Indicators & Indicator Sources Questions

Source conditions, facts tables, indicator types, configuration properties, and aggregation scripts.

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About Indicators & Indicator Sources

Indicators are the heart of Performance Analytics—they define WHAT you measure. An Indicator points to an Indicator Source (the data) and specifies HOW to aggregate it (count, sum, average). This domain covers manual vs automated indicators, formula indicators, and advanced configuration.

Why This Matters for Your Exam

Indicators & Indicator Sources represent 25% of the CIS-PA exam—the largest domain. Expect questions on indicator types, source conditions, facts tables, aggregation methods, and scripted indicators.

Key Concepts to Master

Master the indicator types: Manual (user-entered), Automated (GlideRecord queries), Formula (derived from other indicators). Know that Indicator Sources filter the source table (like a saved query), and Facts tables store snapshot data for time-series analysis.

Exam Tips

Remember that Formula indicators calculate in real-time from collected scores—they don't collect their own data. Automated indicators require an Indicator Source. The 'direction' field indicates whether higher or lower scores are desirable.

Practice Questions

15 questions available

understanding

When using a formula indicator, what happens by default if one of the contributing indicators has no score for a collection period?

AThe formula calculates using zero for the null indicator

BThe formula indicator returns no score

CThe formula raises an error in the job log

DThe formula skips that indicator and calculates with remaining values

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knowledge

Which checkbox must be selected on a formula indicator to enable handling of null scores from contributing indicators?

AEnable null score handling

BAllow formula component to be null

CSkip null indicators

DCalculate on empty values

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application

A PA administrator manually enters scores for an automated indicator in the Scoresheet. What happens when the next data collection job runs?

AThe manually entered scores are preserved and the job skips those periods

BThe manually entered scores are overwritten by the job

CThe job fails with a conflict error

DThe job merges the manual and collected scores

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