Splunk Search

Can customized SearchBar be readonly?

royimad
Builder

Hello Splunk Experts,

I have a SearchBar that inherit it's value from a Search

$calculation$

I would like that the SearchBar to be readonly , how to do that?

Thanks,

1 Solution

sideview
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

I would use an HTML module, create a <textarea>, mark it readonly and dump $search$ into it.

At it's simplest:

<module name="HTML">
  <param name="html"><![CDATA[
    <textarea readonly>$search$</textarea>
  ]]></param>
</module>

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sideview
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

I would use an HTML module, create a <textarea>, mark it readonly and dump $search$ into it.

At it's simplest:

<module name="HTML">
  <param name="html"><![CDATA[
    <textarea readonly>$search$</textarea>
  ]]></param>
</module>

alacercogitatus
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If you don't want the search to change, I wouldn't display the bar. According to Module Ref, there is no readonly option.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.2/AdvancedDev/ModuleReference#SearchBar

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