Lesson 1: App Planning, Use Cases, Structure, Configuration Files, Navigation, Permissions, and Setup

Lesson Overview

This lesson develops practical capability in app planning, use cases, structure, configuration files, navigation, permissions, and setup for the Building Apps with Splunk 8.2 Training. Learners connect the topic to the wider course goal of planning, developing, packaging, testing, and deploying Splunk applications.

Topics Covered

App Planning, Use Cases, Structure, Configuration Files, Navigation, Permissions, and Setup: purpose, terminology, architecture, roles, and expected business or operational outcomes
Core Splunk data, searches, configuration, objects, integrations, interfaces, and security controls relevant to the topic
Design decisions, dependencies, risks, permissions, performance considerations, and governance requirements
Guided practice focused on architecture, terminology, prerequisites, roles, data flow, and measurable outcomes
Testing, validation, diagnostics, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational support

Practical Activity

Create an architecture and requirements worksheet, identify dependencies, and map the learner scenario to Splunk components.
Capture assumptions, configuration choices, expected results, test evidence, and remediation notes in a reusable worksheet.
Review the completed exercise against security, data quality, performance, maintainability, and support-readiness criteria.

Key Takeaways

Explain the purpose and architecture of app planning, use cases, structure, configuration files, navigation, permissions, and setup.
Apply the principal Splunk features and workflows required for the lesson scenario.
Validate results, identify common failure points, document decisions, and support a controlled operational outcome.

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Building Apps with Splunk 8.2 Training 1 Section4 Lessons16 Hours

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