Topic 1 – Selecting a Data Source
- Identify dataSources stanza fields
- Name search types
- Use a secondary data source
Topic 2 – Adding Inputs
- Identify types of inputs
- Describe how inputs work
- Create a dynamic input
- Add cascading inputs
Topic 3 – Improving Performance
- Identify performance improvement methods
- Use tstats and accelerated data models
- Create chain searches
- Set defaults
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