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Event Handler Reference

Use Simple XML event handler elements to create responsive dashboard behavior.

What is an event handler?

In web programming, event handlers let you listen for and define responses to state changes and user behavior, such as a mouse click or scroll. These changes or interactions are events. Event handlers in Simple XML work similarly.

Event handling contexts

Depending on the context, such as a form input or drilldown, the events that can happen and that are exposed in Simple XML elements vary. The use cases for handling events can also vary by context.

For example, in a form input, you can use the <change> element that listens for a user selection and sets a token value based on that selection. This token value update can trigger panel show or hide behavior in the form, customizing the content to the selection.

Context Events that happen in this context Use case example
Form inputs User selections or input Customize the form content in response to user input values.
Search states A search has several state events, such as being in progress, cancelled, or done. Use search event handlers to listen for search state changes and capture data or create dynamic behavior during different states.
Drilldown User clicks on a visualization where drilldown is enabled Use drilldown to share additional data insights with your dashboard users. For example, you can open a secondary search or link to an external URL.
Dashboard page load Page loads in the browser window, displaying the dashboard Set tokens on page load to manage initial display settings such as panel show or hide or search results for a visualization.

Customizing responsive behavior

In some elements, you can define conditional responses to state changes. For example, you might want to handle particular search result field values differently when a search completes.

Tokens and event handlers

Use predefined or custom tokens to capture dynamic values or to help you implement responsive behavior. Depending on the context, available predefined tokens vary.

If you are unfamiliar with tokens, see Token usage in dashboards.

Form inputs

Respond to user input in any of the following form input elements.

  • <checkbox>
  • <dropdown>
  • <link>
  • <multiselect>
  • <radio>
  • <text>
  • <time>


Event handler element

Use the <change> element to define responses to user selections in the input. You can include a <condition> child element in <change> to handle user input values conditionally.

Note: The <change> element is not available for multiselect inputs.

  <change>
      <condition [label="foo" | value="foo" | match="(dashboard eval expression)"]>(0..n)
        (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)

For more details, see change in the Simple XML Reference.

Form input event tokens

Respond to user selections in a form input. Use predefined tokens to access the selected <choice> element label or value.

Token Description
label Selected <choice> element label.
value Selected <choice> element value.


Example Use the <change> element to capture the selected label and value from an input.

<form>
  <label>Use tokens with input choices to capture input labels and values</label>
  <fieldset submitButton="false">
    <input type="radio" token="period_tok">
      <label>Select a time range</label>
      <choice value="-24h@h">Last 24 Hours</choice>
      <choice value="-7d@d">Last 7 Days</choice>
      <choice value="-30d@d">Last 30 Days</choice>
      <default>Last 24 Hours</default>

      <change>
          <!-- use predefined input tokens to set -->
          <!-- tokens for the selected label and value -->
          <set token="date_label">$label$</set>
          <set token="earliest_tok">$value$</set>
      </change>
      
    </input>
  </fieldset>
  
  <row>
    <panel>
      <title>Conditional Inputs</title>
      <chart>
        <!-- Display selected label in the title -->
        <title>Source Type by $date_label$</title>
        
        <search>
          <query>index = _internal | timechart count by sourcetype</query>
          <!-- use the value of earliest_tok -->
          <!-- to set the time range         -->
          <earliest>$earliest_tok$</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
        
        <option name="charting.axisY.scale">log</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleX.text">Time period</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleY.text">Events</option>
      </chart>
    </panel>
  </row>
</form>

7.1 tokens input choices.png

Search event handlers

Search event handlers allow you to enable event actions based on search results or search properties. Actions include linking to a page, setting or unsetting tokens, and executing an eval function.

Search event tokens

Search event handlers use predefined tokens to access the search results and search properties. The tokens available to each handler vary. In some cases, the event handler does not access a predefined token to enable an action.

Token Description
job.property

Access the value of the named job property or one of its secondary properties. For example, use $job.request.earliest_time$ and $job.request.latest_time$ to access information about the search time range.

You can also view properties for a search from the Search Job Inspector. From the Search Page, after running a search select Job > Inspect Job.

