topic One choice, multiple values in Getting Data In

One choice, multiple values

epacke — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:38:54 GMT

Hi!
I'm trying to build a dashboard that searches two different indexes/sourcetypes using values from a dropdown.

Let's say I have a drop down with sites that sells different products:

Dropdown:
Apples
Pears
Oranges

When choosing "apples" and submitting I want the dashboard to show IIS logs from the apples web sites in one panel, and also firewall traffic to the apples site in another panel.

Since they're in different indexes and sourcetypes with different kind of distinguishers I was wondering if there was a way of storing multiple values in one choice (warning for crappy code), ie:

<input type="dropdown" token="producttype">
      <label>Brand:</label>
      <choice value1="Apples" value2="tcp_port=5000">Apples</choice>
      <choice value1="Pears" value2="tcp_port=6000">Pears</choice>
      <choice value1="Oranges" value2="tcp_port=7000">Oranges</choice>
      <default>Choose a brand</default>
    </input>

Hope that was somewhat clear?

Kind regards,
Patrik

Re: One choice, multiple values

acharlieh — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:10:25 GMT

Instead of trying to specify multiple values in your form (which may need updating as you start adding panels (say next they want database performance logs for each)). I would actually take the approach of returning a single value (apple,pear,orange).

That single value instead of specifying the exact values to look for instead you use as a (partial) selector for Tags or Eventtypes that you have build to contain the properties needed to select the data you want in each.

In your example above (and obviously I'm making up some additional information around the scenario for lack of knowledge of your exact scenario), lets say that you build event types:

apple_iis: sourcetype=iis Apples
pear_iis: sourcetype=iis Pears
orange_iis: sourcetype=iis Oranges

And the following tags:

apple: tcp_port=5000
pear:  tcp_port=6000
orange: tcp_port=7000

Then your panel for IIS logs could search for:

index=iis eventtype=$producttype$_iis

and your panel for firewall logs could search for example:

index=fw tag::tcp_port=$producttype$

Re: One choice, multiple values

epacke — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:13:22 GMT

I get what you mean. Need to read more about tags, but that should do it. Thanks!