EPIC Cogito Fundamentals CERTIFICATION TEST
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Users - ANSWER ✓ login to Epic to do their jobs
2. Workflow - ANSWER ✓ steps taken by a user in Epic
3. Hyperspace - ANSWER ✓ Front user interface, accessed in the hyperdrive
client and what most users think of as Epic
4. Activity - ANSWER ✓ Places on Epic/Hyperspace users navigate to for
workflows like Appts, In Basket, Analytics Catalog
5. Chronicles - ANSWER ✓ Epic DBMS, data users access in Hyperspace
exists in Chronicles
6. Admin - ANSWER ✓ Can configure epic/ parts of epic for users, has many
responsibilities depending on applications
7. Database - ANSWER ✓ an organized collection of data. In many reporting
tools, databases are also called data sources. The purpose of a database
defines its structure. Chronicles, Clarity, and Caboodle each have different
purposes, so each has a different structure, and each is separate from the
others.
8. Data lineage - ANSWER ✓ -refers to the origin of data as it flows from one
database to another. Epic data lineage starts with Chronicles.
, -Data lineage information is available for nearly all SlicerDicer filters. It
shows the Caboodle table﴾s﴿ the data comes from, the Clarity table﴾s﴿ from
which the Caboodle data derives, and
the Chronicles INI﴾s﴿ and item number﴾s﴿ from which the Clarity data is
extracted.
9. Epic data lineage starts with... - ANSWER ✓ Chronicles (where nurses,
registrars, doctors, billers, and other users enter data)
10.Epic databases - ANSWER ✓ All Epic data is stored in one of three
databases: Chronicles, Clarity, and Caboodle.
-Epic users enter data into Chronicles, usually through Hyperspace or
Classic. Every night, Clarity ETL
﴾Extract, Transform, and Load﴿ transfers data from Chronicles to Clarity.
Caboodle ETL transfers data from Clarity to Caboodle the same night as
Clarity ETL.
11.Chronicles - ANSWER ✓ -runs on top of M, a language and code
environment written for managing non‐relational databases.
-uses a tree‐like structure, which efficiently retrieves data for daily
healthcare operations. When healthcare staff want information from one
patient's medical record, they typically want a lot of data about that patient.
Chronicles meets this need by storing a patient's entire medical record in a
single location.
12.Master file - ANSWER ✓ Divides Chronicles into broad subjects. Each
represents a type of entity stored in the database. Every master file has a
three-character identifier known as the INI
-examples: EPT and ORD
13.INI - ANSWER ✓ every master file has a three-character identifier
14.EPT - ANSWER ✓ the patient master file that contains patient medical
records in Epic
15.ORD - ANSWER ✓ the orders master file that contains orders placed in
Epic
,16.Record - ANSWER ✓ Contains info about an individual entity within a
master file
17.Record in the patients (EPT) master file represents... - ANSWER ✓ a single
patient
18.Record in the orders (ORD) master file represents... - ANSWER ✓ a single
order
19.Contact - ANSWER ✓ contains information about a point in time for a
record
20.In the EPT master file, a contact represents a... - ANSWER ✓ patient
encounter
21.In the ORD master file, a contact represents... - ANSWER ✓ either a
medication dispense or a procedure result status
22.Metric Framework - ANSWER ✓ -allows your organization to collect, store,
and display data for ﴾KPIs﴿ and other metrics in Radar. The metric
framework also allows your organization to share information with other
Epic community members and benchmark your performance against your
peers.
-consists of records across multiple master files
23.IDM - ANSWER ✓ Radar dashboard record that is the frame for metric‐
based components
24.IDB - ANSWER ✓ Radar component record that pulls together IDK records
for display
25.IDK - ANSWER ✓ Stores settings related to how the data will be displayed
in Radar
26.IDN - ANSWER ✓ Stores the definition of the metric
27.CSF - ANSWER ✓ Stores the data for the metric
, 28.Viewing metric data - ANSWER ✓ options to drill‐down, view a graph or
table, or adjust the date range for which they are viewing data. These options
can be turned on or adjusted by administrators who create and edit
dashboards.
29.Metric Data sources - ANSWER ✓ aggregated from many sources, but a
single metric will aggregate its data from a single source. The records of the
CSF master file store the data, organizing it by summary level, summary
target, and date intervals. This makes the metric framework quick to load for
users.
-metric framework is flexible, with numerous possible data sources.
30.Radar dashboards - ANSWER ✓ are often the first thing users see when they
log into Epic every day. Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in
Epic, and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system. I
31.Chart Search. - ANSWER ✓ The easiest way to access an activity in
Hyperspace
32.Analytics Catalog - ANSWER ✓ is a central repository of all reporting
content.
33.A component - ANSWER ✓ is a single graph or table or other piece of
functionality that your users will interact with on the dashboard.
Components are the building blocks of a dashboard, and are the primary way
you will add new content or remove content from a dashboard.
