Splunk® Enterprise

Analytics Workspace

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Share data in the Analytics Workspace

The Splunk platform sends anonymized usage data to Splunk Inc. ("Splunk") to help improve the Analytics Workspace in future releases. For information about how to opt-in or opt-out, and how the data is collected, stored, and governed, see Share data in Splunk Enterprise.

What data is collected

Component/Action Description Example
deployment.app Reports the number of apps installed, the number of times an app is launched, and the distribution of apps.
   component: deployment.app 
   data: { 
     enabled: true 
     host: monitoring 
     name: alert_webhook 
     version: 7.0.1 
   } 
   date: 2018-10-26 
   deploymentID: 99b6ffd8-2e80-5e3b-905c-8c6f6fd743a0 
   executionID: F0AE995E8653D768A360E73BE3F544 
   timestamp: 1540570045 
   transactionID: 89F7329E-86AD-BBFD-034F-209CB8A06F05 
   version: 3 
   visibility: anonymous,support
app.session.metrics.interact/
ADD_SOURCE_TO_VIEW
Tracks when an additional series is added to a chart.
{
action: ADD_SOURCE_TO_VIEW 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.1.0 
} 
page: analysis_workspace 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
viewId: vce3c6ff4-c214-4a3c-80dc-e4813cf8b883 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
analysis-create-alert
Measures contents of alert creation payload.
{
"action": "analysis-create-alert",
"frequency": {
"frequency": "12",
"unit": "h"
},
"isEdit": false,
"lookback": "12m",
"throttle": {
"enabled": true,
"period": "32s"
},
"context": "alerting",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"commitHash": "dfaff67acb4b2cce2cdb0824732ed31bec050f04",
"version": "0.20.0"
},
"app": "search",
"page": "analysis_workspace"
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
app/SET_TIME_RANGE
Measures time range changes.
{
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"version": "0.20.0",
"commitHash": "2e093684ad2ada74b7cd8b5b5cf22d83e5ae8888"
},
"page": "analysis_workspace",
"app": "search",
"action": "app/SET_TIME_RANGE",
"context": "analysis",
"preset": "-30m"
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
app/SET_TIME_ZOOM
Reports changes to the time zoom.
{
"latest": 1527267421387,
"page": "analysis_workspace",
"app": "search",
"earliest": 1527266024912,
"action": "app/SET_TIME_ZOOM",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"version": "0.20.0",
"commitHash": "dfaff67acb4b2cce2cdb0824732ed31bec050f04"
},
"context": "analysis",
"elapsed": 1396475
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
instrumentation/TRACK_ACTION
Measures chart actions, including saving a chart as a report and cloning a chart. To save a chart as a report:
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: instrumentation/TRACK_ACTION 
app: search 
content: chart 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: 5a090708d948d6a821aff570a8862368d00e67f3 
version: 1.13.0 
} 
page: analysis_workspace 
timeRange: {
earliest: -3h 
} 
timeRangePicker: 0 
type: export_chart_to_report 
} 

To clone a chart:

