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Disabling eventtypes on a per-query basis?

sowings
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I've got a long-running search that's spending more time than necessary in command.search.typer. I say more time than necessary because I'm not referencing the eventtypes at all, whether as a field nor as part of my search string. I've tried the fields - eventtype strategy listed here, but I still see time spent in command.search.typer.

Anything else I can try to temporarily disable eventtypes?

(Splunk version is 4.3.6.)

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_d_
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I suppose you can always do ...| fields [list of necessary fields ONLY] | ....

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_d_
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I suppose you can always do ...| fields [list of necessary fields ONLY] | ....

sowings
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Once I limited the search to just the fields I wanted, typer doesn't show up in job inspector. Thanks!

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_d_
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

try this:

| fields - eventtype, tag::eventtype

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sowings
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Sadly, that doesn't work, either.

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