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Hello,
I was trying to understand the queries used for ES app and found that many searches are simplified as whatevers inside single quotation marks (').
Is this alternative way of using |savedsearch ? Or is it only used for ES?
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You mean something like this "pageviews_per_second". I have never used ES app but anything in single quotes means a macro.
Go to Settings>Advanced Search>Search Macros> you should see the Name of the macro and search associated with it in the Definition field and the App macro resides/used in.
Thanks,
Raghav
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You mean something like this "pageviews_per_second". I have never used ES app but anything in single quotes means a macro.
Go to Settings>Advanced Search>Search Macros> you should see the Name of the macro and search associated with it in the Definition field and the App macro resides/used in.
Thanks,
Raghav
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I believe those are ticks (`) not single quotes (').
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oh I see. Thanks!
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I believe those are ticks (`) not single quotes (').
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