Splunk Search

disable automatic search execution when time ranges change

lady_bl00dst0n3
New Member

some datasets are large and when configuring an spl and changing the time range picker, it triggers the search to run at change. Is there a way to disable automatic search execution when a user changes the time range?

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livehybrid
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @lady_bl00dst0n3 

Are you referring to when you are writing a search in the search bar? 

Unfortunately Im not aware of any settings that can be changed to prevent this auto-running like you can on a dashboard. 

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shashankD
Explorer

You have to do this manually, or if you able to build a python script, then you can build and disable the searches.

 

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Is this in a dashboard?

If so, just remove the dependency between the time picker and the search, such that, even if the time picker is changed by the user, the search does not trigger.

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