Using SignalFlow in Splunk Observability Cloud (AURSAPI)

Course structure

Module 1 – Writing Your First SignalFlow Program

• Identify where SignalFlow is used in Splunk Observability Cloud
• Create plots using SignalFlow instead of the Plot Builder
  • Query streaming data
  • Add filters to streaming data queries
  • Combine filters with and, or, not

Module 2 – Working with Data Streams in Splunk Observability Cloud

• Describe the fundamentals of Data Stream objects
• Use aggregation functions to analyze streaming data
• Apply transformations to streaming data
• Change resolutions, rollups, and extrapolation policies when querying streaming data

Module 3 – Stream aggregations, transformations, and calculations

• Use combining operators on streams
• Operate on data streams with missing data
• Use the map() method to modify or exclude values in a stream
• Describe variable assignment in SignalFlow
• Differentiate between SignalFlow functions and methods
• Describe and use SignalFlow functions that have equivalent methods

Module 4 – Detecting and Alerting in SignalFlow

• Use the detect() function to monitor a stream
• Use comparisons to create Boolean streams
• Create constant streams and use them appropriately
• Specify different “on” and “off” conditions for a detect block
• Identify durations of an occurrence in streaming data
• Compare streams using different thresholds for different MTSs
• Create alerts rules that align with detectors

Module 5 – Advanced Detecting and Stream Manipulation

• Work with properties and dimensions in SignalFlow
• Compare values using multiple thresholds and a default
• Use built-in library functions
• Use conditional, list, and other Python-like functionality
• Write reusable functions in SignalFlow
• Write plot-builder compatible SignalFlow

Module 6 – The SignalFlow REST API

• Explain the SignalFlow APIs available and common use cases
• Execute a SignalFlow program using the HTTP API
• Describe the data format returned by the HTTP API
• Explain how Terraform is used to manage Infrastructure Monitoring resources in Splunk Observability Cloud
• Create detectors and alert rules using the REST API