CAS-PA Sample Questions Answers

You can set target values for indicators. When you set a target for an indicator on the Analytics Hub, you can now do the following:

* Set a start date in the future.

* Set a review date on which to consider updating the target.

* Set the target as an improvement on the average score or on the previous target. You can set the improvement as a percentage.

You can have the targets apply only to specific breakdown elements and time series. The target starts to apply at a selected date and continues to apply until you set the next target. However, you can set a review date on which to reconsider the target.

A breakdown source is defined as a set of records from a table or database view or as a bucket group. Multiple breakdowns can use the same breakdown source.

Breakdown sources specify which unique values, called breakdown elements, a breakdown contains.

Breakdown source records have a related list that lists the breakdowns that are based on that source. You can create a breakdown by selecting the ‘New’ button while in this list. The list works like the Indicators list on indicator source records.

Other options in this question do not exist on the breakdown source form.

After you create breakdowns that use this source, these breakdowns are listed in the Breakdowns tab.

Enabling ‘Real time update’ from the data update settings updates a single score visualisation in real-time.

‘Show score update time’ shows the timestamp of when the score was last updated.

‘Background refresh interval (minutes)’ shows how often, in minutes, the landing page refreshes the visualisation if you have navigated away from it.

With ‘Live refresh rate (seconds)’, you can choose the frequency in non-decimal seconds to have a single score reporting widget refresh. If set at '0', the score does not refresh.

To support notifications, the KPI Signals application provides automated signal detection jobs. For formula indicators, you can modify the jobs to line up with the data collection jobs for the contributing indicators.

The KPI Signals application includes jobs that detect signals automatically. These jobs run so responsible users can be notified of new signals without opening the application. The job for signals on formula indicators requires scheduling.

When you view an indicator in KPI Details and open the KPI Signals panel, that indicator is checked for signals. You, therefore, always have the most up-to-date signals. However, the KPI Signals application also has automated signal detection jobs. These jobs send notifications about signals to subscribed users without them having the application open.