topic Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input in All Apps and Add-ons

Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

umairahmad3985 — Mon, 11 May 2020 19:49:30 GMT

Dear All,

I have created a new modular input using Splunk's Add-on builder (v3.0.1). The modular input is based on a Python script which polls our REST API to ingest data into Splunk. The Modular inputs takes three Data Input Parameters, a simple textbox, a password and a checkbox. I have observed that the checkbox parameter is not rendering properly when I configure the modular input from Splunk Settings -> Data Inputs. It shows the Checbox as a simple text field with default value of False (see image below):

But when I configure the modular input from within the add-on, it properly shows the checkbox field as below:

This is kind of a weird behavior. Is that the way Splunk is supposed to show the configuration in both cases or it is a bug? Please point me towards anything which can solve this.

Let me know if you need any more information to debug this.

Regards,
Umair

Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

PavelP — Mon, 11 May 2020 20:54:10 GMT

Hello @umairahmad3985

can you show your manager xml file?

also check https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.3/AdvancedDev/ModInputsCustomizeUI

Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

umairahmad3985 — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:38:11 GMT

Hi @PavelP,

I don't have the manager.xml file because I am using the Add-on builder. Guess it doesn't use that file for creating configurations pages. All it created was four Python files.

Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

PavelP — Tue, 12 May 2020 21:29:23 GMT

Hello @umairahmad3985

Add-on Builder is supported by splunk, so I've added a "Splunk Add-on Builder" tag to your question to get splunk's attention.

I hope somebody will check this post and help. Without seeing your files it is difficult to say why you get this issue

Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

umairahmad3985 — Wed, 13 May 2020 10:39:40 GMT

I can share my source code as well. Please advise the proper way to do so?

Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

PavelP — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:07:21 GMT

Hello @umairahmad3985

I think the proper way to build a modular input add-on manually without using the builder app, this requires more work

Re: Splunk Modular Input is not showing Data Input Parameter of type Checkbox properly while adding a new input

yoho — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 23:37:20 GMT

It won't help (sorry for that) but I've seen 2 modules built with the addon builder requiring also boolean values (AVI addon, for instance). They both have a text field where you need to enter the value "True" or "False", so you're not the only one.

Personaly, I have not used the addon builder for my modular input (difficult to get a personal standalone splunk instance at work); the learning curve is a little bit harder but at least, you can use checkboxes...