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SPLK-1001 Practice Question: A Splunk user has created a data model for…
A Splunk user has created a data model for firewall logs and wants to use it to generate a report showing top source IPs. They attempt to run a search using the data model but receive no results, even though a simple search over the same index returns many events. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume `|tstats` can always query any data model directly, forgetting that it requires precomputed acceleration summaries to return results.
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
✓
The data model has not been accelerated, and the user is using |tstats without the 'summariesonly=t' option.
When a data model is not accelerated, the `|tstats` command cannot query it directly unless the `summariesonly=t` argument is used, which forces the search to look only at accelerated summaries. Without acceleration, `|tstats` returns no results because it expects precomputed summary data. A simple search over the same index works because it queries raw events directly, bypassing the data model's summary structure.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
The user lacks the 'run_data_model' capability.
Why it's wrong here
That capability is needed to access the data model, but would likely cause a different error.
- ✓
The data model has not been accelerated, and the user is using |tstats without the 'summariesonly=t' option.
Why this is correct
|tstats by default uses acceleration summaries; if not accelerated, returns 0.
- ✗
The time range is outside the data model's acceleration summary.
Why it's wrong here
Even without acceleration, the data model can be searched raw.
- ✗
The data model definition contains a syntax error in the constraint field.
Why it's wrong here
A syntax error would prevent saving the data model.
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