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Objective 17.1

Core Certified Advanced Power User

Define simple XML syntax for views

Objective 17.1 sits in Creating a Prototype, which carries 4% of the Core Certified Advanced Power User exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Splunk page it rests on.

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A worked example

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17-1Creating a Prototype

An analyst asks how a dashboard is laid out in simple XML. What does Splunk say dashboards and forms contain?

A single search and its resultsA dashboard holds many panels, each with its own search.
Rows of panels with visualizationsCorrect · your answerCorrect.
One panel for each index usedPanels are organized by what they show rather than by index.
A list of saved reports onlyA panel can be driven by an inline search as well as by a saved report.

Correct.

Checked against help.splunk.com, August 2026

Concept

The structure is rows, then panels, then a visualization driven by a search. Knowing that hierarchy is what makes the source readable when the editor cannot express what you need.

Why B

Splunk states that dashboards and forms have one or more rows of panels, that each panel contains a visualization such as a chart, table or map, and that in each panel a search generates data for the visualization.

Source

Dashboards and forms have one or more rows of panels. Each panel contains a visualization, such as chart, table, or map. In each panel, a search generates data for the visualization.

Splunk Docs: Dashboards and forms, checked August 2026
#simple-xml#dashboards

Now you: objective 17.1 questions

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Sample question 1 of 2

17-1Creating a Prototype

An engineer asks what makes a form different from a dashboard in simple XML. What does Splunk say?

Sample question 2 of 2

17-1Creating a Prototype

A user asks which visualizations a dashboard panel can contain. Which does Splunk name?

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