SPLK-1002 Advanced Visualization and Lookups Practice Question
A Splunk user wants to create a stacked bar chart showing the count of events by status (success, failure) over time. Which TWO configuration steps are necessary?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use the timechart command with a split-by field
To create a stacked bar chart over time, you need to use timechart with a split-by field to get time series and then set the stack mode to stacked in visualization options. Chart command does not inherently produce time series, and eval is not needed. Line chart is not stacked bar.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Use the timechart command with a split-by field
Why this is correct
timechart count by status produces time-series data with separate series.
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Use the eval command to create a new field
Why it's wrong here
No new field is needed; the status field already exists.
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Use the chart command with a split-by field
Why it's wrong here
chart does not automatically use time as x-axis; timechart is preferred for time.
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Select the 'line' chart type
Why it's wrong here
Line chart is not stacked; it shows lines, not stacked bars.
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Set the stack mode to 'stacked' in visualization options
Why this is correct
Stacked mode is required to see the bars stacked.
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