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Data Models And CIM
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Which TWO of the following are primary components of the Data Model Editor?
Easy2How do you view the fields present in a data model object?
Easy3Which THREE of the following are potential causes for a data model to fail to accelerate?
Hard4Which attribute must be set for a field to be available in a Pivot report?
Medium5You are creating a new data model and need to define a root object that includes only events where the field 'status' is '200'. Which feature should be used to restrict this data?
Medium6Which feature allows you to explore data model data without writing SPL?
Easy7You have a data model that is failing to accelerate. Where should you check to verify if the summary index files are being created successfully?
Medium8Which TWO of the following are valid ways to improve the performance of a data model search?
Medium9Which TWO of the following statements about Pivot are true?
Medium10What happens if you define a data model field and map it to a field that does not exist in the events?
Hard11Which THREE of the following are true about the 'Data Model Audit' dashboard?
Medium12Which THREE of the following are common CIM compliance requirements?
Hard13When configuring a CIM-compliant data model, what happens if a field is tagged but the event type is not associated with the model?
Hard14You want to extend a data model object to include new fields. Which object type allows you to add child objects that inherit base constraints?
Medium15What is the primary benefit of using a Data Model over standard raw search results in Pivot?
Easy16In the context of the CIM, what is a 'dataset'?
Easy17What does the 'CIM' acronym stand for in the context of Splunk?
Medium18When using the 'tstats' command, what is the requirement for the data model?
Hard19A user reports that a data model acceleration summary is 'incomplete'. What is the most likely cause?
Hard20If a data model is accelerated, where are the summary files stored on the indexer?
Hard21When an accelerated data model object is updated, what happens to the existing summary files?
Hard22Which THREE of the following items are stored within a data model JSON definition?
Hard23When using Pivot, what determines the field labels shown to the user?
Easy24Which CIM data model should be used to normalize authentication data?
Easy25What is the purpose of the 'CIM Validator' tool?
Medium26You need to ensure that your data model covers events from multiple indexes. How is this configured?
Medium27Which TWO of the following are benefits of using the CIM?
Medium28How do you handle a field that exists in your data but is not explicitly defined in a CIM data model?
Medium29In a data model, what is the impact of setting the 'Max Time' for an accelerated model?
Hard30Which TWO of the following objects can be used to add fields to a data model?
Medium31What is the purpose of 'calculated fields' within a data model?
Medium32Which THREE of the following are required to make data CIM compliant?
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