Ron Naken's RedAlert app can allow you to use field value(s) in your alerts. It also provides some very nice alert tracking. https://apps.splunk.com/app/1730/
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Use the Job Inspector
If your search returns an error you'll see this
If you don't get an error, you can get to the job inspector from the Job menu dropdown:
Then scroll down to messages and you'll find information on debugging.
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