See View search job properties in the Search Manual for a list of properties available.


result.field

Access the value of the named field. The token accesses the value from the first row of returned results.


Search element syntax
<done | error | fail | cancelled | progress>
  <condition  match=(dashboard eval expression)>(0..n)
    (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)

For detailed information on search event tokens, see Define search tokens.

cancelled

<cancelled>
Execute actions when a search is cancelled.
Parent element
<search>
<cancelled>
   <condition match="(dashboard eval expression)">(0..n)
    (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Tokens available

No tokens for this element.

Example
    <cancelled>
        <unset token="sourcetype_count" />
    </cancelled>

error

<error>
Execute actions when there is a search error event, such as an invalid query.
Parent element
<search>
<error>
   <condition match="(dashboard eval expression)">(0..n)
    (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Tokens available

No tokens for this element.

Example
    <search>
        <error>
            <set token="error_message">$message$</set>
        </error>
    </search>

fail

<fail>
Execute an action when a search fails while running.
Parent element
<search>
<fail>
   <condition match="(dashboard eval expression)">(0..n)
    (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Tokens available
No tokens for this element. Only the failure message is available.
Example
    <search>
        <fail>
            <set token="fail_message">$message$</set>
        </fail>
    </search>

progress

<progress>
Execute an action on search progress events. Access job properties and the first results row.
Parent element
<search>
<progress>
   <condition match="(dashboard eval expression)">(0..n)
    (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Tokens available
job.property
result.field
Example
    <progress>
        <condition match=" 'job.resultCount' == 0">
            <set token="show_html">true</set>
        </condition>
        <condition>
            <unset token="show_html"/>
        </condition>
    </progress>

done

<done>
Execute actions based on finished search events.
Parent element
<search>
<done>
   <condition match="(dashboard eval expression)">(0..n)
    (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Tokens available
job.property
result.field
Example
    <done>
        <condition match=" 'job.resultCount' == 0">
            <set token="show_html">true</set>
        </condition>
        <condition>
            <unset token="show_html"/>
        </condition>
    </done>

Visualization event handlers

<[Visualization]>
Event handlers apply to the following visualization types:
  • chart
  • event
  • map
  • single
  • table
<[Visualization]>
    <drilldown> (0..n)
        <condition [label="foo" | value="foo" | match=(dashboard eval expression)]>(0..n)
            (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
    <selection> (0..n, for charts of type area, line, and column only)
            (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Child elements
element Type Default Description
<drilldown> Event actions
Actions to take for drilldown behavior.
<selection> <set>
Applies to charts of type area, column, or line.

Use the <set> element to define tokens for the time window used in the pan and zoom feature of charts.

Example

Example line chart panel using an inline search. It limits results to a specified time window and provides labels for the X and Y axes:

<dashboard>
  <label>Top source types in the last week</label>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <title>Chart example</title>
      <chart>
        <title>Top sourcetypes in the last week</title>
        <search>
          <query>
          index=_internal source="*metrics.log" group=per_sourcetype_thruput
          | timechart sum(kb) by series 
          </query>
          <earliest>-1w</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
        <option name="height">200px</option>
        <option name="charting.chart">line</option>
        <option name="charting.axisY.scale">log</option>
        <option name="charting.chart.nullValueMode">connect</option>
       </chart>
    </panel>
    . . .
  </row>  
</dashboard>
7.1 top source types.png

Drilldown event tokens

For dynamic drilldown, there are predefined tokens available for each type of visualization. The value of a predefined token can vary, depending on the visualization.


chart (event tokens)

The clicked field name is the name of the field or series for the y-Axis if present (similar to click.name2). If the name of the field or series is not available the field or category for the x-axis is used (click.name).

Data Property Description
click.name Name of the field or category for the x-axis. Not available when the legend has been clicked.
click.value Value of the field or category for the x-axis. Not available when the legend has been clicked.
click.name2 Name of the field or series for the y-axis.
click.value2 Value of the field or series for the y-axis. Not available when the legend has been clicked.
row.<fieldname> Any field values along the y-axis at the same point as the click on the x-axis. Not available when the legend has been clicked.
row.<x-axis-name> Value of the x-axis. Not available when the legend has been clicked.
earliest/latest Time range of the clicked chart segment, or if not applicable, the time range of the search.

event (event tokens)

The value for click.name depends on the context of the click, as described below:

Data Property Description
click.name The field name associated with the click.

