Dashboards & Visualizations

Why is Firewall Dashboard dropdown not triggering any data?

cpsec
Loves-to-Learn Lots

Hello,

I'm new to Splunk and currently working on a firewall dashboard. I'm encountering issues with the coding, specifically regarding a dropdown firewall panel. My goal is to create a dropdown menu that lists 33 different firewalls, and when a firewall is selected, other panels should display the corresponding data. However, I'm facing a problem where selecting a firewall doesn't trigger any data to appear. I'm wondering if there's something missing or if I made a mistake in my implementation. Additionally, I have 333 host types, and I'm unsure of the best way to condense them into a single field.

Below, you'll find the code for my firewall dropdown menu and a total result panel. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you kindly.

<panel>
<input type="dropdown" token="firewall_token" searchWhenChanged="true">
<label>Search by Firewall:</label>
<choice value="All">All Firewalls</choice>
<choice value="ais-fw-a">Firewall 1</choice>
<choice value="ais-fw-b">Firewall 2</choice>
<!-- Add more choices for different firewalls -->
</input>
</panel>

<panel>
<title>Total Results</title>
<chart>
<search>
<query>
index=firewalls earliest="$time_earliest$" latest="$time_latest$"
| stats count by source
</query>
</search>
<option name="charting.chart">bar</option>
<option name="charting.chart.showDataLabels">all</option>
<option name="charting.drilldown">all</option>
<option name="charting.axisLabelsX.majorLabelStyle.overflowMode">ellipsisMiddle</option>
</chart>
</panel>

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Have you run the Total Result query in a search window to verify it returns results?  If the source field is null then stats will return nothing.  Also, verify the time_earliest and time_latest tokens exist.

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cpsec
Loves-to-Learn Lots

Indeed, I have confirmed that all the fields are functioning correctly and returning data when searched. However, I'm encountering difficulties with the functionality that allows me to switch between different firewalls and display the corresponding data for the selected firewall. Despite my efforts, this aspect of the dashboard is not functioning as expected.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Please tell us more about these difficulties you're having.  What exactly are you doing, what do you expect to happen and what actually happens?  Is "Search on Change" enabled?

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