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  • The “Search Manual” link on the current version’s home page, references a link of the form /SplunkCloud/7.2.9/Search/. Note the version in the link, instead bookmarks/links should only be used with the moniker /latest/ in the URL.

  • The Splunk Cloud Documentation Home, Figure 4., is a big picture view of the available content. Most people, depending on role, will spend 95+% on the Search app, and additionally some on Getting Data In or Adding Data, and some on Reporting/Dashboards.

  • With that focus of Search app, the only source of Splunk documentation ever needed is the Search Reference page, Figure 5.

    • The navigation on this page is slick and avoids page turns or opening new Tabs/Windows. The left hand side navigation has access to anything that would be needed, the center panel is the main content, and the right panel shows a dynamic table of contents in a consistent manner by command, usage syntax, examples.

    • A specific case of that is shown in snippet of Figure 6. When first landing on Search Reference, the Introduction Section is expanded, click on the 2nd nav-panel below it, Evaluation Functions which displays that section. As the nav-panel is further expanded it will list every search command/function in the Splunk language.

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Figure 4. Splunk Cloud Docs Home


Figure 5. Splunk Search Reference


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