CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
What is the first step in the report writing process? - ANSWER---Analyze
request for key features...
-Who needs it
-What purpose
-How much data should it return
-How up to date does the data need to be
-How does the data need to be formatted
The most important decision of the report writing process is... - ANSWER---
Which reporting tool can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: -
ANSWER---1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary
information than they do on showing a comprehensive picture. - ANSWER-
--Operational reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? -
ANSWER---Operational reports are real-time reports needed by end
users to do their jobs. Analytical reports are over-time reports that
show long-term trends and data.
, CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
Why should you use Clarity for analytical reporting needs? - ANSWER---
Clarity reports can be run over very large data sets without slowing
down your production server.
They also can include complex grouping and mathematics, and can be
used to do integrated reporting on Epic and non-Epic data.
Why should you not use Clarity for operational reporting needs? -
ANSWER---Most importantly, Clarity data is not real-time, so any
operational reports built from Clarity data will be out-of-date from the
moment they're generated.
They also cannot be used interactively, such as in a workflow where the
report jumps a user to a patient's chart.
You have a reporting need, and there is no pre-built application report to
meet it. Do you need to use Clarity to meet this need? - ANSWER---Not
necessarily. Reporting Workbench can be used for many non-
standard reporting needs.
Would the following report be an operational or analytical report?
Create a report that counts the number of logs each surgeon has been
documented as performing in during the past year. Display the log ID, the
name of the surgeon, and the log's primary procedure. - ANSWER---
Analytical report
, CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less
than 18 years old at the time of the encounter. The report should be
grouped by the primary visit provider, and then by patient. Visits without a
visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report should
show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the
patient's name, primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report
should show the date of the encounter, the patient's age at the time of the
encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
Is this report operational or analytical? - ANSWER---Analytical.
Time frame for this report is unclear
If the requester followed up saying that the report would only be run for the
last five days, the report could be considered operational.
The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less
than 18 years old at the time of the encounter. The report should be
grouped by the primary visit provider, and then by patient. Visits without a
visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report should
show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the
patient's name, primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report
should show the date of the encounter, the patient's age at the time of the
encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
What reporting tool would you use to create this report? - ANSWER---
Crystal Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
, CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician -
ANSWER---Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - ANSWER---Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Wait times for patients currently in the ED - ANSWER---Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Top 100 Chief Complaints in the ED - ANSWER---Analytical
These reports are integrated into Epic's applications as part of the
workflow, and are by far the tools end users are most familiar with. -
ANSWER---Application Reports
____ _____ is a standardized operational reporting tool that can provide a
similar look-and-feel to reports across applications. - ANSWER---Reporting
Workbench
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
What is the first step in the report writing process? - ANSWER---Analyze
request for key features...
-Who needs it
-What purpose
-How much data should it return
-How up to date does the data need to be
-How does the data need to be formatted
The most important decision of the report writing process is... - ANSWER---
Which reporting tool can best be used to meet the reporting need
In general, Operational Reports share the following key characteristics: -
ANSWER---1. Time-sensitive
2. Relatively small
3. Easily accessible
* Actionable
____ _____ generally put more emphasis on filtering out unnecessary
information than they do on showing a comprehensive picture. - ANSWER-
--Operational reports
What is the difference between operational and analytical reports? -
ANSWER---Operational reports are real-time reports needed by end
users to do their jobs. Analytical reports are over-time reports that
show long-term trends and data.
, CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
Why should you use Clarity for analytical reporting needs? - ANSWER---
Clarity reports can be run over very large data sets without slowing
down your production server.
They also can include complex grouping and mathematics, and can be
used to do integrated reporting on Epic and non-Epic data.
Why should you not use Clarity for operational reporting needs? -
ANSWER---Most importantly, Clarity data is not real-time, so any
operational reports built from Clarity data will be out-of-date from the
moment they're generated.
They also cannot be used interactively, such as in a workflow where the
report jumps a user to a patient's chart.
You have a reporting need, and there is no pre-built application report to
meet it. Do you need to use Clarity to meet this need? - ANSWER---Not
necessarily. Reporting Workbench can be used for many non-
standard reporting needs.
Would the following report be an operational or analytical report?
Create a report that counts the number of logs each surgeon has been
documented as performing in during the past year. Display the log ID, the
name of the surgeon, and the log's primary procedure. - ANSWER---
Analytical report
, CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less
than 18 years old at the time of the encounter. The report should be
grouped by the primary visit provider, and then by patient. Visits without a
visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report should
show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the
patient's name, primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report
should show the date of the encounter, the patient's age at the time of the
encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
Is this report operational or analytical? - ANSWER---Analytical.
Time frame for this report is unclear
If the requester followed up saying that the report would only be run for the
last five days, the report could be considered operational.
The report should display all patient encounters where the patient was less
than 18 years old at the time of the encounter. The report should be
grouped by the primary visit provider, and then by patient. Visits without a
visit provider should be excluded. For each provider, the report should
show the provider's name. For each patient, the report should show the
patient's name, primary MRN, and sex. For each encounter, the report
should show the date of the encounter, the patient's age at the time of the
encounter, and the patient's weight at the time of the encounter.
What reporting tool would you use to create this report? - ANSWER---
Crystal Reports.
Operational or Analytical?
, CLR Clarity Data Model Exam Version A 2026 –
Epic Clarity Certification Study Guide With
Rationales
Surgical procedures conducted over the past year, by physician -
ANSWER---Analytical
Operational or Analytical?
Pending departmental transfers - ANSWER---Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Wait times for patients currently in the ED - ANSWER---Operational
Operational or Analytical?
Top 100 Chief Complaints in the ED - ANSWER---Analytical
These reports are integrated into Epic's applications as part of the
workflow, and are by far the tools end users are most familiar with. -
ANSWER---Application Reports
____ _____ is a standardized operational reporting tool that can provide a
similar look-and-feel to reports across applications. - ANSWER---Reporting
Workbench