{
action: instrumentation/TRACK_ACTION 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.1.0 
} 
page: analysis_workspace 
type: CLONE_PANEL 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
REMOVE_MEASURE
Measures chart removal.
{
"action": "REMOVE_MEASURE",
"context": "analysis",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"commitHash": "dfaff67acb4b2cce2cdb0824732ed31bec050f04",
"version": "0.20.0"
},
"app": "search",
"page": "analysis_workspace"
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_CLONE
Measures cloning a series on a chart.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_CLONE 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 4 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: false 
seriesId: 5b2c9d78-b1ac-4878-b432-a8596368a3f8 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: 5b2c9d78-b1ac-4878-b432-a8596368a3f8 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_FILTER_ADD
Tracks adding a dimension filter to a series on a chart.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_FILTER_ADD 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 1 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: true 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: {
memberCount: 2 
type: include 
wildcardCount: 0 
} 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_FILTER_DELETE
Tracks the removal of a dimension filter from a series through the Filters panel.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_FILTER_DELETE 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: true 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: null 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_FILTER_REMOVE_PILL
Tracks the removal of a dimension filter from a series through the Filters pill on the Analysis panel.
{
action: SERIES_FILTER_REMOVE_PILL 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 1 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_FILTER_UPDATE
Tracks updates to a dimension filter for a series.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_FILTER_UPDATE 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 1 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: true 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: {
memberCount: 3 
type: include 
wildcardCount: 0 
} 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_REMOVE
Tracks the removal of a series from a chart.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_REMOVE 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: false 
seriesId: 5b2c9d78-b1ac-4878-b432-a8596368a3f8 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: 5b2c9d78-b1ac-4878-b432-a8596368a3f8 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_UPDATE_AGGREGATION
Tracks updates to the default aggregation of a series.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_UPDATE_AGGREGATION 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: { 
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: false 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: stdev 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_UPDATE_AXIS
Tracks shifting the y-axis to the right side of the chart for an individual series.
{ 
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_UPDATE_AXIS 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: { 
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: true 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: right 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_UPDATE_SPLIT
Tracks splitting a series by a dimension.
{ 
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_UPDATE_SPLIT 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: { 
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: true 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: null 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_UPDATE_TIMESHIFT
Measures time shift selections for series on a chart.
{
accessor: METRICS 
action: SERIES_UPDATE_TIMESHIFT 
app: search 
context: analysis 
customInfo: {
app: metrics-analysis 
commitHash: f6dd0f5fd25c9db2b79bad5557ba703b194351b8 
version: 2.0.0 
} 
numFilters: 0 
numMeasures: 1 
numSeries: 3 
page: analysis_workspace 
seriesHasSplit: true 
seriesId: ed08e1e2-5a89-48b6-9789-066e83f6a918 
type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
value: -30m 
viewId: vbc755db2-4120-4af6-9b83-75fd950217b3 
} 
app.session.metrics.interact/
TRACK_SELECT_MEASURE
Measures selection and other metrics currently being viewed.
{
"context": "discover",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"version": "0.20.0",
"commitHash": "2e093684ad2ada74b7cd8b5b5cf22d83e5ae8888"
},
"page": "analysis_workspace",
"app": "search",
"action": "TRACK_SELECT_MEASURE"
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
SERIES_ADD_REFLINE
Tracks the types of reference lines in use.
{ [-] 
   component: app.session.metrics.interact 
   data: { [-] 
     accessor: METRICS 
     action: SERIES_ADD_REFLINE 
     app: search 
     chartType: line 
     context: analysis 
     customInfo: { [-] 
       app: metrics-analysis 
