COGITO FUNDAMENTALS MAIN EXAMINATION TEST SET
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔In the Report Settings window, you are using the Summary Tab to build a grouped
summary. What options are available to you for use in grouping or aggregating your
data? - ✔✔The columns listed in the available and Selected columns on the display tab.
✔✔True or False. In table components, the colored indicators can have different
thresholds for each row. - ✔✔True. On the Output Format form in the Component
Editor, you can specify Threshold Overrides for each row.
✔✔What is the difference between a record and a contact? - ✔✔A record is a single
entity. A contact represents a single set of data (usually representing a unique time
period) on that record.
✔✔What is the difference between a multiple response item and a response each time
item? - ✔✔These refer to different item characteristics. "Multiple response" refers to a
particular Response Type. A multiple response item can hold multiple answers on one
contact. "Response each time" refers to a particular Add Type. A response each time
item can hold different answers on different contacts.
✔✔True or False. A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two
records in the Patient Master File. - ✔✔False. The patient should only have one record,
but that record will have two contacts.
✔✔A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you
find where in Chronicles that field files to? - ✔✔CTRL + Click the field. If that doesn't
work, try using Record Viewer.
✔✔What master file stores dashboard resources? - ✔✔IDK
✔✔What master files stores metric definitions? - ✔✔IDN
✔✔If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the metric
framework? - ✔✔No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a component will
use the Metric Framework.
✔✔True or False. A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard
resource record. - ✔✔False. Each resource can reference one metric definition.
✔✔Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a public report
while viewing another user's Catalog. - ✔✔You will run the report as yourself, not as the
other user.
,✔✔When viewing another user's dashboard from their Catalog, why can't you see the
data displayed by components? - ✔✔Security. Other users' components may display
data from parts of Epic you should not be able to view.
✔✔Which of the following responsibilities are often met by the Cogito team? -
✔✔Managing the flow of data between Clarity and Caboodle AND Creating custom
Radar dashboards for end users.
✔✔True or False. Your Chronicles Administrator, Clarity Administrator, and Caboodle
Administrator will always be three separate people. - ✔✔False. Database administrators
sometimes oversee operation of more than one database.
✔✔True or False. A new Reporting Workbench security class must be created for each
user. - ✔✔False. A Reporting Workbench Security Class can be assigned to multiple
user records. It is recommended to reuse security classes as often as possible.
✔✔True or False. Only administrators with the right security can build a report from an
unconfigured template. - ✔✔False. If a template is unconfigured no one will be able to
see the template in the Analytics Catalog.
✔✔What must be assigned to a template so that the template is considered configured?
- ✔✔To be considered configured a template must have one and only one type
assigned to it and at least one group assigned to it.
✔✔What activity can you use to find a list of all configured templates? - ✔✔Template
Manager
✔✔Which of the following is a way to grant users access to a specific dashboard? -
✔✔List appropriate user types on the dashboard in the Dashboard Editor, List a
dashboard directly in a user record or linked template, OR List appropriate report
groups on the dashboard in Dashboard Editor.
✔✔What is an HRX record? - ✔✔A Workbench report, a SlicerDicer session, or one of
the many other application reports stored in HRX.
✔✔When looking at a PAF record in the Column Editor or Record Viewer, how could a
user determine which templates/reports include this column? - ✔✔They couldn't. PAF
records don't contain a reference to the reports or templates which use them.
✔✔How can you determine which records have been approved? - ✔✔The card in the
catalog has a ribbon icon.
, ✔✔A scheduler wants a population that shows how many appointments there are today
with a status of "Scheduled". They want to reference this throughout the day to keep
track of how many appointments are left to check-in. Could this be done in SlicerDicer?
- ✔✔No, SlicerDicer does not contain today's data so a list of scheduled appointments
wouldn't change throughout the day.
✔✔A user wants a list of surgical cases scheduled in the next week grouped by
procedure. They will reference this list at the start of each week to audit room and staff
usage. Could SlicerDicer meet this need? Why? - ✔✔Yes. Even though the list has to
include future cases, these cases were scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries
scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
✔✔What type of graph would be easier to use when comparing slices over time? -
✔✔Line Graph
✔✔When you can, write reports using _____ rather than _____. - ✔✔Caboodle, Clarity
✔✔Use _____ if the information you're looking for is not in _____. - ✔✔Clarity,
Caboodle
✔✔Where can you find the Data Dictionary? - ✔✔Analytics Catalog
✔✔True or False. Every Master File has an Item .2 Record Name. - ✔✔False. A
record's name does not have to be unique.
✔✔What is a "response each time" item in Chronicles? - ✔✔An item that can contain
different data across different contacts.
✔✔Where is it possible to set the default time intervals for a resource-based
component? - ✔✔Component Editor, Dashboard Editor
✔✔A user creates a SlicerDicer component using Create Component from Dashboard
Options. Who can see this component when they view the dashboard? - ✔✔Just the
user who created it.
✔✔True or False. It is possible to assign multiple Report Groups to a template. -
✔✔True. In the Template Manager, the Report Groups field is multiple response.
✔✔True or False. In order for a user to see a report in the Analytics Catalog while the
"My Catalog" filter is applied, the user and the report must have at least one report
group in common. - ✔✔True. A user doesn't have access to a RW report unless both
the user and the report share a report group in common.
