Splunk Core Certified Power User — Question 50

In the following eval statement, what is the value of description if the status is 503? index=main | eval description=case(status==200, "OK", status==404, "Not found", status==500, "Internal Server Error")

Answer options

• A. The description field would contain no value.
• B. The description field would contain the value 0.
• C. The description field would contain the value "Internal Server Error".
• D. This statement would produce an error in Splunk because it is incomplete.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The eval statement uses the case function to assign values based on specific status codes. Since 503 is not included in the conditions, the description field will remain unset, leading to no value being assigned. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as they either suggest an invalid value or an error that does not occur.