SPLK-1002 Advanced Visualization and Lookups Practice Question
An admin creates a dashboard with a timechart panel that drills down to a search for that time range. The drilldown search works but does not include the time range. What is the likely cause?
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Correct answer & explanation
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The drilldown is set to 'search' without including tokens for time.
When a drilldown is configured as a simple search without tokens to pass the time range, the time range from the panel is not inherited. The drilldown performs a search using the default time range (e.g., All time) instead of the panel's time range. To include the time range, tokens like $earliest$ and $latest$ must be added to the drilldown search string. Options B, C, and D are incorrect: B would maintain the time if fixed, C affects the dashboard overall but not necessarily the panel's drilldown, and D would actually pass the time range correctly.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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The drilldown is set to 'search' without including tokens for time.
Why this is correct
If the drilldown is a static search (no tokens), it does not inherit the time range from the dashboard panel.
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The timechart uses a fixed time range in the search string.
Why it's wrong here
A fixed time range would not explain why drilldown doesn't inherit; it would still be fixed.
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The dashboard's time input is disabled.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling time input affects the panel, but drilldown could still inherit if tokens are used.
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The drilldown is configured to use 'range' token but the panel's time range is not passed.
Why it's wrong here
Even with 'range' token, it would inherit if properly configured; the issue is likely missing token usage.
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