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔In the Report Settings window, you are using the Summary Tab to build a grouped
summary. What options are available to you for use in grouping or aggregating your
data? - ✔✔The columns listed in the available and Selected columns on the display tab.
✔✔True or False. In table components, the colored indicators can have different
thresholds for each row. - ✔✔True. On the Output Format form in the Component
Editor, you can specify Threshold Overrides for each row.
✔✔What is the difference between a record and a contact? - ✔✔A record is a single
entity. A contact represents a single set of data (usually representing a unique time
period) on that record.
✔✔What is the difference between a multiple response item and a response each time
item? - ✔✔These refer to different item characteristics. "Multiple response" refers to a
particular Response Type. A multiple response item can hold multiple answers on one
contact. "Response each time" refers to a particular Add Type. A response each time
item can hold different answers on different contacts.
✔✔True or False. A patient who has been seen twice at your facility should have two
records in the Patient Master File. - ✔✔False. The patient should only have one record,
but that record will have two contacts.
✔✔A user shows you a field in Hyperspace that they want to report on. How can you
find where in Chronicles that field files to? - ✔✔CTRL + Click the field. If that doesn't
work, try using Record Viewer.
✔✔What master file stores dashboard resources? - ✔✔IDK
✔✔What master files stores metric definitions? - ✔✔IDN
✔✔If a table component has a data source of "Report", will it leverage the metric
framework? - ✔✔No. A Data Source of Dashboard Resource indicates a component will
use the Metric Framework.
✔✔True or False. A metric definition may only be referenced by one dashboard
resource record. - ✔✔False. Each resource can reference one metric definition.
✔✔Which of the following best describes what happens when you run a public report
while viewing another user's Catalog. - ✔✔You will run the report as yourself, not as the
other user.
,✔✔When viewing another user's dashboard from their Catalog, why can't you see the
data displayed by components? - ✔✔Security. Other users' components may display
data from parts of Epic you should not be able to view.
✔✔Which of the following responsibilities are often met by the Cogito team? -
✔✔Managing the flow of data between Clarity and Caboodle AND Creating custom
Radar dashboards for end users.
✔✔True or False. Your Chronicles Administrator, Clarity Administrator, and Caboodle
Administrator will always be three separate people. - ✔✔False. Database administrators
sometimes oversee operation of more than one database.
✔✔True or False. A new Reporting Workbench security class must be created for each
user. - ✔✔False. A Reporting Workbench Security Class can be assigned to multiple
user records. It is recommended to reuse security classes as often as possible.
✔✔True or False. Only administrators with the right security can build a report from an
unconfigured template. - ✔✔False. If a template is unconfigured no one will be able to
see the template in the Analytics Catalog.
✔✔What must be assigned to a template so that the template is considered configured?
- ✔✔To be considered configured a template must have one and only one type
assigned to it and at least one group assigned to it.
✔✔What activity can you use to find a list of all configured templates? - ✔✔Template
Manager
✔✔Which of the following is a way to grant users access to a specific dashboard? -
✔✔List appropriate user types on the dashboard in the Dashboard Editor, List a
dashboard directly in a user record or linked template, OR List appropriate report
groups on the dashboard in Dashboard Editor.
✔✔What is an HRX record? - ✔✔A Workbench report, a SlicerDicer session, or one of
the many other application reports stored in HRX.
✔✔When looking at a PAF record in the Column Editor or Record Viewer, how could a
user determine which templates/reports include this column? - ✔✔They couldn't. PAF
records don't contain a reference to the reports or templates which use them.
✔✔How can you determine which records have been approved? - ✔✔The card in the
catalog has a ribbon icon.
, ✔✔A scheduler wants a population that shows how many appointments there are today
with a status of "Scheduled". They want to reference this throughout the day to keep
track of how many appointments are left to check-in. Could this be done in SlicerDicer?
- ✔✔No, SlicerDicer does not contain today's data so a list of scheduled appointments
wouldn't change throughout the day.
✔✔A user wants a list of surgical cases scheduled in the next week grouped by
procedure. They will reference this list at the start of each week to audit room and staff
usage. Could SlicerDicer meet this need? Why? - ✔✔Yes. Even though the list has to
include future cases, these cases were scheduled in advance, and all such surgeries
scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
✔✔What type of graph would be easier to use when comparing slices over time? -
✔✔Line Graph
✔✔When you can, write reports using _____ rather than _____. - ✔✔Caboodle, Clarity
✔✔Use _____ if the information you're looking for is not in _____. - ✔✔Clarity,
Caboodle
✔✔Where can you find the Data Dictionary? - ✔✔Analytics Catalog
✔✔True or False. Every Master File has an Item .2 Record Name. - ✔✔False. A
record's name does not have to be unique.
✔✔What is a "response each time" item in Chronicles? - ✔✔An item that can contain
different data across different contacts.
✔✔Where is it possible to set the default time intervals for a resource-based
component? - ✔✔Component Editor, Dashboard Editor
✔✔A user creates a SlicerDicer component using Create Component from Dashboard
Options. Who can see this component when they view the dashboard? - ✔✔Just the
user who created it.
✔✔True or False. It is possible to assign multiple Report Groups to a template. -
✔✔True. In the Template Manager, the Report Groups field is multiple response.
✔✔True or False. In order for a user to see a report in the Analytics Catalog while the
"My Catalog" filter is applied, the user and the report must have at least one report
group in common. - ✔✔True. A user doesn't have access to a RW report unless both
the user and the report share a report group in common.
