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Why does SingleValue has problems when timechart returns no values?

GeoffP
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Hi,

I am trying to use Dashboard Studio to show transactions response times a Single Value with a Sparkline.

I have found that Single Value in Dashboard Studio seems to struggle when timechart search returns no value for a particular time interval.

For instance, if the end of my timechart query has a small 'span=....' value [1],  Splunk Search shows me there are intervals where no aggregate response time is calculated [2] and I get a "missing property: majorValue" message in the Single Value Visualisation window/panel in Dashboard Studio.

If I have a large 'span=...' value, splunk search shows me ALL intervals do have an aggregate response time calculated and Dashboard Studio works as expected. 

[1] | timechart span=10s P95(response_time_duration_mssec) as RT_P95

[2] 

_time RT_P95

2023-01-03 10:59:50 940.000
2023-01-03 11:00:00 999.000
2023-01-03 11:00:10 946.000
2023-01-03 11:00:20 1164.500
2023-01-03 11:00:30 844.250
2023-01-03 11:00:40  
2023-01-03 11:00:50 1108.500
2023-01-03 11:01:00 1290.200
2023-01-03 11:01:10 1555.000

(curtailed)

I'd rather not hardcode 'span=1min' into my dashboard as I have no way of guaranteeing this problem won't recur at times of low usage.


This seems like a bug in Dashboard Studio to me.

Please advise & TIA.

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