What happens when you zoom out in the Splunk timeline?

When you zoom out in the Splunk timeline, the search remains unchanged because zooming out is simply a visualization adjustment that allows you to view a broader time range of the search results without altering the underlying dataset or triggering a new search. This feature is designed to enhance the user experience by providing a way to explore data across different time scales while maintaining the context of the existing data already retrieved. The search results that have already been fetched will still be displayed, and their parameters, such as filters or time ranges, will stay intact throughout the zooming process.

This aspect of timeline interaction offers a critical benefit in analyzing trends and patterns over varying time spans without the need for re-running or refreshing the search, which can save time and resources during data exploration.