Epic Skills Assessment: Software Development Flashcards
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What is the role of the 'Interconnect' server in an Epic deployment?
Answer: It serves as Epic's middleware layer, exposing web services and FHIR APIs to external systems
Epic Interconnect is the middleware web services server that exposes Epic data and workflows to external systems via HL7, SOAP, and FHIR interfaces.
A developer writes a custom Epic web service. Which technology stack does Epic's Interconnect server natively support for hosting it?
Answer: ASP.NET on Windows Server using IIS
Epic's Interconnect server is built on Microsoft's ASP.NET stack hosted on Windows Server with IIS, which is the native environment for Epic web services.
In Epic development, what is 'Studio' primarily used for?
Answer: Writing and testing Epic's internal programming language (EPL/magic)
Epic Studio is the IDE-like environment used by Epic developers to write, test, and debug code in Epic's proprietary programming language (EPL, also called 'magic').
What distinguishes a 'compiled' record from a 'non-compiled' record in Epic's Chronicles database?
Answer: Compiled records have their configuration logic pre-processed into an optimized form, improving runtime evaluation speed
Compiled records in Chronicles have their logic pre-processed and optimized so the runtime engine can evaluate them faster than interpreting raw configuration each time.
When configuring an Epic print group, what determines which printer a document routes to during a workflow?
Answer: A combination of context factors such as location, encounter type, and printer assignment rules
Epic's print routing uses context-aware rules — evaluating the user's location, encounter type, and configured assignments — to dynamically route documents to the correct printer.
Which Epic tool allows developers to compare two versions of a record to identify configuration changes between environments?
Answer: Sherlock
Sherlock is Epic's internal tool that allows developers to compare records across environments or versions, highlighting configuration differences.
A developer is troubleshooting an Epic interface that intermittently drops HL7 messages. Which log should they examine first?
Answer: The Interface Engine's activity log showing message receipt, processing status, and errors
The Interface Engine's activity log records each message's receipt, processing steps, and any errors or drops, making it the first place to diagnose HL7 message loss.