For cases in the event viewer where the field name is ambiguous:

  • Click a term in the raw event: Sets _raw as the field name.
  • Click the event timestamp: Sets _time as the field name.
  • Click a tag: Sets a field name according to the tag name, as follows:
      tag::<field>
      (for example, when host is tagged, tag::host)
click.value Value associated with the click.
click.name2 Identical to click.name.
click.value2 Identical to click.value.
row.<fieldname> Exposes each field value as row.<fieldname>.
earliest/latest Time range of the clicked event, which is:
earliest: _time
latest: (_time + 1 second)

map (event tokens)

The field for the <condition> tag in dynamic drilldown always corresponds to click.name.


Data Property Description
click.name Name of the first, or only field, that displays the marker.
click.value Value of the first, or only field, that displays the marker.
click.name2 Same as click.name.
click.value2 Same as click.value
click.lat.name Name of the latitude field that determines the location of the marker.
click.lat.value Latitude value of the geo location of the marker.
click.lon.name Name of the longitude field that determines the location of the marker.
click.lon.value Longitude value of the geo location of the marker.
click.bounds.<orientation> Outer boundaries of all clustered locations that the marker represents.

Orientation: south, west, north, east

row.<fieldname> Each field value of the clicked marker is exposed in this form.
earliest/latest Time range of the search driving the map visualization.

single (event tokens)

The field for the <condition> tag in dynamic drilldown always corresponds to click.name.

Data Property Description
click.name Name of the field that is displayed by the single value visualization.
click.value Value that is displayed by the single value visualization.
click.name2 Same as click.name.
click.value2 Same as click.value.
row.<fieldname> Exposes each field in the same result row from which the single value is taken.
earliest/latest Time range of the search driving the single value visualization.

table (event tokens)

The field for the <condition> tag in dynamic drilldown always corresponds to click.name2.

Data Property Description
click.name Name of the leftmost field that is displayed in the table. This is always _time, if present.
click.value Value of the left-most column in the clicked row.
click.name2 Name of the clicked column.
click.value2 Value of the clicked column.
row.<fieldname> All field values for the clicked table row, including those fields that are not displayed.
earliest/latest Time range of the clicked table row, or if not applicable, the time range of the search.


drilldown

<drilldown>

Define custom destinations to link to when a user clicks on fields in a dashboard or form.

Specify a path to the destination using the <link> tag.
Set or unset tokens using the <set> or <unset> tags.
Specify a condition to specify fields for setting or unsetting tokens.

Note: You can specify one or more actions (<eval>, <link>, <set>, <unset>) or conditions (<condition>) directly within <drilldown>, but you cannot specify both actions and conditions.

Attributes
Name Type Default Description
target text
Corresponds to the target attribute of the <a> HTTP tag.

Specify "_blank" to open the drilldown in a new window.

Specify "_self" to open the drilldown in the same window.

Specify an arbitrary string to open the drilldown in a new window. Subsequent references to this target open in this window.

Parent elements
<chart> <event> <map> <single> <table>
<drilldown>
  ( <eval> | <link> | <set>  | <unset> ) (1..n) | <condition> (1..n)  
Example 1: Pass a value to a form
<table>
 <search>
       <query>index=_internal </query>
 </search>

<!-- Pass the clicked row's 'count'-column value    -->
<!-- to populate a destination form's 'foo' token. -->
<drilldown>
  <link>
  /app/search/simple_xml_form?form.foo=$row.count$
  </link>
</drilldown>
</table>
Example 2: Pass parameters to a form
<table>
 <search>
     <query>index=_internal</query>
 </search>

<!-- Pass the clicked cell's value, earliest time, -->
<!-- and latest time to a destination form's       -->
<!-- token ('foo') and search parameters           -->
<drilldown>
  <link>
  <![CDATA[
/app/search/simple_xml_form?form.foo=$click.value2$&earliest=$earliest$&latest=$latest$
  ]]>
  </link>
</drilldown>
</table>
Example 3: Pass a value from a chart to a website
<chart>
  <search>
    <query>index=_internal | chart count by sourcetype</query>
  </search>
  <option name="charting.chart">column</option>

