Splunk Training Provider Authorised Learning Partner Australia

Using Fields

The Splunk Education single-subject course module, Using Fields is a three-hour course and for power users who want to learn about fields and how to use fields in searches.

Topics will focus on explaining the role of fields in searches, field discovery, using fields in searches, and the difference between persistent and temporary fields. The last topic will introduce how fields from other data sources can be used to enrich search results.

Splunk Credit Value : 50

Duration : 3 hours
Time : 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AEST

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Using Fields - Splunk Education Single Subject Course Training

The instructor was very responsive to questions and queries both private and Communal.. Final module collaborative lab walkthrough on screen was particularly helpful.

Participant, Splunk Fundamentals 2

Using Fields - Course Topics

What are Fields
What is Field Discovery
Using Fields in Searches
Comparing Temporary versus Persistent Fields
Enriching Data

Class Format

Instructor-led lecture with labs. Delivered via virtual classroom or at your site

Course Prerequisites

To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:

How Splunk works
Creating Search queries
Knowledge Objects

Course Module Mapping

Using Fields - Audience

Search Experts and Knowledge Managers

Using Fields - Course Objectives

Topic 1 – What are Fields?

Understand fields and field auto-extraction
Explore the Fields sidebar
Add fields to the Selected Fields list
Explore and generate reports from the Fields window

Topic 2 – What is Field Discovery?

Understand Field Discovery
Explore search modes and their effect on search results

Topic 3 - Using Fields in Searches

Use fields correctly in basic searches
Use fields with operators
Use the rename command
Use the fields command to improve search performance

Topic 4 - Comparing Temporary versus Persistent Fields

Differentiate between temporary and persistent fields
Create temporary fields with the eval command
Extract temporary fields with the erex and rex commands

Topic 5 - Enriching Data

Understand how fields from lookups, calculated fields, field aliases, and field extractions enrich data

Splunk Course Schedules and Timezones

Splunk Course are delivered live and in English and provide access to customers spanning multiple timezones.

Dates and times displayed for each course are relative to Australian Eastern Time (AET).

AM Marked Splunk Courses

AM marked courses start at AET 9:00am and finish at AET 1:30pm and are optimal for customers in the following countries and areas;

UTC+10 including Australia (East Coast)
UCT+11/+12 including New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
UTC-8 including USA (West Coast), Canada (West Coast)
UTC-7 including USA (Mid West)

PM Marked Splunk Courses

PM marked courses usually starts at AEDT 12:00pm or AEST 11:00 am and are optimal for customers in the following countries and areas;

UTC+10 including Australia (East Coast)
UCT+11/+12 including New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
UTC-8 including USA (West Coast), Canada (West Coast)
UTC-7 including USA (Mid West)