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SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
Drag and drop the steps to configure a Splunk alert that sends an email when a specific condition is met into the correct order.
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Run a search that returns the condition you want to alert on, then save the search as an alert, then define the trigger condition, then add the email action.
Alerts are created from a search, with conditions and actions defined in the alert configuration.
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Run a search that returns the condition you want to alert on, then save the search as an alert, then define the trigger condition, then add the email action.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you first execute the search to validate it returns relevant results, then save it as an alert, then specify when the alert should trigger (e.g., when number of results > 0), and finally configure the email action to send the notification.
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Save the search as an alert, then run the search, then add the email action, then define the trigger condition.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must run the search first to ensure it works before saving it as an alert. Additionally, the trigger condition should be set before adding the email action, as the action is tied to the condition.
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Define the trigger condition, then add the email action, then run the search, then save the search as an alert.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot define a trigger condition for an alert that hasn't been saved yet. The search must be run and saved as an alert before configuring its conditions and actions.
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Run a search, then define the trigger condition, then add the email action, then save the search as an alert.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the trigger condition and email action can only be configured after the search is saved as an alert. The alert creation process requires saving first to access the alert settings.
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