In the Field Extractor, when would the regular expression method be used?
Correct Answer: C
The correct answer is C. When events contain unstructured data. The regular expression method works best with unstructured event data, such as log files or text messages, where the fields are not separated by a common delimiter, such as a comma or space1. You select a sample event and highlight one or more fields to extract from that event, and the field extractor generates a regular expression that matches similar events in your dataset and extracts the fields from them1. The regular expression method provides several tools for testing and refining the accuracy of the regular expression. It also allows you to manually edit the regular expression1. The delimiters method is designed for structured event data: data from files with headers, where all of the fields in the events are separated by a common delimiter, such as a comma or space1. You select a sample event, identify the delimiter, and then rename the fields that the field extractor finds1. This method is simpler and faster than the regular expression method, but it may not work well with complex or irregular data formats1. Reference: 1: Build field extractions with the field extractor - Splunk Documentation
Question 92
Which workflow action type performs a secondary search?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation The correct answer is D. Search. A workflow action is a knowledge object that enables a variety of interactions between fields in events and other web resources. Workflow actions can create HTML links, generate HTTP POST requests, or launch secondary searches based on field values1. There are three types of workflow actions that can be set up using Splunk Web: GET, POST, and Search2. GET workflow actions create typical HTML links to do things like perform Google searches on specific values or run domain name queries against external WHOIS databases2. POST workflow actions generate an HTTP POST request to a specified URI. This action type enables you to do things like creating entries in external issue management systems using a set of relevant field values2. Search workflow actions launch secondary searches that use specific field values from an event, such as a search that looks for the occurrence of specific combinations of ipaddress and http_status field values in your index over a specific time range2. Therefore, the workflow action type that performs a secondary search is Search. References: Splexicon:Workflowaction About workflow actions in Splunk Web
Question 93
The stats command will create a _____________ by default.
Correct Answer: C
Question 94
Information needed to create a GET workflow action includes which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)
