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How to search Data Models with Javascript in a Search Manager or through a Data Model Object?

nprab428
Engager

I've created a data model and want to search it in my external Javascript. For my first attempt, a SearchManager would not start the search using the data model query:

    var datamodelSearch = new SearchManager({
        id: "datamodelSearch",
        search: '| datamodel test_commits commits search | where Commit = $commithash$ | head 5 ',
            earliest_time: '-30d'
            latest_time: 'now'
            preview: false,
        cache: true
    }, { tokens: true });

    datamodelSearch.on('search:start', function() {
        console.log('DM STARTED!!!'); // would never get here
    });

On a second attempt, I was trying to use the DataModelObject class, following this documentation:

http://dev.splunk.com/view/javascript-sdk/SP-CAAAEY8#workwithobjects

 var service = mvc.createService({ owner: "nobody" });
    service.dataModels().fetch(function(err, dataModels) { 
        var object = dataModels.item("test_commits").objectByName("commits");
        object.startSearch({}, "| head 5", function(err, job) {
            console.log("The job has name:", job.name);
            job.results({count: 5}, function(err, results, job) {
                 console.log("Fields: ", results.results); // results would be null
            });             
        });
    });

This second search created a search job with a search id, but I was not able to pull the results from the job. However, if I looked up the search id in the job inspector, I would correctly see 5 results.

Could anyone help me out?

1 Solution

nprab428
Engager

Turns out my searchmanager syntax was wrong (forgot commas around the time range, and quotes around the commit hash).

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nprab428
Engager

Turns out my searchmanager syntax was wrong (forgot commas around the time range, and quotes around the commit hash).

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DalJeanis
Legend

If you have solved the issue, please convert your comment to an answer and accept the answer. It might also help others if you posted what you found to be the correct syntax.

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