SPLK-1001 Practice Question: Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations
Exhibit
<dashboard>
<label>Network Dashboard</label>
<search id="base">
<query>index=network sourcetype=traffic | eval dest=if(dest=="unknown", "other", dest) | stats count by dest</query>
<earliest>-24h@h</earliest>
<latest>now</latest>
</search>
<row>
<panel>
<chart>
<search base="base">
<query>| top limit=10 dest</query>
</search>
<option name="charting.chart">pie</option>
</chart>
</panel>
</row>
</dashboard>Refer to the exhibit. The pie chart shows only 10 slices, but the base search stats returns all destinations. What is the reason?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often think the pie chart itself limits the number of slices (option D) or that the base search time range is responsible, but the actual cause is the `| top limit=10` command in the post-process search, which explicitly restricts the output to 10 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
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The post-process search includes | top limit=10 dest
The base search returns all destinations, but the pie chart shows only 10 slices because the post-process search uses the `| top limit=10 dest` command. The `top` command limits the results to the top 10 values of the `dest` field by count, and this post-process search is applied after the base search, so only those 10 slices are displayed in the pie chart.
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 post-process search includes | top limit=10 dest
Why this is correct
This command reduces the results to the top 10 destinations, causing only 10 slices.
- ✗
The eval command changes the dest field
Why it's wrong here
The eval command merely normalizes 'unknown' to 'other'; it does not limit the number of destinations.
- ✗
The base search time range is too small
Why it's wrong here
The time range is 24 hours; even if small, it would not cause a hard limit of 10.
- ✗
The charting option 'chart' is set to 'pie'
Why it's wrong here
The pie chart type does not limit the number of slices; it displays all data points.
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