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Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

pladamsplunk — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:51:50 GMT

I've created a dashboard which can read pageviews the number of users for an application the most frequent users. I'm trying to create a drop down menu which will narrow the searches in the dashboard down by a field extracted (application) so that users can see the dashboards as they pertain to their specific app. I created one but for some reason its not functioning.

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

pladamsplunk — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:07:30 GMT

Within the Static options area i have 'all' with value *, and app1 and app2 with their respective field values for the app. for my token I used 'fieldname' and for the token prefix i have the 'fieldname='.

The issue is that when i switch from app1 and app2 it doesn't try and re-search. My 'search of change' box is also checked.

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

woodcock — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:16:44 GMT

Post your dashboard XML. How are we supposed to help otherwise?

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

pladamsplunk — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:17:55 GMT

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<input type="time" token="field1">
  <label/>
  <default>
    <earliestTime>0</earliestTime>
    <latestTime/>
  </default>
</input>
<input type="dropdown" token="Isam_app" searchWhenChanged="true">
  <label>Application</label>
  <choice value="herculesct">herculesct</choice>
  <choice value="*">All</choice>
  <choice value="databusqa">databusqa</choice>
  <prefix>Isam_app=</prefix>
  <default>*</default>
</input>


<panel>
  <table>
    <title>Pages and User Information</title>
    <searchString>index=isamdev eventtype=pageview_usportal http_method=GET user="*" http_request="*" | stats count AS Pages, dc(user) AS Users | eval "Pages/User"=Pages/Users</searchString>
    <earliestTime>$field1.earliest$</earliestTime>
    <latestTime>$field1.latest$</latestTime>
    <option name="wrap">true</option>
    <option name="rowNumbers">false</option>
    <option name="dataOverlayMode">none</option>
    <option name="drilldown">cell</option>
    <option name="count">10</option>
  </table>
</panel>


<panel>
  <chart>
    <title>Top Users</title>
    <searchString>index=isamdev eventtype=pageview_usportal NOT unauthenticated user="*" | top limit=5 user</searchString>
    <earliestTime>$field1.earliest$</earliestTime>
    <latestTime>$field1.latest$</latestTime>
    <option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisNone</option>
    <option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.rotation">0</option>
    <option name="charting.axisTitleX.visibility">visible</option>
    <option name="charting.axisTitleY.visibility">visible</option>
    <option name="charting.axisTitleY2.visibility">visible</option>
    <option name="charting.axisX.scale">linear</option>
    <option name="charting.axisY.scale">linear</option>
    <option name="charting.axisY2.enabled">false</option>
    <option name="charting.axisY2.scale">inherit</option>
    <option name="charting.chart">pie</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.nullValueMode">gaps</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.sliceCollapsingThreshold">0.01</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.stackMode">default</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.style">shiny</option>
    <option name="charting.drilldown">all</option>
    <option name="charting.layout.splitSeries">0</option>
    <option name="charting.legend.labelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisMiddle</option>
    <option name="charting.legend.placement">right</option>
  </chart>
</panel>
<panel>
  <chart>
    <title>Pageviews</title>
    <searchString>index=isamdev eventtype=pageview_usportal user="*" http_request="*" | timechart dc(http_request) AS Pageviews</searchString>
    <earliestTime>$field1.earliest$</earliestTime>
    <latestTime>$field1.latest$</latestTime>
    <option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisNone</option>
    <option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.rotation">0</option>
    <option name="charting.axisTitleX.visibility">visible</option>
    <option name="charting.axisTitleY.visibility">visible</option>
    <option name="charting.axisTitleY2.visibility">visible</option>
    <option name="charting.axisX.scale">linear</option>
    <option name="charting.axisY.scale">linear</option>
    <option name="charting.axisY2.enabled">false</option>
    <option name="charting.axisY2.scale">inherit</option>
    <option name="charting.chart">line</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.nullValueMode">gaps</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.sliceCollapsingThreshold">0.01</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.stackMode">default</option>
    <option name="charting.chart.style">shiny</option>
    <option name="charting.drilldown">all</option>
    <option name="charting.layout.splitSeries">0</option>
    <option name="charting.legend.labelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisMiddle</option>
    <option name="charting.legend.placement">right</option>
  </chart>
</panel>

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

pladamsplunk — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:24:01 GMT

What do you think?

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

woodcock — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:26:28 GMT

Downlaod the dashboard examples app and check out the Dropdown Form Input Element example:

https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1603/

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

woodcock — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:40:30 GMT

You need to actually use the token inside of your search, like this:

<searchString>index=isamdev eventtype=pageview_usportal http_method=GET $Isam_app$ user="*" http_request="*" | stats count AS Pages, dc(user) AS Users | eval "Pages/User"=Pages/Users</searchString>

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

pladamsplunk — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:43:26 GMT

thank you for spotting my mistake. It works now

Re: Static drop down menu for dashboard isn't working, need help.

alacercogitatus — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:02:10 GMT

Just a note: that style of XML is deprecated in at least 6.4, and I think 6.3 (iirc) Here is the updated xml:

<search>
    <query>index=isamdev eventtype=pageview_usportal user="*" http_request="*" | timechart dc(http_request) AS Pageviews</query>
     <earliest>$field1.earliest$</earliest>
     <latest>$field1.latest$</latest>
  </search>