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