Splunk Search

How can we only see results when they are NOT found?

jtitus3
Explorer

I have a large CSV lookup table operational and working well but would like to run a search on my data that only shows values that are NOT in the table. Any ideas?
If no result is found, the default is “Definition Not defined”.
Thank you

Tags (4)
0 Karma

jtitus3
Explorer

After doing more research, what I really need is:
|stats count by Events |lookup EventList EC AS Events OUTPUTNEW Result AS MSG| (I only want MSG=Definition Not Defined)

0 Karma

somesoni2
Revered Legend

Generally you could run a subsearch with your CSV lookup table to filter your indexed data (e.g. index=foo sourcetype=bar NOT [| inputlookup yourLookup.csv | table field1 field1.. | format]). With little information in the question about your lookup table, your indexed data search and their relationship, I would suggest give something like above a try. Providing more information in your question would yield you better suggestion from the community.

Career Survey
First 500 qualified respondents will receive a $20 gift card! Tell us about your professional Splunk journey.
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

.conf25 Global Broadcast: Don’t Miss a Moment

Hello Splunkers, .conf25 is only a click away.  Not able to make it to .conf25 in person? No worries, you can ...

Observe and Secure All Apps with Splunk

 Join Us for Our Next Tech Talk: Observe and Secure All Apps with SplunkAs organizations continue to innovate ...

What's New in Splunk Observability - August 2025

What's New We are excited to announce the latest enhancements to Splunk Observability Cloud as well as what is ...