  <!-- $click.value$ captures the value clicked by the user -->
  <!-- From the x-axis of a column chart and passes         -->
  <!-- it to the website as a query parameter               -->
  <drilldown>          
    <link>
      http://splunk-base.splunk.com/integrated_search/?q=$click.value$
    </link>
  </drilldown>
</chart>

selection

<selection>
Sets the time window for the pan and zoom feature of charts. You can also use tokens to set other values, such as the numerical values of the x-axis in a chart.

Only applies to charts of type area, column, or line.

See Chart controls for details on the pan and zoom feature of charts.

Parent elements
<chart>
  <option name="charting.chart">area</option>
  | <option name="charting.chart">column</option>
  | <option name="charting.chart">line</option>
Use pre-defined tokens to capture the earliest and latest time of the time window and the earliest and latest values within that time window for a field.

For example:

    <selection>
      <set token="selection.earliest">$start$</set>
      <set token="selection.latest">$end$</set>
      <set token="start.[fieldname]">$start.[fieldname]$</set>
      <set token="end.[fieldname]">$end.[fieldname]$</set>
    </selection>

Can also be used to set a drilldown link.

    <selection>
      <link>
Attributes

No attributes for this element.

Example

A selection on the left chart zooms into the right chart with details for the selected area.

<dashboard>
  <label>Pan and Zoom</label>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <chart>
        <title>Pan and Zoom (All source types)</title>
        <search>
          <query>
            index=_internal  |  timechart count by sourcetype
          </query>
          <earliest>-7d@h</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
       </search>
       <option name="charting.axisX.scale">linear</option>
        <option name="charting.axisY.scale">log</option>
        <option name="charting.chart">line</option>
        <selection>
          <set token="selection.earliest">$start$</set>
          <set token="selection.latest">$end$</set>
          <set token="start.splunk_web_access">$start.splunk_web_access$</set>
          <set token="end.splunk_web_access">$end.splunk_web_access$</set>
        </selection>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleX.text">Last 7 Days</option>
      </chart>
    </panel>
    <panel>
      <chart>
        <title>Pan and Zoom (Web access source type)</title>
        <search>
          <query>
            index=_internal sourcetype=splunk_web_access
            |  timechart count by sourcetype
          </query>
        <earliest>$selection.earliest$</earliest>
        <latest>$selection.latest$</latest>          
        </search>
        <option name="charting.chart">column</option>
        <option name="charting.legend.placement">none</option>
        <option name="charting.legend.masterLegend">null</option>
        <option name="charting.axisX.scale">linear</option>
        <option name="charting.axisY.scale">log</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleX.text">Selected Time Range</option>
      </chart>
    </panel>
  </row>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <html>
        <h3>Token values for the splunk_web_access selection</h3>
        <table border="0" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0">
          <tr>
            <td>
              <p><b>Time range (epoch time)</b></p>
              <p>
                <b>$$selection.earliest$$</b>: $selection.earliest$<br/>
                <b>$$selection.latest$$</b>: $selection.latest$
              </p>
            </td>
            <td>
              <p><b>Count at the begining and end of time range.</b></p>
              <p>
                <b>$$start.splunk_web_access$$</b>: $start.splunk_web_access$<br/>
                <b>$$end.splunk_web_access$$</b>: $end.splunk_web_access$</p>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
      </html>
    </panel>
  </row>
</dashboard>

7.1 pan and zoom 3.png

Condition element

The <condition> element specifies the scope of actions based on one more conditions. The available conditions on which to base actions differ, depending on the parent element. The attributes available to the condition element vary, depending on the parent element.

Condition (input)

<condition>

Specifies the scope of actions based on input choices. If the parent element <change> is not present, then the actions apply to all choices. The <condition> element is not available for multiselect inputs.

Parent element
<input>
   <change>
<condition>
  (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Attributes
Name Type Default Description
label text
*
Specifies the input <label> element to which the condition applies.

