Splunk Search

Use repetitive query in a subsearch

andrewpagans
Path Finder

Hello All,
I would like to reuse repetitive query in a sub-search.
Could you please help me to retrieve the base query in the sub-search?

Here an example of what I would like to do:

<dashboard>
   <label>Test base query in a subsearch</label>
   <search id="subsearch_results">
     <query>index=_internal | table host,sourcetype</query>
     <earliest>-24h@h</earliest>
     <latest>now</latest>
   </search>
   <row>
     <panel>
       <event>
         <search>
           <query>index=_audit 
                         | join type=left host [| $subsearch_results$]
           </query>
           <earliest>-24h@h</earliest>
           <latest>now</latest>
           <sampleRatio>1</sampleRatio>
         </search>
         <option name="list.drilldown">none</option>
       </event>
     </panel>
   </row>
 </dashboard>

Thanks !

0 Karma

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @andrewpagans,
it isn't possible to use a base search in a subquery.
Sometimes (e.g. in an example like the one you posted) you could reverse the searches:

 <dashboard>
    <label>Test base query in a subsearch</label>
    <search id="audit_results">
      <query>index=_audit </query>
      <earliest>-24h@h</earliest>
      <latest>now</latest>
    </search>
    <row>
      <panel>
        <event>
          <search base="audit_results">
            <query>| join type=right host [| index=_internal ]
            </query>
            <earliest>-24h@h</earliest>
            <latest>now</latest>
            <sampleRatio>1</sampleRatio>
          </search>
          <option name="list.drilldown">none</option>
        </event>
      </panel>
    </row>
  </dashboard>

Ciao.
Giuseppe

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Accelerating Observability as Code with the Splunk AI Assistant

We’ve seen in previous posts what Observability as Code (OaC) is and how it’s now essential for managing ...

Integrating Splunk Search API and Quarto to Create Reproducible Investigation ...

 Splunk is More Than Just the Web Console For Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) practitioners, ...

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 SplunkTrust!

Hello, Splunk Community! We are beyond thrilled to announce our newest group of SplunkTrust members!  The ...