https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239507#M46552 <P>If you search for tag=xyz with no stats command, do you see any results?<BR /> If you search for any of the hosts you have tagged, do your results show that your hosts are tagged? </P> Thu, 05 May 2016 15:52:57 GMT Jeremiah 2016-05-05T15:52:57Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239506#M46551 <P>I have 20 host names and I want to use tags.</P> <P>I've been doing my searches host=X OR host=Y OR host=Z, but I want to use tags instead since it is much easier on the eyes in a search string.</P> <P>Let's say I create a tag called xyz with host=X, host=Y, host=Z. </P> <P>To search on this, I am trying to use "tag=xyz | stats count by host" but I am getting no results. I have also tried searching "tag::host=xyz | stats count by host" and I am still getting no results. </P> <P>What am I doing wrong here?</P> Thu, 05 May 2016 15:23:44 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239506#M46551 mmensch 2016-05-05T15:23:44Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239507#M46552 <P>If you search for tag=xyz with no stats command, do you see any results?<BR /> If you search for any of the hosts you have tagged, do your results show that your hosts are tagged? </P> Thu, 05 May 2016 15:52:57 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239507#M46552 Jeremiah 2016-05-05T15:52:57Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239508#M46553 <P>The simplest thing to do is to create an <CODE>eventtype</CODE> There will be a field called <CODE>Search string</CODE> where you paste your search and a field called <CODE>Tag(s)</CODE> where you paste your tag name. Done!</P> Thu, 05 May 2016 16:30:58 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239508#M46553 woodcock 2016-05-05T16:30:58Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239509#M46554 <P>I'm not seeing the tag.. when just doing a host=X...</P> <P>Also, is there a limit on how many hosts can be in the tag?</P> Thu, 05 May 2016 16:37:27 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Putting-20-host-names-in-a-tag-and-searching/m-p/239509#M46554 mmensch 2016-05-05T16:37:27Z