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Extracting date from filename and inserting as title in dashboard

sn_18
New Member

I need to extract the date from my filename "abc_20190401" and put it as a title in my dashboard?

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ragedsparrow
Contributor

You would extract the date from the file in a search and then set the token using the results of that search. Then reference your token in the title.

Setting a token using a search: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/442254/how-to-set-a-token-from-a-base-search-in-my-dashbo.html

Referencing a token in a title: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/639501/referencing-token-value-in-panel-title.html

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HiroshiSatoh
Champion

Is the file name the source? Or is it a field? Is the file in some folder?

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sn_18
New Member

The file name is the source. The file is in a folder.

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