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SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
A security team needs to create a report that shows the number of distinct users who triggered a firewall block each day for the past 30 days. Which search and visualization combination should be used?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse `dc(user)` with `count` or `top`, and assuming `chart` can replace `timechart` for time-based aggregation, when only `timechart` automatically handles time bucketing and produces a proper time axis for column charts.
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
✓
Use `dc(user)` with `timechart` and a column chart
`dc(user)` calculates the distinct count of users, and `timechart` automatically groups results by time (e.g., per day) over the specified 30-day range. A column chart is the appropriate visualization for displaying discrete daily counts, as it clearly shows trends over time.
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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Use `dc(user)` with `chart` and a column chart
Why it's wrong here
Chart without time-based axis doesn't show daily trend.
- ✗
Use `top user` with `timechart` and a pie chart
Why it's wrong here
Top shows most frequent users, not distinct count per day.
- ✓
Use `dc(user)` with `timechart` and a column chart
Why this is correct
Correctly counts distinct users per day over time.
- ✗
Use `count` with `chart` and a bar chart
Why it's wrong here
Counts events, not distinct users.
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Last reviewed: Jun 11, 2026
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