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There are 4 modules in this course
In this course, you will learn how fields are extracted and how to create regex and delimited field extractions. You will upload and define lookups, create automatic lookups, and use advanced lookup options. You will learn about datasets, designing data models, and using the Pivot editor. You’ll improve search performance by creating efficient base searches, accelerating reports and data models, and how to use the tstats command.
This module is for knowledge managers who want to learn about field extraction and the Field Extractor (FX) utility. Topics will cover when certain fields are extracted and how to use the FX to create regex and delimited field extractions.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment
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5 videos•Total 12 minutes
What are Field Extractions?•2 minutes
Creating Regex Field Extractions•5 minutes
Regex Best Practices•2 minutes
Creating Delimited Field Extractions•1 minute
Extracting Multiple Fields•1 minute
2 readings•Total 15 minutes
Learning Objectives•5 minutes
Lesson Notes•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
Creating Field Extractions•5 minutes
Enriching Data with Lookups
Module 2•1 hour to complete
Module details
This module is for knowledge managers who want to use lookups to enrich their search environment. Topics will introduce lookup types and cover how to upload and define lookups, create automatic lookups, and use advanced lookup options. Additionally, students will learn how to verify lookup contents in search and review.
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10 videos2 readings1 assignment
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10 videos•Total 25 minutes
Introduction•0 minutes
What is a Lookup?•1 minute
Search Time Operations Sequence•1 minute
Introduction to Lookups•3 minutes
Creating Lookups•7 minutes
Automatic Lookups•2 minutes
Geospatial Lookups•2 minutes
External Lookups•3 minutes
KV Store Lookups•4 minutes
Best Practices for Lookups•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 40 minutes
Learning Objectives•30 minutes
Lesson Notes•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
Enriching Data with Lookups•5 minutes
Data Models
Module 3•1 hour to complete
Module details
This module is for knowledge managers who want to learn how to create and accelerate data models. Topics will cover datasets, designing data models, using the Pivot editor, and accelerating data models.
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5 videos2 readings1 assignment
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5 videos•Total 32 minutes
Introduction•0 minutes
Introducing Data Model Datasets•9 minutes
Designing Data Models•10 minutes
Creating a Pivot•7 minutes
Accelerating Data Models•6 minutes
2 readings•Total 15 minutes
Learning Objectives•5 minutes
Lesson Notes•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
Data Models•5 minutes
Search Optimization
Module 4•1 hour to complete
Module details
This module is for users who want to improve search performance. Topics will cover how search modes affect performance, how to create an efficient basic search, how to accelerate reports and data models, and how to use the tstats command to quickly query data.
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7 videos2 readings1 assignment
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7 videos•Total 52 minutes
Search Optimization Overview•3 minutes
Splunk Search Scheduler•2 minutes
Search Acceleration Overview•2 minutes
Report Acceleration•7 minutes
Data Model Acceleration•6 minutes
Datamodel Command•13 minutes
Tstats Command•20 minutes
2 readings•Total 15 minutes
Learning Objectives•5 minutes
Lesson Notes•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
Search Optimization•5 minutes
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