Splunk Search

Adding link to SharePoint document in XML

gabarrygowin
Path Finder

Hi all,

Tried a bunch of different recommendations for adding a hyperlink to a document (site) to no avail. My wish is to add a link at the top of each Dashboard that takes the dashboard auditor to the current reference audit guide. I believe the SharePoint link (with it's crazy characters it the issue). Below is the closest I've gotten.
"Code Sample

<searchname> Audit Guide </searchname>
   <drilldown>
      <link href="https://teams.ga.com/ITS/ITDocCtr/_layouts/WordViewer.aspx?id=%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FSI%2D6100%2D1%20Audit%20Guide%2Edocx&source=https%3A%2F%2Fteams%2Ega%2Ecom%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FPaged%3DTRUE%26p%5FFileLeafRef%3DDSec%252d8133%2520Creating%2520Tickets%2520with%2520ASG%252edocx%26p%5FID%3D734%26PageFirstRow%3D601%26%26View%3D%7BA5C21B15%2D70AF%2D41D8%2D8D54%2D7695FD9C01A8%7D"</link>
    </drilldown>

"

Tags (1)
0 Karma
1 Solution

niketn
Legend

@gabarrygowin, there is an an ampersand sign in your URL which needs to be escaped as &amp; in Splunk Dashboard. Try the following method:

    <drilldown>
      <link target="_blank">https://teams.ga.com/ITS/ITDocCtr/_layouts/WordViewer.aspx?id=%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FSI-6100-1%20Audit%20Guide%2Edocx&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fteams%2Ega%2Ecom%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FPaged%3DTRUE%26p_FileLeafRef%3DDSec%252d8133%2520Creating%2520Tickets%2520with%2520ASG%252edocx%26p_ID%3D734%26PageFirstRow%3D601%26%26View%3D%7BA5C21B15-70AF-41D8-8D54-7695FD9C01A8%7D</link>
    </drilldown>

PS: Adding target="_balnk" will open the link in new browser.

____________________________________________
| makeresults | eval message= "Happy Splunking!!!"

View solution in original post

niketn
Legend

@gabarrygowin, there is an an ampersand sign in your URL which needs to be escaped as &amp; in Splunk Dashboard. Try the following method:

    <drilldown>
      <link target="_blank">https://teams.ga.com/ITS/ITDocCtr/_layouts/WordViewer.aspx?id=%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FSI-6100-1%20Audit%20Guide%2Edocx&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fteams%2Ega%2Ecom%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FPaged%3DTRUE%26p_FileLeafRef%3DDSec%252d8133%2520Creating%2520Tickets%2520with%2520ASG%252edocx%26p_ID%3D734%26PageFirstRow%3D601%26%26View%3D%7BA5C21B15-70AF-41D8-8D54-7695FD9C01A8%7D</link>
    </drilldown>

PS: Adding target="_balnk" will open the link in new browser.

____________________________________________
| makeresults | eval message= "Happy Splunking!!!"

gabarrygowin
Path Finder

Nike!

Thanks you got me past the URL issue. I converted to a href (hope that's correct/best way). Seems to work.

Now some clean-up, if I may.

  1. Where (if I can at all) do I put the target="_blank" in a href call?

Many thanks!

0 Karma

niketn
Legend

Try putting it between link and href

____________________________________________
| makeresults | eval message= "Happy Splunking!!!"
0 Karma

gabarrygowin
Path Finder

Perfect and many thanks!

Just for others, here's my code, or Nike's code:

"Code Sample...

  <html>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://teams.ga.com/ITS/ITDocCtr/_layouts/WordViewer.aspx?id=%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FSI-6100-1%20Audit%20Guide%2Edocx&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fteams%2Ega%2Ecom%2FITS%2FITDocCtr%2FDocuments%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FPaged%3DTRUE%26p_FileLeafRef%3DDSec%252d8133%2520Creating%2520Tickets%2520with%2520ASG%252edocx%26p_ID%3D734%26PageFirstRow%3D601%26%26View%3D%7BA5C21B15-70AF-41D8-8D54-7695FD9C01A8%7D">Current ITS Audit Guide (SI-6100-1)</a>
    </html>

"

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

AI for AppInspect

We’re excited to announce two new updates to AppInspect designed to save you time and make the app approval ...

App Platform's 2025 Year in Review: A Year of Innovation, Growth, and Community

As we step into 2026, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on what an extraordinary year 2025 was for the Splunk ...

Operationalizing Entity Risk Score with Enterprise Security 8.3+

Overview Enterprise Security 8.3 introduces a powerful new feature called “Entity Risk Scoring” (ERS) for ...