What is splunk xml option name

Question

This is my first time using splunk and xml. I have some queries I need to clarify. What does the option name refer to? How do I change the default settings of the chart? Please provide me with some tutorial or example.

<row>
    <chart>
        <searchTemplate>
            index="sdf" source="skype" username="$username$" | timechart count by username
        </searchTemplate>
        <title>Skype access over time</title>
        <option name="charting.chart">line</option>
        <option name="count">10</option>
        <option name="displayRowNumbers">true</option>
        <option name="charting.primaryAxisTitle.text">Time</option>
        <option name="charting.secondaryAxisTitle.text">Skype Activity</option>
    </chart>
</row>

Answer 1

That looks to be the "Simple XML" format for dashboards. (Instead of the "Advanced XML") the option element is how you can set and tweak all sorts of display options for your chart. Splunk has very comprehensive documentation on all of the option names for chart as well as for all of the other Simple XML elements that can be used and the same manual has how to docs for building dashboards using the UI and Simple XML as well.