EPIC TRAINING COG170 COGITO
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
Radar dashboards - ANS Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and
consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system.
Chart Search - ANS The easiest way to access an activity in Hyperspace.
Analytics Catalog - ANS A central repository of all reporting content.
A component - ANS A single graph or table or other piece of functionality that your users will
interact with on the dashboard.
Guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content - ANS Any dashboard available to a
user must work; Each component on a dashboard must work; All dashboards should have a
defined target audience; Each user in that audience must have the security to use every
component on the dashboard.
The Dashboard Editor - ANS Has up to six forms that control the dashboard's content and its
metadata.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Basic Information - ANS The Basic Information form records the purpose, ownership, and
general information of a dashboard.
Display title - ANS End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when they view
a dashboard.
Description - ANS End users may read this description about the dashboard in the Analytics
Catalog.
Owning application - ANS The application responsible for maintaining this dashboard.
Layout - ANS The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that present the
components in your dashboard.
Access form - ANS Controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type(s).
Ready for use - ANS This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open
and view the dashboard.
Enabled for user selection - ANS Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in
the Analytics Catalog.
Component records in Radar - ANS There are seven types: Graph, Link, Message Board,
Native HTML Report, Listing Table, Tranche (This type is not currently used).
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Saving settings in the Dashboard Editor - ANS The easiest way to save your settings is to
navigate to another form in the Dashboard Editor.
Hard refresh your dashboard - ANS While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard shortcut
of ALT + = (Mac users: Option + Command + =).
Analytics Catalog reporting resources - ANS Can be used to find: a) Workbench reports, c)
Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports.
Every Report model - ANS Is a record in the HSQ Master File.
Creating a link from a dashboard - ANS You need the activity descriptor for the activity.
Component not appearing on a dashboard - ANS Could be because the component is not set
as ready for use or is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
Components require a defined Display title - ANS True - It is a required field.
SlicerDicer for today's appointments - ANS No, SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so a
list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change throughout the day.
SlicerDicer for surgical cases - ANS Yes. Even though the list has to include cases scheduled in
the future, all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
SlicerDicer reporting capability - ANS False. SlicerDicer cannot be used to report on any data
that has ever been entered into Epic.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
Radar dashboards - ANS Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in Epic, and
consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system.
Chart Search - ANS The easiest way to access an activity in Hyperspace.
Analytics Catalog - ANS A central repository of all reporting content.
A component - ANS A single graph or table or other piece of functionality that your users will
interact with on the dashboard.
Guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content - ANS Any dashboard available to a
user must work; Each component on a dashboard must work; All dashboards should have a
defined target audience; Each user in that audience must have the security to use every
component on the dashboard.
The Dashboard Editor - ANS Has up to six forms that control the dashboard's content and its
metadata.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Basic Information - ANS The Basic Information form records the purpose, ownership, and
general information of a dashboard.
Display title - ANS End users see the display title in the Analytics Catalog and when they view
a dashboard.
Description - ANS End users may read this description about the dashboard in the Analytics
Catalog.
Owning application - ANS The application responsible for maintaining this dashboard.
Layout - ANS The Layout form controls the number and position of regions that present the
components in your dashboard.
Access form - ANS Controls the set of users that can access this dashboard and lists the
dashboard's type(s).
Ready for use - ANS This must be selected for any user, even the dashboard builder, to open
and view the dashboard.
Enabled for user selection - ANS Select this when you want the dashboard to be available in
the Analytics Catalog.
Component records in Radar - ANS There are seven types: Graph, Link, Message Board,
Native HTML Report, Listing Table, Tranche (This type is not currently used).
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Saving settings in the Dashboard Editor - ANS The easiest way to save your settings is to
navigate to another form in the Dashboard Editor.
Hard refresh your dashboard - ANS While viewing your dashboard, use the keyboard shortcut
of ALT + = (Mac users: Option + Command + =).
Analytics Catalog reporting resources - ANS Can be used to find: a) Workbench reports, c)
Radar dashboards, d) Dashboard components, f) Epic-Crystal reports.
Every Report model - ANS Is a record in the HSQ Master File.
Creating a link from a dashboard - ANS You need the activity descriptor for the activity.
Component not appearing on a dashboard - ANS Could be because the component is not set
as ready for use or is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
Components require a defined Display title - ANS True - It is a required field.
SlicerDicer for today's appointments - ANS No, SlicerDicer does not contain today's data, so a
list of scheduled appointments wouldn't change throughout the day.
SlicerDicer for surgical cases - ANS Yes. Even though the list has to include cases scheduled in
the future, all such surgeries scheduled at least a day earlier will be displayed.
SlicerDicer reporting capability - ANS False. SlicerDicer cannot be used to report on any data
that has ever been entered into Epic.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
