SPLK-1002 Transactions and Event Correlation Practice Question
An analyst uses transaction to group web requests by session_id. Some transactions are unexpectedly large, containing hundreds of events. What parameter should be adjusted to limit the number of events per transaction?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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maxevents
Maxevents limits the number of events in a transaction. Option A (maxspan) limits the maximum time span of the transaction. Option B (maxpause) limits the maximum pause between events. Option C (mvcount) is used to count multivalue fields, not to limit event count.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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maxspan
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: maxspan limits time, not event count.
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maxpause
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: maxpause limits idle time between events.
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mvcount
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: mvcount is a function, not a transaction parameter.
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maxevents
Why this is correct
Correct: maxevents caps the number of events per transaction.
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