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SPLK-3001 · Question #53

What is the main purpose of the Dashboard Requirements Matrix document?

The correct answer is A. Identifies on which data model(s) each dashboard depends. Option A is correct because the Dashboard Requirements Matrix is specifically designed to map dashboards to their data model dependencies - it tells you which data model(s) a given dashboard needs to function, helping administrators plan data model deployments and troubleshoot…

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Question

What is the main purpose of the Dashboard Requirements Matrix document?

Options

  • AIdentifies on which data model(s) each dashboard depends.
  • BProvides instructions for customizing each dashboard for local data models.
  • CIdentifies the searches used by the dashboards.
  • DIdentifies which data model(s) depend on each dashboard.

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    90% (27)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because the Dashboard Requirements Matrix is specifically designed to map dashboards to their data model dependencies - it tells you which data model(s) a given dashboard needs to function, helping administrators plan data model deployments and troubleshoot missing data.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • B is wrong because the document is a reference/mapping tool, not an instruction guide for customization.
  • C is wrong because searches used by dashboards would be found in the dashboard configuration itself or search documentation, not a requirements matrix.
  • D reverses the relationship - the matrix maps dashboards → data models, not data models → dashboards.

Memory tip: Think of the word "Requirements" - a dashboard has requirements (data models it depends on). The matrix answers "What does each dashboard require?" not "What requires each data model?"

Topics

#Dashboard Requirements Matrix#data models#dashboards

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