When a dashboard panel is created from an existing report, it inherits the search query and time range from that report. This link means the search logic is managed centrally by the report itself and cannot be edited directly within the dashboard panel's user interface. However, the panel's visualization settings are independent. You can change the visualization type (e.g., from a table to a pie chart), configure its format, and adjust its appearance specifically for that dashboard without affecting the original report's default visualization.

A. The search string is locked to the underlying report and cannot be modified directly in the panel.
B. The search string is locked, but the visualization can be independently configured for the panel.
D. While the search string is locked, the visualization can be changed and configured within the panel.

1. Splunk Enterprise Documentation. (2023). Dashboards and Visualizations. "Add a panel from a report". In the section "Report-based dashboard panels," it states, "When you add a report to a dashboard, the dashboard panel is connected to the report. The panel search uses the report's search string and time range. You cannot change the search or time range from the dashboard."

2. Splunk Enterprise Documentation. (2023). Dashboards and Visualizations. "Edit dashboard panels". The documentation details the process of editing panels, including changing the visualization type and format options. This process is applicable to all panels, including those based on reports, confirming that visualization settings are configurable even when the search is not. The UI for editing a panel provides access to the "Visualization" tab regardless of the panel's data source.