SPLK-1002 Advanced Visualization and Lookups Practice Question
In a dashboard, a bar chart shows sales by region. The user wants to click on a bar and have a table filter to show only that region's details. Which drilldown technique should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Set a token using $click.value$ in the drilldown and add a dependency on the token in the table search
In Splunk dashboards, drilldowns can set tokens using $click.value$ to capture the clicked field value. By setting a token in the drilldown of the bar chart (e.g., token = region_selection with value = $click.value$), the table search can then reference this token (e.g., index=... region=$region_selection$) to filter dynamically. Option A is incorrect because simply enabling drilldown without token setup does not pass the value to another panel. Option B is incorrect because form input dropdowns are for user input, not for capturing drilldown clicks. Option D is incorrect because a static filter cannot respond to user clicks.
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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Enable drilldown in the bar chart and set the search to automatically apply the clicked field
Why it's wrong here
Drilldown alone does not automatically pass values to other panels unless tokens are explicitly set.
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Configure a form input dropdown and set default value from drilldown
Why it's wrong here
Form inputs are not automatically populated by drilldown; they require token linking, but this is not the direct method.
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Set a token using $click.value$ in the drilldown and add a dependency on the token in the table search
Why this is correct
Tokens capture the clicked value and can be used in dependent searches to filter results.
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Use a static filter with a predefined list of regions
Why it's wrong here
Static filters do not allow dynamic interaction.
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