How to use parameter q from the URL in the View XML

[tkadale]

Hi

I am passing a search query through url to a view. I want to use the passed query as a filter to the graphs I am showing in the view.

How can I use the q URL param in view xml?

[sideview]

This should be asked as a separate question.
However what are you trying to do? It looks very strange. metadata type="sources" will contain only sources - there will be no host fields and if "summer2" is a hostname, and if $host$ comes from some other pulldown you haven't included, that contributes a hostname, then I'd expect the search to always return 0 results. Also you're using HiddenSearch instead of Search so, if you're using Sideview's modules that wont work at all... etc...
But lets start with the full XML, what you're trying to do, and lets move it to a different question.

[David]

Unfortunately, you can't do this in Splunk out of the box. Fortunately, it is possible with an app called sideview utils, available on Splunkbase. You'll need convert your views to advanced XML if they aren't already, so there is definitely more complexity, but then you'll be able to pass parameters with ease.

Sideview Utils on Splunkbase

[hexx]

Please provide the XML snippet showing the module definition where this feature is used.

[ReanaKhan]

Does thi need sive ViewUtils app.

I tried to do this and i got this error

TypeError: () got an unexpected keyword argument 'q'

[sideview]

Redirector and URLLoader are the two main players, and then the Pulldown, TextField and Checkbox modules themselves prepopulate so they play a role too. Download Sideview Utils and read through the several pages of documentation in the 'general techniques > linking' section.

[tkadale]

Which modules from SideViewUtils should I use to achieve this??