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A Chronicles item can store one or more options from a limited list. Which of the
following could account for this behavior? (Choose all that apply)
A. Single Response
B. Multiple Response
C. Networked
D. Overtime
E. No-Add
F. Category - ANSWER 1. B, C and F. If a Chronicles item can store one or more options
it is a multiple response item. If the options come from a limited list, that item may be a
category item, where the category list is the list of options, or networked, where the
records or contacts in the destination master file is the list of options
How does one write a request for a report? - ANSWER 0. Determine what data
elements you will need on the report.
1. Look up INI + Item numbers for the data points you want to use on the report
2. Take those INI + Item numbers and find what Clarity tables and columns are needed
3. Join the Clarity tables using the correct foreign key information
What does Chronicles offer to search for information about data? - ANSWER Item
Information Window (Ctrl + click)
Record Viewer
Item Editor
Category List Maintenance
,When will Ctrl + click not work? - ANSWER If the field is read-only or just incompatible
, What does the Record Viewer display? - ANSWER Record Viewer displays raw data in
a read-only format for a Chronicles record.
When do you use Record Viewer? - ANSWER When ctrl+click doesn't work to find the
INI + Item number for a piece of data, and you know the specific record or contact
you're interested in
If you see '101-Inpatient' stored in Record Viewer, what is actually stored in Clarity -
ANSWER '101'
I IDM 130 is a networked item not filled in for a certain record. What value will be
extracted to Clarity for this item, and other Chronicles items not filled out? - ANSWER
NULL
What would be pulled over in Caboodle for this field and for other networked items that
are not completed in Chronicles? ANSWER If the column is a key column Caboodle will
have a -1 letting report writers know that this value was not populated in the source,
while still enforcing referential integrity.
When does null exist in Clarity? - ANSWER Not all fields are populated in Chronicles,
ETL data cleansing deletes incorrectly formatted data, and/or a column is deprecated
and can't extract data
What does the Item Editor display? - ANSWER The Item Editor displays the definitions
of a Chronicles Item. Note that it does not display any particular value stored in the item.
Instead it displays information about how the item behaves for all values.
What is a category list? - ANSWER A category list is a list of defined values that can be
stored in a Chronicles item.
What is the Release Range? - ANSWER The Release Range describes which category
values are released by Epic and cannot be changed. Note that any category values you