'*' applies the condition to all input <label> elements.

match eval expression
An eval expression that defines the conditions needed for actions to be executed.
value text
*
Specifies the input <value> element to which the condition applies.

'*' applies the condition to all input <value> elements.

Example

Use conditional inputs to select preset time ranges for a search.

The token for the selected choice appears in the title for the chart. The conditional token for the selected value drives the data for the chart.

<form>
  <label>Use tokens with conditional input choices</label>
  <fieldset submitButton="false">
    <input type="radio" token="period_tok">
      <label>Select a time range</label>
      <choice value="-24h@h">Last 24 Hours</choice>
      <choice value="-7d@h">Last 7 Days</choice>
      <choice value="-30d@h">Last 30 Days</choice>
      <default>Last 24 Hours</default>

      <!-- set condition based on the label defined by <choice> -->
      <!-- Within each condition, specify a custom label for display -->
      <!-- Capture the selected value in the token, earliest_tok -->
      <change>
        <condition label="Last 24 Hours">
          <set token="date_label">Yesterday</set>
          <set token="earliest_tok">$value$</set>
        </condition>
        <condition label="Last 7 Days">
          <set token="date_label">Last week</set>
          <set token="earliest_tok">$value$</set>
        </condition>
        <condition label="Last 30 Days">
          <set token="date_label">Last month</set>
          <set token="earliest_tok">$value$</set>
        </condition>
      </change>
    </input>
  </fieldset>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <title>Conditional Inputs</title>
      <chart>

        <!-- Display selected label in the title -->
        <title>$date_label$</title>

        <search>
          <query>index = _internal | timechart count by sourcetype</query>
          <!-- use the value of earliest_tok -->
          <!-- to set the time range         -->
          <earliest>$earliest_tok$</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
        </search>

        <option name="charting.axisY.scale">log</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleX.text">Time periods</option>
        <option name="charting.axisTitleY.text">Events</option>
      </chart>
    </panel>
  </row>
</form>
7.1 tokens input choices.png

Condition (search)

<condition>
Specifies a condition and behavior for when the condition is met.
Parent elements

<cancelled> | <done> | <error> | <fail> | <progress>

<condition [match=[eval statement]]>
  (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Attributes
Name Type Default Description
match eval expression
An eval expression that defines the conditions needed for actions to be executed.
Example
<condition match=" 'job.resultCount' == 0">
    <set token="show_table_query">true</set>
</condition>

Condition (drilldown)

<condition>

Limits the scope of drilldown actions to clicks on specific fields. If the <condition> element is not present, then drilldown actions apply to all fields.

Note: The <condition> element applies to both input elements and drilldown elements. See <condition> (input) for details.

Parent element
<drilldown>
<condition>
  (<eval> | <link> | <set> | <unset>) (1..n)
Attributes
Name Type Default Description
field text
*
Specifies the search field on which to implement the drilldown, or to set or unset a token.
Example

See the example for <set> for using the <condition> tag to set a token for in-page drilldown.

See the example for <unset> for using multiple <condition> tags.

Event actions

eval

<eval>
Executes an eval statement. An eval statement evaluates an expression and puts the results into a field. <eval> for dashboards works similarly, with some exceptions, to the SPL eval command. For more details, see eval in the Search Reference.
Parent elements
<drilldown><condition>
<search><condition>
<change><condition>
<drilldown>
  <eval token="[token_name]">

<drilldown>
  <condition>
    <eval token="[token_name]">

<change>
  <eval token="[token_name]">

<change>
  <condition>
    <eval token="[token_name]">

<search>
  <condition>
    <eval token="[token_name]">

<search>
  <eval token="[token_name]">
Attributes
Name Type Default Description
token text Token whose value is the result of the eval expression. In an <eval> expression, you can use either $...$ delimiters or single quote delimiters for tokens. For example, both of the following options are valid.

$my_token$
'my_token'

Example
<eval token="new_token">[eval expression]</eval>

link

<link>

Specifies a link to a destination for drilldown or for a selected input choice.

<link> can be a child tag of <change>, <drilldown>, <search>, or <condition>.

