Dashboards & Visualizations

Quick Question: Button for Date Range Selection

wyang6
Path Finder

How do I add a button for date range selection in my script below? Thanks.

<dashboard>
<row>
<event>
<searchString>eventtype=foo</searchString>
</event>
</row>
</dashboard>
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ftk
Motivator

I don't believe that you can use the date range picker in simple XML dashboards. You will have to rewrite your dashboard in advanced XML. Check out the docs on this subject, they walk you through converting your simple dashboard to advanced XML, and how to add modules.

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piebob
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

did you forget to paste in your script?

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