       commitHash: 79a3c12df3dcc6d6e302c12d76d93e90115cc19d 
       version: 2.8.0 
     } 
     numFilters: 0 
     numIndexRefLines: 1 
     numMeasures: 1 
     numSeries: 1 
     numStaticRefLines: 0 
     page: analysis_workspace 
     seriesHasSplit: false 
     seriesId: 42ac3536-4af3-4cee-b447-0c623f1771e9 
     type: view/UPDATE_SERIES 
     viewId: v8c290a93-55aa-48c8-b696-75ad15683ece 
   } 
   deploymentID: 9920e6b5-bb31-5166-921e-a911a0918e6a 
   eventID: 294d51a3-bc37-c172-8ae1-59beb2edfd5d 
   experienceID: 197f8f22-4827-1154-df66-bffe6271d505 
   timestamp: 1566424751 
   userID: 9ebb67f880e887199f8c822547385b6f951c03a4b26a240472bc00cabb19a373
   version: 3 
   visibility: anonymous,support 
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
app/SET_TIME_RANGE
Tracks the use of the custom time picker.
{ [-] 
   component: app.session.metrics.interact 
   data: { [-] 
     action: app/SET_TIME_RANGE 
     app: search 
     context: analysis 
     customInfo: { [-] 
       app: metrics-analysis 
       commitHash: 79a3c12df3dcc6d6e302c12d76d93e90115cc19d 
       version: 2.8.0 
     } 
     isCustomPicker: false 
     page: analysis_workspace 
     preset: { [-] 
       earliest: -12h 
     } 
   } 
   deploymentID: 9920e6b5-bb31-5166-921e-a911a0918e6a 
   eventID: e47475e9-a607-a97d-d6b2-294cb75a6736 
   experienceID: 197f8f22-4827-1154-df66-bffe6271d505 
   timestamp: 1566424023 
   userID: 9ebb67f880e887199f8c822547385b6f951c03a4b26a240472bc00cabb19a373
   version: 3 
   visibility: anonymous,support 
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
OPEN_ALERT_DIALOG
Tracks the use of the alert dialog.
{ [-] 
   component: app.session.metrics.interact 
   data: { [-] 
     action: OPEN_ALERT_DIALOG 
     app: search 
     context: analysis 
     customInfo: { [-] 
       app: metrics-analysis 
       commitHash: 79a3c12df3dcc6d6e302c12d76d93e90115cc19d 
       version: 2.8.0 
     } 
     page: analysis_workspace 
   } 
   deploymentID: 9920e6b5-bb31-5166-921e-a911a0918e6a 
   eventID: 3cca1c79-217d-e90e-076f-f189f10a3353 
   experienceID: 197f8f22-4827-1154-df66-bffe6271d505 
   timestamp: 1566425380 
   userID: 9ebb67f880e887199f8c822547385b6f951c03a4b26a240472bc00cabb19a373
   version: 3 
   visibility: anonymous,support 
}
app.session.metrics.interact/
instrumentation/TRACK_ACTION
Tracks the kinds of alerts created.
{ [-] 
   component: app.session.metrics.interact 
   data: { [-] 
     action: instrumentation/TRACK_ACTION 
     alertType: scheduled 
     app: search 
     context: alerting 
     customInfo: { [-] 
       app: metrics-analysis 
       commitHash: 79a3c12df3dcc6d6e302c12d76d93e90115cc19d 
       version: 2.8.0 
     } 
     frequency: { [-] 
     } 
     isEdit: false 
     lookback: 10m 
     page: analysis_workspace 
     throttle: { [-] 
       enabled: true 
       period: 10s 
     } 
     type: analysis-create-alert 
   } 
   deploymentID: 9920e6b5-bb31-5166-921e-a911a0918e6a 
   eventID: 2af22b1f-70f0-33a8-9109-d6dd9677c631 
   experienceID: 197f8f22-4827-1154-df66-bffe6271d505 
   timestamp: 1566424761 
   userID: 9ebb67f880e887199f8c822547385b6f951c03a4b26a240472bc00cabb19a373
   version: 3 
   visibility: anonymous,support 
}
app.session.metrics.process/
analysis-create-alert
Measures alert creation status.
{
"action": "analysis-create-alert",
"status": "success",
"context": "analysis",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"commitHash": "dfaff67acb4b2cce2cdb0824732ed31bec050f04",
"version": "0.20.0"
},
"app": "search",
"page": "analysis_workspace"
}
app.session.metrics.process/
EXECUTE_QUERY
Reports execution of chart queries.
{
"elapsed": 717,
"page": "analysis_workspace",
"viewId": "v78ffa7f3-1676-4496-a78b-7ed9eb5beacd",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"version": "0.20.0",
"commitHash": "2e093684ad2ada74b7cd8b5b5cf22d83e5ae8888"
},
"action": "EXECUTE_QUERY",
"query": {
"timeComparison": null,
"limit": {
"type": "max",
"count": 5
},
"accessor": "METRICS",
"aggregations": [
{
"aggregation": "avg",
"alias": "Avg"
}
],
"timeRange": {
"latest": 1527200581.33,
"earliest": 1527198781.33
}
},
"context": "analysis",
"app": "search",
"status": "completed"
}
app.session.metrics.process/
instrumentation/TRACK_FEATURE_FLAGS
Tracks the enabling and disabling of features through the feature flags mechanism.
{
"context": [
"enable-data-datasets"
],
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"version": "0.20.0",
"commitHash": "2e093684ad2ada74b7cd8b5b5cf22d83e5ae8888"
},
"page": "analysis_workspace",
"app": "search",
"action": "instrumentation/TRACK_FEATURE_FLAGS"
}
app.session.metrics.process/
LOAD_CATALOG
Measures the catalog loading process by data access type.
{
"elapsed": 286,
"page": "analysis_workspace",
"app": "search",
"status": "completed",
"action": "LOAD_CATALOG",
"customInfo": {
"app": "metrics-analysis",
"version": "0.20.0",
"commitHash": "2e093684ad2ada74b7cd8b5b5cf22d83e5ae8888"
},
"context": "analysis",
"sourceType": "METRICS",
"count": 16
}
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