Recently found/fixed a similar issue with the Python SDK, related to previews being mixed in with the results: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/391949/unreliable-export-using-python-sdk.html#answer-391220 I don't know offhand how to account for this using the Java SDK - take a look at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/JavaSDK if you haven't already - maybe set JobExportArgs.OutputMode to RAW ? ... View more

Glad to have found this fix, but patching Splunk's code (vs. maintaining config state) is not really maintainable for most users. A similar issue exists in data/ui/views/job_management.xml . Many enterprises have more than 250 users, and this seems like something that should be a configuration option. I'd also point out that you can workaround the hardcoded limit w/out modifying the code by entering the desired userid in the search input (not as clean) or manually modify the url, replacing &pwnr=- with &pwnr=targetuserid ... View more