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Task 1 Guide: Building a Dashboard using Splunk

Download Splunk Enterprise


https://www.splunk.com/en_us/download/splunk-enterprise.html

Installing Splunk on Windows


https://www.splunk.com/en_us/resources/videos/installing-splunk-enterprise-on-wind
ows.html

Import data into Splunk


After installing Splunk Enterprise and creating an account, import “prepared_data.csv” by
selecting “Add Data”.

Then, click on “Upload files from my computer”. This means that the “prepared_data.csv” file
should already be saved on your computer.
Select the file from your computer, then click on next. In the “Set Source Type” section, you
may see a caution sign error, as shown below.

Go to Timestamp on the left and change from “Auto” to “Current time”, then click on “Save
As”. You can name this “fraud_dectection.csv” and save.
Click on “Next” until you get the result below.

Analysing the Data


Click on “Start Searching” to start analysing. On the left, you can find the “Interesting Fields”
section.
Creating the Dashboard
One of the ways to create a dashboard in Splunk is via search.

For example, to add “Count by category” to your dashboard, type out


sourcetype="fraud_detection.csv" | top category in the search field. This action counts
the number in each category, and you should get something like the example below:
To add this chart to your dashboard, go to “Save As > New Dashboard > Dashboard Title =
“Fraud Detection Dashboard” > Classic Dashboards > Save to Dashboard. This creates your
dashboard.

To get “Fraud detected by category”, type sourcetype="practicesplunk.csv" fraud="1" |


stats count values(fraud) by category in the search field. This counts the number of
fraudulent activities recorded for each category.

To get “Gender with the most fraudulent activity by category”, type


sourcetype="practicesplunk.csv" fraud="1" gender="F'" | stats count values(fraud) by
category.

To add more charts, you need to add to “Existing Dashboard” and select the one you’ve
created. Also, for more chart options (e.g., histograms, line charts), see below:
You can rearrange your dashboard to suit your liking by clicking the “Edit” button.

To export the dashboard, click the “Export PDF” button.


Troubleshooting Splunk
● If you encounter any problems while running Splunk, follow the link below to
access the troubleshooting documentation:
○ https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.3/Troubleshooting/
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