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SPLK-1001 Practice Question: An administrator notices that a data model is not…
An administrator notices that a data model is not appearing in the Pivot interface. What is a possible reason?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse functional issues (like acceleration or field errors) with visibility/permission issues, assuming a data model must be broken to be missing from the Pivot interface.
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
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The data model is not shared with the user's role.
The Pivot interface only displays data models that have been explicitly shared with the user's role via permissions. If the data model is not shared, it will not appear in the Pivot editor, regardless of its internal validity or acceleration status. This is a core access control mechanism in Splunk.
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 data model is not shared with the user's role.
Why this is correct
Data models must be shared to be visible in Pivot.
- ✗
The data model acceleration is disabled.
Why it's wrong here
Acceleration is not required for visibility.
- ✗
The data model contains errors in field definitions.
Why it's wrong here
Errors would not hide the model; they would show warnings.
- ✗
The data model has no root datasets.
Why it's wrong here
Root datasets are required, but absence would cause an error, not hide the model.
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