34.guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content: - ANSWER ✓ -
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
35.The Dashboard Editor has up to six forms that control the dashboard's
content and its metadata: - ANSWER ✓ -Basic Information
-Layout
-Content
-Resource Settings
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Users - ANSWER ✓ login to Epic to do their jobs
2. Workflow - ANSWER ✓ steps taken by a user in Epic
3. Hyperspace - ANSWER ✓ Front user interface, accessed in the hyperdrive
client and what most users think of as Epic
4. Activity - ANSWER ✓ Places on Epic/Hyperspace users navigate to for
workflows like Appts, In Basket, Analytics Catalog
5. Chronicles - ANSWER ✓ Epic DBMS, data users access in Hyperspace
exists in Chronicles
6. Admin - ANSWER ✓ Can configure epic/ parts of epic for users, has many
responsibilities depending on applications
7. Database - ANSWER ✓ an organized collection of data. In many reporting
tools, databases are also called data sources. The purpose of a database
defines its structure. Chronicles, Clarity, and Caboodle each have different
purposes, so each has a different structure, and each is separate from the
others.
8. Data lineage - ANSWER ✓ -refers to the origin of data as it flows from one
database to another. Epic data lineage starts with Chronicles.
, -Data lineage information is available for nearly all SlicerDicer filters. It
shows the Caboodle table﴾s﴿ the data comes from, the Clarity table﴾s﴿ from
which the Caboodle data derives, and
the Chronicles INI﴾s﴿ and item number﴾s﴿ from which the Clarity data is
extracted.
9. Epic data lineage starts with... - ANSWER ✓ Chronicles (where nurses,
registrars, doctors, billers, and other users enter data)
10.Epic databases - ANSWER ✓ All Epic data is stored in one of three
databases: Chronicles, Clarity, and Caboodle.
-Epic users enter data into Chronicles, usually through Hyperspace or
Classic. Every night, Clarity ETL
﴾Extract, Transform, and Load﴿ transfers data from Chronicles to Clarity.
Caboodle ETL transfers data from Clarity to Caboodle the same night as
Clarity ETL.
11.Chronicles - ANSWER ✓ -runs on top of M, a language and code
environment written for managing non‐relational databases.
-uses a tree‐like structure, which efficiently retrieves data for daily
healthcare operations. When healthcare staff want information from one
patient's medical record, they typically want a lot of data about that patient.
Chronicles meets this need by storing a patient's entire medical record in a
single location.
12.Master file - ANSWER ✓ Divides Chronicles into broad subjects. Each
represents a type of entity stored in the database. Every master file has a
three-character identifier known as the INI
-examples: EPT and ORD
13.INI - ANSWER ✓ every master file has a three-character identifier
14.EPT - ANSWER ✓ the patient master file that contains patient medical
records in Epic
15.ORD - ANSWER ✓ the orders master file that contains orders placed in
Epic
,16.Record - ANSWER ✓ Contains info about an individual entity within a
master file
17.Record in the patients (EPT) master file represents... - ANSWER ✓ a single
patient
18.Record in the orders (ORD) master file represents... - ANSWER ✓ a single
order
19.Contact - ANSWER ✓ contains information about a point in time for a
record
20.In the EPT master file, a contact represents a... - ANSWER ✓ patient
encounter
21.In the ORD master file, a contact represents... - ANSWER ✓ either a
medication dispense or a procedure result status
22.Metric Framework - ANSWER ✓ -allows your organization to collect, store,
and display data for ﴾KPIs﴿ and other metrics in Radar. The metric
framework also allows your organization to share information with other
Epic community members and benchmark your performance against your
peers.
-consists of records across multiple master files
23.IDM - ANSWER ✓ Radar dashboard record that is the frame for metric‐
based components
24.IDB - ANSWER ✓ Radar component record that pulls together IDK records
for display
25.IDK - ANSWER ✓ Stores settings related to how the data will be displayed
in Radar
26.IDN - ANSWER ✓ Stores the definition of the metric
27.CSF - ANSWER ✓ Stores the data for the metric
, 28.Viewing metric data - ANSWER ✓ options to drill‐down, view a graph or
table, or adjust the date range for which they are viewing data. These options
can be turned on or adjusted by administrators who create and edit
dashboards.
29.Metric Data sources - ANSWER ✓ aggregated from many sources, but a
single metric will aggregate its data from a single source. The records of the
CSF master file store the data, organizing it by summary level, summary
target, and date intervals. This makes the metric framework quick to load for
users.
-metric framework is flexible, with numerous possible data sources.
30.Radar dashboards - ANSWER ✓ are often the first thing users see when they
log into Epic every day. Dashboards are the hub of reporting and analytics in
Epic, and consolidate data from all corners of your healthcare system. I
31.Chart Search. - ANSWER ✓ The easiest way to access an activity in
Hyperspace
32.Analytics Catalog - ANSWER ✓ is a central repository of all reporting
content.
33.A component - ANSWER ✓ is a single graph or table or other piece of
functionality that your users will interact with on the dashboard.
Components are the building blocks of a dashboard, and are the primary way
you will add new content or remove content from a dashboard.
34.guiding principles when creating or editing Radar content: - ANSWER ✓ -
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
35.The Dashboard Editor has up to six forms that control the dashboard's
content and its metadata: - ANSWER ✓ -Basic Information
-Layout
-Content
-Resource Settings
