Splunk Power User Fast Start (POWER-U) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Topic 1 – Working with Time

• Formatting Time
• Comparing Index Time versus Search Time
• Using Time Commands
• Working with Time Zones

Topic 2 – Statistical Processing

• What is a Data Series?
• Transforming Data
• Manipulating Data with eval
• Formatting Data

Topic 3 – Comparing Values

• Using eval to Compare
• Filtering with where

Topic 4 – Result Modification

• Manipulating Output
• Modifying Results Sets
• Managing Missing Data
• Modifying Field Values
• Normalizing with eval

Topic 5 – Correlation Analysis

• Calculate Co-Occurrence Between Fields
• Analyze Multiple Datasets

Topic 6 – Intro to Knowledge Objects

• What are Knowledge Objects?
• Knowledge Object Settings
• Managing Knowledge Objects

Topic 7 – Creating Knowledge Objects

• Knowledge Objects and Search-time Operations
• Creating Event Types
• Using Event Type Builder
• Creating Workflow Actions
• Creating Tags and Aliases
• Creating Search Macros

Topic 8 – Creating Field Extractions

• Using the Field Extractor
• Creating Regex Field Extractions
• Creating Delimited Field Extractions

Topic 9 – Data Models

• Introducing Data Model Datasets
• Designing Data Models
• Creating a Pivot
• Accelerating Data Models