Is there a way to have Splunk take in data and come up with points based on the data by itself(without us having to tell Splunk what is required)?

Is there any module or solution within Splunk that can take in any form of data and come up with points based on the data trend all by itself without us trying to tell Splunk what is required? i understood that Splunk was supposed to do exactly that, but in our environment, its set up in a way where that we need to tell Splunk what to do with data. just trying to understand if it's a feature within Splunk to do what i mentioned above ... and what kind of training do I need to do to understand on how this can be achieved...