COG170 Cogito Fundamentals Review Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
1. Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a dashboard, what other
dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing? - Answer
The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes.
2. Which of the following would you enter in the Parameters field of an activity link to
open a Hyperspace activity?
a. The activity descriptor and any required parameters for the activity.
b. The menu descriptor of the activity.
c. The user-facing name of the activity.
d. the parent menu of the activity record. - Answer a. The activity descriptor and any
required parameters for the activity.
3. You have built a component record. Which of the following could explain why the
component does not appear on a specific dashboard?
a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
c. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups.
d. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection. - Answer Both:
a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
True or False:
Components require a defined Display title on the Display form. - Answer True: this is a
required field.
Study Checklist: Chapter 2 - Answer
Define: Dashboard - Answer Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace,
the graphical user interface which allows users to enter, access and interact with Epic
data.
Define: Component - Answer Each of the sections of content on the dashboard is a
component.
,Components built by administrators are source records
Components built by end-users are personalization records.
Define: Personalization - Answer Dashboards and components which are created by an
administrators are referred to as source records.
When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, a
personalized copy is created just for them.
End user personalized copies of these source dashboards and components are
considered personalization records.
Define: Dashboard Editor - Answer Create and edit source dashboard records with the
dashboard editor.
Access the editor with Chart Search, editing a dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, or
editing a dashboard from the Proxy Dashboard prompt.
6 forms controls the dashboard's content & metadata:
1. Basic Information
2. Layout
3. Content
4. Resource Settings
5. Parameters
6. Access
Additional Information: Dashboard Editor - Answer Dashboards should be tailored to
their audience and tested to ensure they work.
Guidelines for creating and editing Radar content:
-Any dashboard available to a user must work
-All parts of a dashboard must work
-Dashboards must have a defined target audience
-Each user in that audience must have security/access for all components and reports
on dashboard
Define: Component Editor - Answer Accessed via Chart Search for Component Editor
- Six types of component records in Radar
1. Graph
2. Link
3. Message Board
4. Native HTML
5. Report Listing
6. Table
,Additional Information: Component Editor - Answer Components have Five Forms
1. Basic Information
2. Display
3. Data Source
4. Output Format
5. Access
Similar to the Dashboard Editor, each form controls your component's content and its
metadata.
Define Activity Descriptor - Answer The Active activity descriptor field displays for your
currently active Hyperspace activity.
There are two Hyperspace workflows that can find the activity descriptor for a given
activity.
Hyperspace workflow 1: Find Activity Descriptor - Answer Activity: Create a component
which has a header that is able to take you to the Component Editor directly from your
Radar dashboard.
1. Access the about Hyperspace information window
2. Double-check that you are currently in the Component Editor activity
3. Access the About Hyperspace window by navigating to the Epic button > Help >
About Hyperspace.
4. The Active activity descriptor field displays for your currently active Hyperspace
activity.
Hyperspace workflow 2: Find Activity Descriptor - Answer Activity Descriptor in the
Menu Summary:
End-users often request links to activities that you lack the security to access. Thus you
can not determine the activity descriptor from the About Hyperspace workflow. For
these instances, use the following workflow.
1. Use Chart Search to launch the Menu Summary activity.
2. Refer to pg. 2-22 for scenario.
3. Because Admin is under the Epic button, start by expanding EDMAINAPPMENU
4. Any menu that is displayed visually to the end-user will be listed under the caption.
5. Expand the Admin sub-menu
6. Expand the Access Management sub-menu
7. Select User Security
Activity Descriptor is located in the Activity Information section. User Security is
E_EMP_EMPGUI
, Perform Task: Create and edit dashboards - Answer Run through the following
Exercises/Examples
1. pg. 2-11 Radar Exploration
Perform Task: Navigate the Dashboard Editor - Answer Run through the following
Exercises/Examples
1. pg. 2-13 Dashboard Editor
Perform Task: Determine the order that components will appear on a dashboard -
Answer 1. Use Chart Search to open Dashboard Editor
2. Click on Content from left menu, from here you can quickly access the Component
Editor to edit a given component on the dashboard.
3. Note: all components on the dashboard must be marked as Ready for use before the
dashboard can be marked as Ready for Use
4. To manage the component list, press F4 to insert a blank line in the table of
components.
5. To remove a line, select the line and press SHIFT+F4
6. To move a selected component higher or lower in the component list, use the up and
down arrows to the right of the component.
Perform Task: Configure a component header to launch an activity - Answer 1. Via the
Component Editor go to the Display section
2. Enter the activity descriptor for the Hyperspace activity that launches if a user clicks
the clicks the component header.
3. To find the activity descriptor (refer to previous cards, 14, 15, and 16)
Perform Task: Configure a link component pt 1. - Answer Two Methods:
1. Linking from the component header
2. Listing multiple activities in a Link component
Jumping to a Hyperspace activity isn't like linking to a website, it requires a unique link
to identify a single Hyperspace activity.
Two work flows to find the activity descriptor for a given activity. (refer to previous cards,
14, 15, & 16)
Perform Task: Configure a link component pt 2. - Answer 1. Use the Component Editor
to create a new component called "your initials" link Component
2. Fill out the appropriate Display Format for a link component
-2 options for Data Source
- Component Record: specify links in the component you are currently building
-Code Template: specify a code template and/or routine to populate your links, not used
by analysts
3. Choose a Data source of "Component Record"
4. Give your component help test, a meaningful Display title and a default Color
Questions And Correct Answers
1. Assuming a user has the appropriate user role to access a dashboard, what other
dashboard settings control whether the dashboard is available for viewing? - Answer
The Ready for use and Enabled for user selection check boxes.
