Splunk Search

regex to split names extracted from a string

nathanluke86
Communicator

This is a little tricky to explain but I have this query:

index = active_directory directReports=* sAMAccountName=* 
| rex field=directReports max_match=0 "CN=(?<memberOf>[^,]+)"
| rex field=memberOf mode=sed "s/\./ /g"
| rename sAMAccountName as Manager memberOf as Employee
| table Manager Employee

This displays as manager in column 1 and lists employees in column 2 :

How can I unlist the employees as separate rows as follows

Manager employee
Manager employee
Manager employee
Manager employee

TIA

Tags (2)
0 Karma

manjunathmeti
Champion

You just need to expand Employee fields values:

index = active_directory directReports=* sAMAccountName=* 
| rex field=directReports max_match=0 "CN=(?<memberOf>[^,]+)"
| rex field=memberOf mode=sed "s/\./ /g"
| rename sAMAccountName as Manager memberOf as Employee
| mvexpand Employee
| table Manager Employee

nathanluke86
Communicator

Thanks @manjunathmeti

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

SOK it to Me: Top 3 Benefits of Using Splunk Operator on Kubernetes that’ll Make ...

    Thursday, July 9, 2026  |  11:00AM–12:00PM PDT Duration: 1 hour (includes Q&A) Managing can feel like a ...

Upgrade Prep for 10.4, Network Observability Deep Dives, and More from Splunk Lantern

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides practical guidance from Splunk experts on key ...

Splunk Developer Day announcements: AI agents, MCP tools, Forecasting, and Custom ...

Splunk Developer Day was packed with product and platform updates for developers building in the AI ...