Splunk Exam SPLK-1004 Topic 19 Question 21 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-1004 exam

Question #: 21
Topic #: 19

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What does Splunk recommend when using the Field Extractor and Interactive Field Extractor (IFX)?

AUse the Field Extractor for structured data and the IFX for unstructured data.

BUse the IFX for structured data and the Field Extractor for unstructured data.

CUse both tools interchangeably for any data type.

DAvoid using both tools for field extraction.

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Suggested Answer: D

In Splunk dashboards, event annotations are used to add informative overlays on timeline visualizations to mark significant events. The required element attribute to define an event annotation within a dashboard panel is <search type='annotation'> (Option D). This attribute specifies that the search within this element is intended to generate annotations, which are then overlaid on the timeline based on the time and information provided by the search results.

by Kris at Sep 15, 2024, 08:18 AM

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Muriel

2 days ago

Option C sounds tempting, but I'm pretty sure that's not the recommended approach. Splunk probably wants us to use the tools for their intended purposes.

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Olene

16 days ago

I think option A is the correct answer. Splunk recommends using the Field Extractor for structured data and the IFX for unstructured data, as they are designed for different purposes.

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