Patent ID: 11868404
Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
causing, by one or more processing devices, display of a user interface that identifies a service definition representing a service;
receiving, by the one or more processing devices and via the user interface, input identifying an entity, wherein the service is performed at least in part by the entity, wherein while performing the service, the entity generates a portion of machine data to be stored in a datastore, and wherein the machine data in the datastore reflects activity in an information technology environment produced by a plurality of components of the information technology environment;
storing, by the one or more processing devices, the service definition representing the service in association with an entity definition representing the entity, wherein the entity definition comprises information identifying data pertaining to the entity in the datastore of machine data;
receiving, by the one or more processing devices and via the user interface, input pertaining to a search definition representing a search producing a measure of the service; and
storing, by the one or more processing devices, the search definition representing the search, wherein the search produces the measure of the service using at least a portion of the data pertaining to the entity, and wherein the search definition comprises information about at least one of a schedule or a frequency for performing the search on an automatic basis.