Splunk SPLK-1002 Question Answer
Why would the transaction command be used instead of the stats command?
The transaction command can perform calculations on fields.
The transaction command is less resource-intensive.
The transaction command keeps the raw data for each event.
The transaction command has better search-time performance.
transaction groups related events and preserves raw event data.
Extract: “Transactions contain the raw text (_raw) of each member event, earliest time fields, and all other field values.”
Thus, unlike stats, the transaction command retains the original raw data for analysis.
TESTED 19 Dec 2025
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