update 2026/2027 | 200 Questions and Verified
Answers | Complete Q&A Guide | A+ Graded
SECTION 1: DASHBOARD FUNDAMENTALS (Questions 1–35)
1. Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a dashboard, which additional dashboard
settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing?
A) Report group assignments
B) Security class inheritance
C) The "Ready for use" and "Enabled for user selection" check boxes
D) Dashboard layout and parameters
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A dashboard must be marked both "Ready for use" and "Enabled for user selection" to be
visible to users with the appropriate roles. These settings control whether the dashboard appears in the
Analytics Catalog.
2. Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace. What is the primary purpose of a
dashboard?
A) To store patient data
B) To centralize content and allow users to enter, access, and interact with Epic data
C) To manage user security roles
D) To create new data sources
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace, the graphical user interface which
allows users to enter, access, and interact with Epic data.
3. When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, what is created?
A) A duplicate source record
B) A shared dashboard
C) A personalized copy for that user
D) A proxy dashboard
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, a personalized copy
is created just for them. These are referred to as personalization records.
4. Enduser customized dashboards and components are known as:
A) Source records
B) Report groups
C) Personalization records
D) Template records
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Enduser customized dashboards and components are known as personalization records. This
distinguishes them from administratorbuilt source records.
,5. The Dashboard Editor contains six forms that control the dashboard's content and metadata. Which
of the following is NOT one of those forms?
A) Basic Information
B) Layout
C) Security
D) Content
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The six forms in the Dashboard Editor are: Basic Information, Layout, Content, Resource
Settings, Parameters, and Access. "Security" is not a separate form in the Dashboard Editor.
6. Which master file stores dashboard resources?
A) IDN
B) IDK
C) IDM
D) CSF
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: IDM is the Radar dashboard record that serves as the frame for metricbased components. IDK
stores settings related to how data will be displayed, and IDN stores metric definitions.
7. Which master file stores metric definitions?
, A) IDK
B) IDN
C) IDM
D) IDB
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: IDN stores the definitions of the metric. IDK stores display settings, IDM stores dashboard
records, and IDB is the component record that pulls together IDK records for display.
8. The metric framework allows your organization to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Collect and store data for KPIs
B) Display data in Radar
C) Benchmark performance against peers
D) Create new clinical workflows
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The metric framework allows organizations to collect, store, and display data for key
performance indicators (KPIs) and other metrics in Radar. It also allows sharing information with other
Epic community members and benchmarking performance against peers.
9. True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource record.
A) True
B) False
Latest Update 2026/2027 | 200 Questions and Verified
Answers | Complete Q&A Guide | A+ Graded
SECTION 1: DASHBOARD FUNDAMENTALS (Questions 1–35)
1. Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a dashboard, which additional dashboard
settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing?
A) Report group assignments
B) Security class inheritance
C) The "Ready for use" and "Enabled for user selection" check boxes
D) Dashboard layout and parameters
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A dashboard must be marked both "Ready for use" and "Enabled for user selection" to be
visible to users with the appropriate roles. These settings control whether the dashboard appears in the
Analytics Catalog.
2. Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace. What is the primary purpose of a
dashboard?
A) To store patient data
B) To centralize content and allow users to enter, access, and interact with Epic data
C) To manage user security roles
D) To create new data sources
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace, the graphical user interface which
allows users to enter, access, and interact with Epic data.
3. When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, what is created?
A) A duplicate source record
B) A shared dashboard
C) A personalized copy for that user
D) A proxy dashboard
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, a personalized copy
is created just for them. These are referred to as personalization records.
4. Enduser customized dashboards and components are known as:
A) Source records
B) Report groups
C) Personalization records
D) Template records
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Enduser customized dashboards and components are known as personalization records. This
distinguishes them from administratorbuilt source records.
,5. The Dashboard Editor contains six forms that control the dashboard's content and metadata. Which
of the following is NOT one of those forms?
A) Basic Information
B) Layout
C) Security
D) Content
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The six forms in the Dashboard Editor are: Basic Information, Layout, Content, Resource
Settings, Parameters, and Access. "Security" is not a separate form in the Dashboard Editor.
6. Which master file stores dashboard resources?
A) IDN
B) IDK
C) IDM
D) CSF
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: IDM is the Radar dashboard record that serves as the frame for metricbased components. IDK
stores settings related to how data will be displayed, and IDN stores metric definitions.
7. Which master file stores metric definitions?
, A) IDK
B) IDN
C) IDM
D) IDB
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: IDN stores the definitions of the metric. IDK stores display settings, IDM stores dashboard
records, and IDB is the component record that pulls together IDK records for display.
8. The metric framework allows your organization to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Collect and store data for KPIs
B) Display data in Radar
C) Benchmark performance against peers
D) Create new clinical workflows
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The metric framework allows organizations to collect, store, and display data for key
performance indicators (KPIs) and other metrics in Radar. It also allows sharing information with other
Epic community members and benchmarking performance against peers.
9. True or False: A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard resource record.
A) True
B) False
