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Google map set default search?

gljiva
Path Finder

Hi,
how to set default search string for Google map splunk app so that when app is opened default search is run and data is charted? I looked at maps.xml but there is so much xml that i can't seem to find appropriate place to insert:

<module name="HiddenSearch" autoRun="True">  
<param name="search">some search</param>  
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ziegfried
Influencer

You can use the default parameter of the SearchBar module to pre-fill the value that is in the text box.

<module name="SearchBar" layoutPanel="splSearchControls-inline">
    <param name="useAssistant">true</param>
    <param name="useTypeahead">true</param>
    <param name="useOwnSubmitButton">False</param>
    <param name="default">sourcetype=access_combined | geoip clientip</param>

It doesn't allow you to execute it automatically though. You could create a simple dashboard instead, like this:

<view template="dashboard.html" stylesheet="dashboard.css">
  <label>Simple Google Maps Dashboard</label>
  <module name="AccountBar" layoutPanel="appHeader"/>
  <module name="AppBar" layoutPanel="navigationHeader"/>
  <module name="Message" layoutPanel="messaging">
    <param name="filter">*</param>
    <param name="clearOnJobDispatch">False</param>
    <param name="maxSize">1</param>
  </module>
  <module name="TitleBar" layoutPanel="viewHeader">
    <param name="actionsMenuFilter">dashboard</param>
  </module>  
  <module name="HiddenSearch" layoutPanel="panel_row1_col1" autoRun="true">
    <param name="search">sourcetype=access_combined earliest=-4h | geoip clientip | geonormalize</param>
    <module name="GoogleMaps">
        <param name="height">500px</param>
    </module>
  </module>
</view>

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JohnB
Explorer

This was a great suggestion. Is there anyway to effect the level of zoom?

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ziegfried
Influencer

Have a look at http://SPLUNKSERVER:8000/en-US/modules#Splunk.Module.GoogleMaps which parameters are supported currently. The you're probably interested in is zoomLevel. If you have suggestions for other things that should be configurable, let me know.

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ziegfried
Influencer

You can use the default parameter of the SearchBar module to pre-fill the value that is in the text box.

<module name="SearchBar" layoutPanel="splSearchControls-inline">
    <param name="useAssistant">true</param>
    <param name="useTypeahead">true</param>
    <param name="useOwnSubmitButton">False</param>
    <param name="default">sourcetype=access_combined | geoip clientip</param>

It doesn't allow you to execute it automatically though. You could create a simple dashboard instead, like this:

<view template="dashboard.html" stylesheet="dashboard.css">
  <label>Simple Google Maps Dashboard</label>
  <module name="AccountBar" layoutPanel="appHeader"/>
  <module name="AppBar" layoutPanel="navigationHeader"/>
  <module name="Message" layoutPanel="messaging">
    <param name="filter">*</param>
    <param name="clearOnJobDispatch">False</param>
    <param name="maxSize">1</param>
  </module>
  <module name="TitleBar" layoutPanel="viewHeader">
    <param name="actionsMenuFilter">dashboard</param>
  </module>  
  <module name="HiddenSearch" layoutPanel="panel_row1_col1" autoRun="true">
    <param name="search">sourcetype=access_combined earliest=-4h | geoip clientip | geonormalize</param>
    <module name="GoogleMaps">
        <param name="height">500px</param>
    </module>
  </module>
</view>

gljiva
Path Finder

Works great, thx.

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