SPLK-1002 Transactions and Event Correlation Practice Question
An analyst wants to group events by 'session_id' but only if the events occur within 5 minutes of each other, and there must be at least 2 events per transaction. Which transaction parameters achieve this?
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transaction session_id maxpause=300 minevents=2
Maxpause=300 ensures events are within 5 minutes of each other, and minevents=2 ensures at least 2 events. Option A (maxspan=300) only limits total time. Option B (maxevents=2) limits event count but not grouping window. Option D (minpause) is not a valid parameter.
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transaction session_id maxspan=300
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: only bounds total time, does not enforce gap or minimum events.
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transaction session_id maxspan=300 maxevents=2
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: maxevents limits count but not grouping window.
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transaction session_id maxpause=300 minevents=2
Why this is correct
Correct: maxpause ensures events are close, minevents ensures at least 2.
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transaction session_id maxspan=300 minpause=300
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: minpause is not a valid parameter.
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