10.0 Category Lists Flashcards
What are the three types of Category Lists:
System Uneditable - Some category lists are entirely controlled by Epic. In these cases, configuration in the software is driven by the values on that category list.
Extendible - Some category lists are partially controlled by Epic, meaning certain values on the list are uneditable. The Epic‐reserved values on these category lists are used by configuration elsewhere in the system.
Customer - Customer category lists are entirely controlled by the customer organization. Epic might have values loaded into the category list, but each organization can choose to add, remove, or change these values on its own.
What is a Category List?
When you use the term ‘category list,’ you are referring to an entire list. Each individual choice on the list is called a category value. Values have certain details associated with them: number, title, synonym, and abbreviation.
What is the default abbreviation of a category?
The default abbreviation is the first 12 characters of the title.
What is a Category List’s Address?
The address of a category list is simply the master file initials ﴾INI﴿ and item number.
Once a category value has been saved, can it be deleted?
Once a category value has been saved, deactivation is the only option. The value cannot be deleted as there might be references to that value in historical documentation and deletion would cause errors in the data. When you deactivate a value, you’re essentially freezing it so that value will no longer appear as a choice on the list. Additionally, you won’t affect records that have previously chosen that value.
