SPLK-1002 · Question #123
What information must be included when using the datamodel command?
The correct answer is D. Data model dataset name. The datamodel command requires at least the data model dataset name to identify which dataset to search or pivot against. Without specifying the dataset name, the command cannot execute.
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What information must be included when using the datamodel command?
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- Astatus field
- BMultiple indexes
- CData model field name.
- DData model dataset name.
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A4% (2)
- B7% (3)
- C2% (1)
- D87% (39)
Why each option
The datamodel command requires at least the data model dataset name to identify which dataset to search or pivot against. Without specifying the dataset name, the command cannot execute.
There is no required 'status' field for the datamodel command; this is not part of the command syntax.
The datamodel command does not require specifying multiple indexes; it operates on a data model definition regardless of which indexes the underlying data resides in.
While field names exist within a data model, the command syntax requires the dataset name first, not an individual field name, as the mandatory argument.
The syntax for the datamodel command is '| datamodel <datamodel_name> <dataset_name> search', where the dataset name identifies the specific node within the data model to query. The dataset name is a required argument because a single data model can contain multiple datasets, and Splunk needs it to determine the correct constraints and fields to apply.
Concept tested: datamodel command required dataset name argument
Source: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Datamodel
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