Chapter 9. Building Advanced Dashboards

In Chapter 5, Simple XML Dashboards, we covered building dashboards using simple XML. We first used the wizards provided in Splunk and then edited the resultant XML code. When you reach the limits of what can be accomplished with simple XML, one option is to dive into Splunk's advanced XML.

In this chapter, we will explore advanced XML practices while also discussing the following topics:

• The pipe symbol
• Using top to show common field values
• Using stats to aggregate values
• Using chart to turn data
• Using timechart to show values over time
• Working with fields