2. Which of the following would you enter in the Parameters field of an activity link to
open a Hyperspace activity?
a. The activity descriptor and any required parameters for the activity.
b. The menu descriptor of the activity.
c. The user-facing name of the activity.
d. the parent menu of the activity record. - Answer a. The activity descriptor and any
required parameters for the activity.
3. You have built a component record. Which of the following could explain why the
component does not appear on a specific dashboard?
a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
c. The component and the dashboard do not share any report groups.
d. The component has not been marked as enabled for user selection. - Answer Both:
a. The component is not set as ready for use.
b. The component is not listed on the Content form of the dashboard.
True or False:
Components require a defined Display title on the Display form. - Answer True: this is a
required field.
Study Checklist: Chapter 2 - Answer
Define: Dashboard - Answer Dashboards centralize content from around Hyperspace,
the graphical user interface which allows users to enter, access and interact with Epic
data.
Define: Component - Answer Each of the sections of content on the dashboard is a
component.
,Components built by administrators are source records
Components built by end-users are personalization records.
Define: Personalization - Answer Dashboards and components which are created by an
administrators are referred to as source records.
When an end user selects a source dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, a
personalized copy is created just for them.
End user personalized copies of these source dashboards and components are
considered personalization records.
Define: Dashboard Editor - Answer Create and edit source dashboard records with the
dashboard editor.
Access the editor with Chart Search, editing a dashboard from the Analytics Catalog, or
editing a dashboard from the Proxy Dashboard prompt.
6 forms controls the dashboard's content & metadata:
1. Basic Information
2. Layout
3. Content
4. Resource Settings
5. Parameters
6. Access
Additional Information: Dashboard Editor - Answer Dashboards should be tailored to
their audience and tested to ensure they work.
Guidelines for creating and editing Radar content:
-Any dashboard available to a user must work
-All parts of a dashboard must work
-Dashboards must have a defined target audience
-Each user in that audience must have security/access for all components and reports
on dashboard
Define: Component Editor - Answer Accessed via Chart Search for Component Editor
- Six types of component records in Radar
1. Graph
2. Link
3. Message Board
4. Native HTML
5. Report Listing
6. Table
,Additional Information: Component Editor - Answer Components have Five Forms
1. Basic Information
2. Display
3. Data Source
4. Output Format
5. Access
Similar to the Dashboard Editor, each form controls your component's content and its
metadata.
Define Activity Descriptor - Answer The Active activity descriptor field displays for your
currently active Hyperspace activity.
There are two Hyperspace workflows that can find the activity descriptor for a given
activity.
Hyperspace workflow 1: Find Activity Descriptor - Answer Activity: Create a component
which has a header that is able to take you to the Component Editor directly from your
Radar dashboard.
1. Access the about Hyperspace information window
2. Double-check that you are currently in the Component Editor activity
3. Access the About Hyperspace window by navigating to the Epic button > Help >
About Hyperspace.
4. The Active activity descriptor field displays for your currently active Hyperspace
activity.
Hyperspace workflow 2: Find Activity Descriptor - Answer Activity Descriptor in the
Menu Summary:
End-users often request links to activities that you lack the security to access. Thus you
can not determine the activity descriptor from the About Hyperspace workflow. For
these instances, use the following workflow.
1. Use Chart Search to launch the Menu Summary activity.
2. Refer to pg. 2-22 for scenario.
3. Because Admin is under the Epic button, start by expanding EDMAINAPPMENU
4. Any menu that is displayed visually to the end-user will be listed under the caption.
5. Expand the Admin sub-menu
6. Expand the Access Management sub-menu
7. Select User Security
Activity Descriptor is located in the Activity Information section. User Security is
E_EMP_EMPGUI
, Perform Task: Create and edit dashboards - Answer Run through the following
Exercises/Examples
1. pg. 2-11 Radar Exploration
Perform Task: Navigate the Dashboard Editor - Answer Run through the following
Exercises/Examples
1. pg. 2-13 Dashboard Editor
Perform Task: Determine the order that components will appear on a dashboard -
Answer 1. Use Chart Search to open Dashboard Editor
2. Click on Content from left menu, from here you can quickly access the Component
Editor to edit a given component on the dashboard.
3. Note: all components on the dashboard must be marked as Ready for use before the
dashboard can be marked as Ready for Use
4. To manage the component list, press F4 to insert a blank line in the table of
components.
5. To remove a line, select the line and press SHIFT+F4
6. To move a selected component higher or lower in the component list, use the up and
down arrows to the right of the component.
Perform Task: Configure a component header to launch an activity - Answer 1. Via the
Component Editor go to the Display section
2. Enter the activity descriptor for the Hyperspace activity that launches if a user clicks
the clicks the component header.
3. To find the activity descriptor (refer to previous cards, 14, 15, and 16)
Perform Task: Configure a link component pt 1. - Answer Two Methods:
1. Linking from the component header
2. Listing multiple activities in a Link component
Jumping to a Hyperspace activity isn't like linking to a website, it requires a unique link
to identify a single Hyperspace activity.
Two work flows to find the activity descriptor for a given activity. (refer to previous cards,
14, 15, & 16)
Perform Task: Configure a link component pt 2. - Answer 1. Use the Component Editor
to create a new component called "your initials" link Component
2. Fill out the appropriate Display Format for a link component
-2 options for Data Source
- Component Record: specify links in the component you are currently building
-Code Template: specify a code template and/or routine to populate your links, not used
by analysts
3. Choose a Data source of "Component Record"
4. Give your component help test, a meaningful Display title and a default Color
