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SPLK-1003 · Question #87

Which feature in Splunk allows Event Breaking, Timestamp extractions, and any advanced configurations found in props.conf to be validated all through the UI?

The correct answer is C. Data preview. Data preview in Splunk provides a UI-based interface to interactively test and validate props.conf settings such as event breaking and timestamp extraction before indexing.

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Question

Which feature in Splunk allows Event Breaking, Timestamp extractions, and any advanced configurations found in props.conf to be validated all through the UI?

Options

  • AApps
  • BSearch
  • CData preview
  • DForwarder inputs

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    93% (25)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Data preview in Splunk provides a UI-based interface to interactively test and validate props.conf settings such as event breaking and timestamp extraction before indexing.

AApps

Apps are packages of configurations, dashboards, and saved searches deployed to Splunk instances, not an interactive validation tool for props.conf settings.

BSearch

Search is used to query and analyze already-indexed data and does not provide a mechanism to preview or validate raw data ingestion configurations.

CData previewCorrect

Data preview allows an administrator to upload or select sample data and see in real time how Splunk applies event breaking rules, timestamp extraction patterns, and other props.conf configurations; changes can be tested and refined through the UI, validating the configuration without writing events to an index or modifying production settings.

DForwarder inputs

Forwarder inputs is a management interface for configuring data collection from Universal Forwarders, not a tool for validating props.conf parsing behavior.

Concept tested: Splunk Data Preview UI for props.conf validation

Source: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Data/Previewrawdatabeforeindexing

Topics

#Data Onboarding#Event Breaking#Timestamp Extraction#Data Preview

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