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Is there a shortcut to piping the table command where splunk-created fields are automatically excluded?

morethanyell
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Given that my search criteria is this: index=some_index sourcetype=some_sourcetype, is there a shortcut to piping the | table * command where splunk-created fields are automatically excluded? (Basically wanted to do this: | fields - _raw, _time, eventtype, host, index, sourcetype, source, linecount, splunk_server, splunk_server_group, timestamp, punct in the shortest possible way.

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niketn
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@morethanyell, you can create a macro for excluding Splunk's default fields and use that macro in your searches. for example your macro code can be | fields - _* date_* .....

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| makeresults | eval message= "Happy Splunking!!!"

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niketn
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@morethanyell, you can create a macro for excluding Splunk's default fields and use that macro in your searches. for example your macro code can be | fields - _* date_* .....

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| makeresults | eval message= "Happy Splunking!!!"
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morethanyell
Builder

@niketnilay The noob in me is slapping me. Thank you. I did not think of that.

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niketn
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@morethanyell there is always first time for everything 🙂 Now you know.

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| makeresults | eval message= "Happy Splunking!!!"
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