This SPLK-1002 practice question tests your understanding of creating reports, dashboards and visualizations. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which TWO are valid methods to share a dashboard with other users without granting them edit permissions?
Embed the dashboard in an external website
Why wrong: May bypass permissions.
Clone the dashboard and give the clone to users
Why wrong: Cloning requires edit rights.
Add the dashboard to a dashboard group with view permissions
Controls access.
Share the dashboard's URL with users who have read access
Works if permissions are set.
Export the dashboard as a PDF and email it
Why wrong: Static, not interactive.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Add the dashboard to a dashboard group with view permissions
Option C is correct because Splunk allows you to add a dashboard to a dashboard group and set the group's permissions to 'read' (view) only. This grants users access to view the dashboard without the ability to edit it, as edit permissions are controlled separately via roles and object-level ACLs.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Embed the dashboard in an external website
Why it's wrong here
May bypass permissions.
Clone the dashboard and give the clone to users
Why it's wrong here
Cloning requires edit rights.
Add the dashboard to a dashboard group with view permissions
Why this is correct
Controls access.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Share the dashboard's URL with users who have read access
Why this is correct
Works if permissions are set.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Export the dashboard as a PDF and email it
Why it's wrong here
Static, not interactive.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates confuse 'sharing a URL' (which only works if the user already has read access) with a permission-granting method, and they overlook that cloning does not automatically restrict edit permissions—it creates a new dashboard the recipient can edit unless permissions are explicitly set.
Detailed technical explanation
In Splunk, dashboard permissions are managed via the object-level ACL (Access Control List) stored in the `savedsearches` or `data/ui/views` KV store. When you add a dashboard to a group with view permissions, Splunk applies a read-only ACL entry for that group, ensuring users in the group can only execute the dashboard's searches and view results, but cannot modify the dashboard's XML or source code. This is distinct from sharing the URL, which works only if the user already has at least read access via their role or explicit permissions.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A security administrator must allow nursing staff to reach a patient records server while blocking access from the guest Wi-Fi VLAN. After applying an extended ACL, traffic is still blocked from nursing workstations. The ACL was applied outbound instead of inbound on the wrong interface. Questions like this test ACL direction and placement rules.
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Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations — This question tests Creating Reports, Dashboards and Visualizations — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Add the dashboard to a dashboard group with view permissions — Option C is correct because Splunk allows you to add a dashboard to a dashboard group and set the group's permissions to 'read' (view) only. This grants users access to view the dashboard without the ability to edit it, as edit permissions are controlled separately via roles and object-level ACLs.
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