SPLK-1002 Transactions and Event Correlation Practice Question
An analyst wants to group events from different sourcetypes (web_access and error_log) into a single transaction when they share the same 'request_id' field and occur within 1 minute. Which search correctly accomplishes this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
(sourcetype=web_access OR sourcetype=error_log) | transaction request_id maxspan=1m
Using OR to combine sourcetypes and then transaction with maxspan=1m groups events by request_id across both sourcetypes, with a total time limit of 1 minute.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
index=* | transaction request_id maxspan=1m
Why it's wrong here
Too broad; includes unwanted data.
- ✗
index=main | join type=inner request_id [search sourcetype=error_log]
Why it's wrong here
Join correlates events from two sources but does not create a transaction with aggregated fields.
- ✗
sourcetype=web_access | transaction request_id maxspan=1m | append [search sourcetype=error_log | transaction request_id maxspan=1m]
Why it's wrong here
This appends separate transactions, not correlating them.
- ✓
(sourcetype=web_access OR sourcetype=error_log) | transaction request_id maxspan=1m
Why this is correct
Correctly combines sourcetypes and groups by request_id within 1 minute.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This SPLK-1002 question is part of Courseiva's 475-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This SPLK-1002 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Splunk certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the SPLK-1002 exam.