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Using inputlookup to enrich results table with a common field between search and CSV

373782073
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Hi,
I am trying to use an inputlookup to enrich my search results table with additional fields from my inputlookup csv.
The scenario is that I am using a search to look for hostnames from events to match my CSV Device Name field and add the model number from my CSV also. I plan to add several more fields from my CSV but model field values is a start. I have tried to run the inputlookup sub-search but struggling to associate fields that are named differently between my search results and my CSV column titles.

Many thanks

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arjunpkishore5
Motivator

Based on what you described, what you need is the lookup command

<your search>
|lookup <lookupfile> "Device Name" as hostname OUTPUT <comma separated fields from lookup>

Lookup documentation here - https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.0/SearchReference/Lookup

Hope this helps.
Cheers

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arjunpkishore5
Motivator

Based on what you described, what you need is the lookup command

<your search>
|lookup <lookupfile> "Device Name" as hostname OUTPUT <comma separated fields from lookup>

Lookup documentation here - https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.0/SearchReference/Lookup

Hope this helps.
Cheers

373782073
Explorer

That did the trick. Not sure why I steered into looking at inputlookup. Would you have any examples on applying inputlookup ?

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arjunpkishore5
Motivator

There are multiple scenarios you use inputlookup
For example:
1. | inputlookup <lookup file> This just outputs the content of the lookup file
2. <your search> |inputlookup <lookup file> append=true This appends the content of your lookup file to the end of your search results

You can view more examples here - https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.0/SearchReference/Inputlookup

Cheers

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