SPLK-1002 Macros, Saved Searches and CIM Practice Question
A company has over 2000 saved searches that are used across multiple teams. Each team has its own app, and many searches share common logic, such as filtering by a specific index or time range. The system is experiencing slow search performance and difficulty in managing changes. The administrator wants to improve maintainability and performance. Which action would best address these issues?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create macros for common search fragments and update saved searches to use them.
Macros reduce duplication, simplify updates, and can improve performance by reducing parsing time. Consolidating into a single app does not reduce logic duplication. Increasing memory is a temporary fix. Acceleration on all searches may consume resources and does not address logic duplication.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Increase the search head's memory allocation.
Why it's wrong here
This addresses performance only temporarily and does not help maintainability.
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Create macros for common search fragments and update saved searches to use them.
Why this is correct
Correct: Macros reduce duplication, simplify updates, and improve performance.
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Enable acceleration on all saved searches.
Why it's wrong here
Acceleration adds overhead and does not fix duplication or maintainability.
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Consolidate all saved searches into a single app and use role-based access.
Why it's wrong here
This centralizes management but does not reduce duplication of search logic.
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