SPLK-1002 · Question #113
When using | timchart by host, which filed is representted in the x-axis?
The correct answer is A. date. The timechart command always places time (_time) on the x-axis; the 'by' clause specifies the series (split-by) field, not the x-axis field.
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When using | timchart by host, which filed is representted in the x-axis?
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- Adate
- Bhost
- Ctime
- D-time
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- C7% (3)
- D2% (1)
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The timechart command always places time (_time) on the x-axis; the 'by' clause specifies the series (split-by) field, not the x-axis field.
timechart is a time-series command that always uses _time as the x-axis, displayed as date and time values. The 'by host' clause creates separate series lines for each host value, while the x-axis represents the time dimension across the selected span.
host is the split-by series field shown as separate lines or columns in the chart, not the x-axis.
While _time is the underlying field, 'time' as a raw label is not what appears on the x-axis - it is formatted as a date/time display.
'-time' is not a valid Splunk field name or x-axis representation.
Concept tested: Splunk timechart x-axis field and by clause behavior
Source: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Timechart
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