Seeing the data in kvstore, created by "Add On Builder"

[MartinTerp]

Hi

I have created an app using the Add-on builder, by:

collectionName = "myKVStore"

service = connect(scheme=scheme, host=splunkd_host, port=splunkd_port, token=helper.session_key, owner="nobody")
     
if not collectionName in service.kvstore:
    service.kvstore.create(collectionName)

I would like to see the data in my kvstore, IN Splunk, i have tried to query the api with no luck, also tried to define it transforms.conf:

[myKVstore]
external_type = kvstore
case_sensitive_match = false
collection = myKVstore
fields_list =  _key, ....

If i then query it by: |inputlookup ... i get "collection does not exist"
But it works fine within my code

Ideas?

[VatsalJagani]

Try to make sure that when you are running the | inputlookup search from the Add-on's search dashboard where the collection is defined.

Collection definition should be present in the collections.conf file

- You can search from the backend of your search with below CLI  to find out where the collection has defined. 

./splunk btool collections list myKVStore --debug

If you don't see any results that means the error is correct and you do not have collection defined and you need to create a collection first.

If you see the file listed then try to run the | inputlookup search from that App.

Alternatively, you can also look at default.meta or local.meta file to change the permission of the collection and lookup definition(transforms) - https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.4/Admin/Defaultmetaconf