Use <link> as a child tag of <condition> when you want to configure distinct drilldown actions for specific fields or inputs. Otherwise, use <link> as a child tag of <change> or <drilldown>.

There are various ways to specify a destination for the drilldown using relative paths or a URL, as described below

Parent elements
<drilldown><condition>
<search><condition>
<change><condition>
<drilldown>
  <link>

<drilldown>
  <condition>
    <link>

<change>
  <link>

<change>
  <condition>
    <link>

<search>
  <condition>
    <link>

<search>
  <link>
Attributes
Name Type Default Description
field Field name Deprecated. Use <condition field="[field]"...>

(<drilldown> only) Specifies which values to capture in a table from the specified column or row. Cannot be specified together with the series attribute.

Although the field attribute is supported, Splunk recommends that you specify fields with the <condition> tag.

series Series name Deprecated. Use <condition field="[field]"...>

(<drilldown> only) Specifies which values to capture in a chart from the specified series. Cannot be specified together with the field attribute.

Although the series attribute is supported, Splunk recommends that you specify series with the <condition> tag.

target text
Corresponds to the target attribute of the <a> HTTP tag. Specifying target for the <link> element overrides the value of target specified in the <drilldown> element.

Specify "_blank" to open the drilldown in a new window.

Specify "_self" to open the drilldown in the same window.

Specify an arbitrary string to open the drilldown in a new window. Subsequent references to this target open in this window.

Parent element

<drilldown><condition>

1) <link> [viewname] </link>
2) <link> [path/viewname] </link>
3) <link> [path/viewname?form.token=$dest_value$] </link>
4) <link> [path/viewname?form.token=$dest_value$&earliest=$earliest$&latest=$latest$] </link>
5) <link> [URL?q=$dest_value$] </link>

  1. Use the specified view, which must be in the same path as the current dashboard.
  2. Relative path to connect to a dashboard.
  3. Relative path to connect to a form, passing in a token to populate the form.
  4. Pass in the earliest and latest time range from the original search.
    (Requires use of CDATA to escape special characters.)
  5. URL and query argument to pass a value to the destination page.

Path values Description
path A path to the destination view from the current view. Typically, you specify path as: /app/app_name/

However, you can also specify a relative path, based on the app context of the source and destination views.

viewname The name of the Splunk view you are using for a destination.
$dest_value$ Specifies how to capture a value from a visualization. See Drilldown event tokens for details on each visualizaion.
URL Specify a URL to a web page. Use the full address, including the protocol. For example: http://.
q When specifying a URL, use q to specify the value of dest_value in a query string to a web resource.


Example

Use <link> with conditional inputs to open a new page.

<form>
. . .
<fieldset>
  <input type="dropdown" token="openNewPageToken">
    <label></label>
    <default>Select a page to open</default>
    <choice value="">Select a page to open</choice>
    <choice value="manager_page">View prebuilt panels</choice>
    <choice value="splk_page">Open Splunk home page</choice>
    <change>
      <condition value="manager_page">
        <link target="_blank">
             <![CDATA[/manager/search/data/ui/panels?ns=-&pwnr=-&search=&count=25]]>
        </link>
      </condition>
      <condition value="splk_page">
        <link target="_blank">
          http://splunk.com
        </link>
      </condition>
    </change>
  </input>
</fieldset>
. . .
</form>
7.1 select page.png

7.1 prebuilt panels.png

set

<set>

Allows you to publish new global tokens that can be consumed by any other element or search within the dashboard. You typically publish tokens when using form inputs or when using drilldown.

For form inputs, specify tokens for actions to take for specific inputs.

For drilldown, specify the value to capture when clicked. The value can be set dynamically using a token.

For form inputs, <set> can be a child tag of <change> or <condition>.
For drilldown, <set> can be a child tag of <drilldown> or <condition>.

Use <set> as a child tag of <condition> when you want to configure distinct actions for specific inputs or for fields for drilldown. Otherwise, use <set> as a child tag of <change> or <drilldown> to specify an action for all inputs or for all fields.

Parent elements
<change>
   <condition>
<drilldown >
   <condition>
<change>
<drilldown>
There are two ways to set a value of a token.

