Splunk Intro to Dashboards

What is a global search?

A dashboard with a base search

Which data source type can only be added using the source editor?

A ds.test

Settings in dashboard defaults section _________

Are overridden by component-level settings

Which features are only available in absolute layouts?

Background images, Gridlines

Where is the unique ID for a data source referenced?

Both the dashboard definition dataSources section and the visualization dataSource stanza

What does accelerating reports do?

Creates summaries to speed search completion time, Can use event sampling, Periodically ages out data

Which is the new dashboard framework?

Dashboard Studio (JSON)

What is the dashboard definition?

Five sections in the JSON source code of a Dashboard Studio dashboard

What does using the tstats command with Summariesonly=t argument do?

Generates results from summarized data

The dashboard studio has which types of layouts?

Grid, Absolute

When using the ds.test data source type, where are columns and fields stanzas placed?

In the visualization stanza

Which of the following can be a primary data source?

Inline search, Chain Search, Saved Search (Report)

The tstats command _________.

Is a generating command

What source code is used for Dashboard Studio dashboards?

JSON

When a data source is added to a dashboard it is _______.

Not removed when the visualization it is linked to is deleted.

The tstats command _________.

Performs statistical queries on indexed fields in tsidx files

What is wireframing?

Preliminary drawings that define a dashboard's interface an interactive elements

What are the two dashboard workflows?

Save search results to dashboard, Click Create Dashboard on the Dashboards page

What source code is used for classic dashboards?

Simple XML

What does refreshType: delay do?

Starts counting down when the search is done

What does a base search do?

The base search gathers statistics for downline processing by a chain search

Which property is required in the chart options stanza to add a color to an event annotation?

annotationColor

Which property is required in the chart options stanza for an event annotation?

annotationX

Which data source types are controlled by a time range input?

ds.test, ds.savedSearch, ds.chain, ds.search