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Search Keywords with search button

ASR1022
Loves-to-Learn Lots

I am currently working on a search dashboard.  I have the dashboard created and the search (Submit Button).  In this search I am looking at the messaging portion of our firewall logs.  When I submit a search I have to put in the whole message example "Interface G1 Link is up".  

What I am trying to do is search for keywords like Interface, G1, link is up, link is down.  

Any info would be great.

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somesoni2
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Give this a try

<label>Message/Note Search</label>
<fieldset autoRun="false" submitButton="true">
<input type="time" token="field1">
<label>Time</label>
<default>
<earliest>-4h@m</earliest>
<latest>now</latest>
</default>
</input>
<input type="dropdown" token="sourcetype" searchWhenChanged="false">
<label>Sourcetype</label>
<choice value="*">All</choice>
<default>*</default>
<populatingSearch fieldForValue="sourcetype" fieldForLabel="sourcetype">
<![CDATA[|metadata type=sourcetypes index=netfw | stats count by sourcetype]]>
</populatingSearch>
</input>
<input type="text" token="keywords">
<label>Message/Note</label>
</input>
</fieldset>
<row>
<panel>
<table>
<title>Source IP Search Results</title>
<search>
<query>index=scfw sourcetype="$sourcetype$" (msg="*$keywords$*" OR note="*$keywords$*")</query>
<earliest>$field1.earliest$</earliest>
<latest>$field1.latest$</latest>
</search>

With this, you would be able to specify a single keyword OR portion of the string you're searching. (e.g. set the 'Message/Notes' textbox value to just 'G1' OR just 'Interface'. 

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ASR1022
Loves-to-Learn Lots

That worked for me somesoni2.

 

Thanks for your help!

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

When you open the search from your dashboard (after clicking on the little magnifying glass icon when you mouse hover the table/visualization), when search you get and what it should be? Are you using a text box to search for keywords? Should those keywords be used with 'OR' conjunction or 'AND'?

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ASR1022
Loves-to-Learn Lots

This is the search syntax:

<label>Message/Note Search</label>
<fieldset autoRun="false" submitButton="true">
<input type="time" token="field1">
<label>Time</label>
<default>
<earliest>-4h@m</earliest>
<latest>now</latest>
</default>
</input>
<input type="dropdown" token="sourcetype" searchWhenChanged="false">
<label>Sourcetype</label>
<choice value="*">All</choice>
<default>*</default>
<populatingSearch fieldForValue="sourcetype" fieldForLabel="sourcetype">
<![CDATA[|metadata type=sourcetypes index=netfw | stats count by sourcetype]]>
</populatingSearch>
</input>
<input type="text" token="*">
<label>Message/Note</label>
</input>
</fieldset>
<row>
<panel>
<table>
<title>Source IP Search Results</title>
<search>
<query>index=scfw sourcetype="$sourcetype$" (msg="$*$" OR note="$*$")</query>
<earliest>$field1.earliest$</earliest>
<latest>$field1.latest$</latest>
</search>

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