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workflow action to polpulate macro

coreyf311
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how to create a workflow action to populate a macro? Use a workflow action to grab hostname/IP from event and pass that to a macro for later use in follow on searches.

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woodcock
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You would use the REST API to update a macro; here is an excellent answer on how to do that (be sure to UpVote him):
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/223843/rest-endpoint-for-modifying-applocalmacrosconf.html

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woodcock
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You would use the REST API to update a macro; here is an excellent answer on how to do that (be sure to UpVote him):
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/223843/rest-endpoint-for-modifying-applocalmacrosconf.html

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