The top bar

The bar across the top of the window contains information about where you are, as well as quick links to preferences, other apps, and administration.

The current app is specified in the upper-left corner. The following image shows the upper-left Splunk bar when using the Search & Reporting app:

The top bar

Clicking on the text takes you to the default page for that app. In most apps, the text next to the logo is simply changed, but the whole block can be customized with logos and alternate text by modifying the app's CSS. We will cover this in Chapter 8, Working with Apps.

The upper-right corner of the window, as seen in the previous image, contains ...

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