Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

True or False: When using Splunk Web and selecting the REGEX option in the Field Extractor, it uses props.conf and transforms.conf in the background.

1. True

2. False

The correct answer is: False

The statement is false. When you use the REGEX option in Splunk Web's Field Extractor, it operates in a straightforward manner by applying the regex patterns you define directly to the incoming data for the extraction of fields. This process does not automatically involve the props.conf and transforms.conf files. These configuration files are typically used for more advanced field extractions and transformation rules that may occur at index time or during search time. While the Field Extractor can create configurations that can later be saved to these files, the immediate use of the REGEX option from the Web interface does not directly interact with them. Instead, it is focused on enabling users to create extractions dynamically and see immediate results, which allows for rapid field extraction without delving into the complexities of the configuration files initially. Thus, the correct interpretation is that using the REGEX option in the Field Extractor does not immediately utilize props.conf and transforms.conf, reinforcing why the answer is false.