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SPLK-1001 Practice Question: An analyst wants to count the number of failed…
An analyst wants to count the number of failed login attempts from a specific user using an accelerated data model named 'Authentication'. The data model has a dataset 'Failed_Authentication'. Which SPL query should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse `tstats` with `search` or `datamodel` commands, forgetting that `tstats` requires the `datamodel=` prefix to query accelerated data models, not just the dataset name alone.
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Correct answer & explanation
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| tstats count from datamodel=Authentication.Failed_Authentication where user="jsmith"
`tstats` is the only command that can directly query an accelerated data model. It uses the `datamodel=` prefix to specify the data model and dataset, and the `where` clause filters for the specific user. This leverages the acceleration summary for fast results.
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- ✗
| tstats count from Authentication.Failed_Authentication where user="jsmith"
Why it's wrong here
Missing 'datamodel=' prefix.
- ✗
| search sourcetype=Authentication* user="jsmith" | stats count
Why it's wrong here
Raw search, not using data model acceleration.
- ✗
| datamodel Authentication.Failed_Authentication search | stats count by user | where user="jsmith"
Why it's wrong here
This does not use acceleration.
- ✓
| tstats count from datamodel=Authentication.Failed_Authentication where user="jsmith"
Why this is correct
Correct syntax for tstats with data model.
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