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How to mention particular time range in splunk search

Dayalss
Engager

Hi,

How can I configure a search query to run everyday between 5am to 11 :30 am IST in splunk search query.

I don't want to save it as a report but Im using this search in a dashboard and it has to run at a particular time daily.

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

 

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Dayalss
Engager

Hi @gcusello ,

I want to use that search in dashboard and not in report.

 

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Dayalss
Engager

It is time range for search used in a dashboard

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dayalss ,

ok you have to add to your main search:

<your_search> time_hour>4 (time_hour<11 OR (time_hour<12 time_minutes<31))

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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Dayalss
Engager

Its not loading any data , can you please help

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dayalss,

you have to extract the two new files before the search of make a more structured search:

index=abcd 
| eval time_hour=strftime(_time,"%H")
| eval time_minutes=strftime(_time,"%M")
| search time_hour>4 (time_hour<11 OR (time_hour<12 time_minutes<31))
| lookup locations.csv source OUTPUT Region SOD
| search Region = APAC
| eval Status=case(Statistic=0,"Green",Statistic=2,"Red",Statistic=1,"Blue",
1==1, " " )
| appendpipe [ stats count | eval Status="Black" | where count=0 | fields - count]
| stats latest(Status)

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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Dayalss
Engager

Thanks for the query , its loading the data , but after the mentioned time there will be no new data then it has to show status as black but its picking green.

 

Can you please help to fix this.

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dayalss,

uyou have to review the color status in your panel, it isn't a search problem.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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Dayalss
Engager

If possible can you please explain the logic or any documentation?

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dayalss ,

you have to insert in the main search a filter to take only events in the defined time period.

To do this you can use two predefined fields called "time_hour" and "time_minutes", if you haven't it, you have to define as calculated fields using the following rule:

| eval time_hour=strftime(_time,"%H")
| eval time_minutes=strftime(_time,"%M")

Ciao.

Giuseppe

 

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Dayalss
Engager

I'm unable to load the data.

index=abcd time_hour>4 (time_hour<11 OR (time_hour<12 time_minutes<31))
| eval time_hour=strftime(_time,"%H")
| eval time_minutes=strftime(_time,"%M")
|lookup locations.csv source OUTPUT Region SOD
| search Region = APAC
| eval Status=case(Statistic=0,"Green" ,
Statistic=2,"Red",
Statistic=1,"Blue",
1==1, " " )
| appendpipe [ stats count | eval Status="Black" | where count=0 | fields - count]
| stats latest(Status)

This is the query I'm using please check

 

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dayalss ,

ok, but that is the time range of the search or the schedule of a shared report.

I understood that you have a dashboard, not a report, but it's possible to schedule a report that autonomally runs and results are immediately available for the dashboards; it's a way to accelerate some heavy dashboards.

It isn't possible to schedule a search in a dashboard.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Dayalss ,

let me understand: do you want to run a search with that time range or do you want to schedule a shared report (to use in a dashboard).

If a shared report, Ok for the time range, but what's the frequency (e.g every 5 minutes)?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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