1. Use a template to combine input tokens and static portions to form the new token value. Templates let you reference multiple tokens when setting the value, and also specify quotes for the value using the |s token filter.

<set token="Token Name">sourcetype=$click.value|s$</set>

2. Use the prefix and suffix attributes to specify static portions for the input token. The following is equivalent to the template example above.

<set token="Token Name" prefix="sourcetype=&quot;" suffix="&quot;">$click.value$</set>

Attributes
Name Type Default Description
token Token name Required The name of the token to be consumed by the target visualization on the same page.
prefix text String to place before the value of the token.
suffix text String to append to the value of the token.
Example

A click on the table sets a token which is consumed by the search of the chart visualization.

<dashboard>
  <label>In-page Drilldown</label>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <table>
        <title>Set sourcetype token on click</title>
        <search>
          <query>
          index=_internal | stats count by sourcetype
          </query>
        <earliest>-1h</earliest>
        <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
        <drilldown>
          <condition field="sourcetype">
            <set token="sourcetype">$click.value2$</set>
          </condition>
        </drilldown>
      </table>
      <chart>
        <title>Chart for $sourcetype$</title>
        <search>
          <query>
            index=_internal sourcetype=$sourcetype$ | timechart count by sourcetype
          </query>
          <earliest>-1h</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
      </chart>
    </panel>
  </row>
</dashboard>

unset

<unset>

Use <unset> to remove a token that was previously set.

Parent element
<change>
   <condition>
<drilldown >
   <condition>
<change>
<drilldown>
<unset token="Token Name">
Attributes
Name Type Default Description
token Token name Required The name of a token that was previously set, but to be ignored.
Example

Use <set> and <unset> to define the visualization to use.

Use token definitions to hide a panel.

<dashboard>
  <label>Example for <set> and <unset></label>
  <row>
    <panel>
      <table>
        <title>Set sourcetype token</title>
        <search>
          <query>
          index=_internal | stats count by sourcetype
          </query>
        <earliest>-1h</earliest>
        <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
        <drilldown>
          <!-- For the sourcetype field clicked: -->
          <!-- Set token to display a chart -->
          <!-- Unset token to display a table -->
          <condition field="sourcetype">
            <set token="sourcetype">$row.sourcetype$</set>
            <set token="showChart">foo</set>
            <unset token="showTable"></unset>
          </condition>
          <!-- For any other field clicked: -->
          <!-- Set token to display a table -->
          <!-- Unset token to display a chart -->
          <condition field="*">
            <set token="sourcetype">$row.sourcetype$</set>
            <set token="showTable">foo</set>
            <unset token="showChart"></unset>
          </condition>
        </drilldown>
      </table>
    </panel>
    
    <!-- Hide the html panel when either token is present -->
    <!-- Click in the original table to set either token -->
    <panel>
      <html rejects="$showTable$, $showChart$">
        <h2>Details</h2>
          <div style="padding: 50px; margin: 0 auto; width: 350px;">
          <div class="alert alert-warning">
          <i class="icon-alert"/>
            Click on a row in the table on the left to show details.
          </div>
        </div>
      </html>
      <!-- if showChart token is set, display results here -->
      <chart depends="$showChart$">
        <title>Details for $submitted:sourcetype|s$</title>
        <search>
          <query>
          index=_internal sourcetype=$sourcetype|s$
          | timechart count by sourcetype
          </query>
          <earliest>-1h</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
      </chart>
      <!-- if showCTable token is set, display results here -->
      <table depends="$showTable$">
        <title>Details for $submitted:sourcetype|s$</title>
        <search>
          <query>
          index=_internal sourcetype=$sourcetype|s$
          | timechart bins=10 count by sourcetype
          </query>
          <earliest>-1h</earliest>
          <latest>now</latest>
        </search>
        <option name="wrap">true</option>
        <option name="rowNumbers">false</option>
        <option name="dataOverlayMode">none</option>
        <option name="drilldown">cell</option>
        <option name="count">10</option>
      </table>
    </panel>
  </row>
</dashboard>
Last modified on 10 August, 2022
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