SPLK-1002 · Question #231
What is the relationship between data models and pivots?
The correct answer is A. Data models provide the datasets for pivots.. In Splunk, data models and pivots have a direct parent-child relationship: data models provide the structured datasets that pivot reports are built upon. A data model defines hierarchical datasets with constraints and fields; the Pivot editor then uses these datasets to let users
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What is the relationship between data models and pivots?
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- AData models provide the datasets for pivots.
- BPivots and data models have no relationship.
- CPivots and data models are the same thing.
- DPivots provide the datasets for data models.
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A85% (28)
- B9% (3)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
In Splunk, data models and pivots have a direct parent-child relationship: data models provide the structured datasets that pivot reports are built upon. A data model defines hierarchical datasets with constraints and fields; the Pivot editor then uses these datasets to let users build reports visually without writing SPL. Pivots cannot exist independently of a data model - they are a reporting interface layered on top of data model datasets. Options B and C are factually wrong. Option D reverses the relationship incorrectly.
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