workflow_actions.conf

The following are the spec and example files for workflow_actions.conf.

workflow_actions.conf.spec

   Version 8.0.2

 This file contains possible attribute/value pairs for configuring workflow
 actions in Splunk.

 There is a workflow_actions.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/search/default/.
 To set custom configurations, place a workflow_actions.conf in either
 $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/ or add a workflow_actions.conf file to your
 app's local/ directory. For examples, see workflow_actions.conf.example.
 You must restart Splunk to enable configurations, unless editing them
 through the Splunk manager.

 To learn more about configuration files (including precedence) please see
 the documentation located at
 http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles

GLOBAL SETTINGS

 Use the [default] stanza to define any global settings.
  * You can also define global settings outside of any stanza, at the top
    of the file.
  * Each conf file should have at most one default stanza. If there are
    multiple default stanzas, attributes are combined. In the case of
    multiple definitions of the same attribute, the last definition in the
    file wins.
  * If an attribute is defined at both the global level and in a specific
    stanza, the value in the specific stanza takes precedence.


 General required settings:
 These apply to all workflow action types.


type = <string>
* The type of the workflow action.
* If not set, Splunk skips this workflow action.

label = <string>
* The label to display in the workflow action menu.
* If not set, Splunk skips this workflow action.


 General optional settings:
 These settings are not required but are available for all workflow
 actions.


fields = <comma or space separated list>
* The fields required to be present on the event in order for the workflow
  action to be applied.
* When "display_location" is set to "both" or "field_menu", the workflow
  action will be applied to the menu's corresponding to the specified
  fields.
* If fields is undefined or set to *, the workflow action is applied to all
  field menus.
* If the * character is used in a field name, it is assumed to act as a
  "globber". For example host* would match the fields hostname, hostip, etc.
* Acceptable values are any valid field name, any field name including the *
  character, or * (e.g. *_ip).
* Defaults to *

eventtypes = <comma or space separated list>
* The eventtypes required to be present on the event in order for the
  workflow action to be applied.
* Acceptable values are any valid eventtype name, or any eventtype name plus
  the * character (e.g. host*).

display_location = <string>
* Dictates whether to display the workflow action in the event menu, the
  field menus or in both locations.
* Accepts field_menu, event_menu, or both.
* Defaults to both.

disabled = [True | False]
* Dictates whether the workflow action is currently disabled
* Defaults to False

Using field names to insert values into workflow action settings

 Several settings detailed below allow for the substitution of field values
 using a special variable syntax, where the field's name is enclosed in
 dollar signs.  For example, $_raw$, $hostip$, etc.

 The settings, label, link.uri, link.postargs, and search.search_string all
 accept the value of any valid field to be substituted into the final
 string.

 For example, you might construct a Google search using an error message
 field called error_msg like so:
 link.uri = http://www.google.com/search?q=$error_msg$.

 Some special variables exist to make constructing the settings simpler.

$@field_name$
* Allows for the name of the current field being clicked on to be used in a
  field action.
* Useful when constructing searches or links that apply to all fields.
* NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVENT MENUS

$@field_value$
* Allows for the value of the current field being clicked on to be used in a
  field action.
* Useful when constructing searches or links that apply to all fields.
* NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVENT MENUS

$@sid$
* The sid of the current search job.

$@offset$
* The offset of the event being clicked on in the list of search events.

$@namespace$
* The name of the application from which the search was run.

$@latest_time$
* The latest time the event occurred.  This is used to disambiguate similar
  events from one another. It is not often available for all fields.

Field action types

 Link type:
 Allows for the construction of GET and POST requests via links to external
 resources.


link.uri = <string>
* The URI for the resource to link to.
* Accepts field values in the form $<field name>$, (e.g $_raw$).
* All inserted values are URI encoded.
* Required

link.target = <string>
* Determines if clicking the link opens a new window, or redirects the
  current window to the resource defined in link.uri.
* Accepts: "blank" (opens a new window), "self" (opens in the same window)
* Defaults to "blank"

link.method = <string>
* Determines if clicking the link should generate a GET request or a POST
  request to the resource defined in link.uri.
* Accepts: "get" or "post".
* Defaults to "get".

link.postargs.<int>.<key/value> = <value>
* Only available when link.method = post.
* Defined as a list of key / value pairs like such that foo=bar becomes:
  link.postargs.1.key = "foo"
  link.postargs.1.value = "bar"
* Allows for a conf compatible method of defining multiple identical keys (e.g.):
  link.postargs.1.key = "foo"
  link.postargs.1.value = "bar"
  link.postargs.2.key = "foo"
  link.postargs.2.value = "boo"
  ...
* All values are html form encoded appropriately.


 Search type:
 Allows for the construction of a new search to run in a specified view.


search.search_string = <string>
* The search string to construct.
* Accepts field values in the form $<field name>$, (e.g. $_raw$).
* Does NOT attempt to determine if the inserted field values may break
  quoting or other search language escaping.
* Required

search.app = <string>
* The name of the Splunk application in which to perform the constructed
  search.
* By default this is set to the current app.

search.view = <string>
* The name of the view in which to preform the constructed search.
* By default this is set to the current view.

search.target = <string>
* Accepts: blank, self.
* Works in the same way as link.target. See link.target for more info.

search.earliest = <time>
* Accepts absolute and Splunk relative times (e.g. -10h).
* Determines the earliest time to search from.

search.latest = <time>
* Accepts absolute and Splunk relative times (e.g. -10h).
* Determines the latest time to search to.

search.preserve_timerange = <boolean>
* Ignored if either the search.earliest or search.latest values are set.
* When true, the time range from the original search which produced the
  events list will be used.
* Defaults to false.

workflow_actions.conf.example

#   Version 8.0.2
#
# This is an example workflow_actions.conf.  These settings are used to
# create workflow actions accessible in an event viewer.  Refer to
# workflow_actions.conf.spec and the documentation at splunk.com for more
# information about this file.
#
# To use one or more of these configurations, copy the configuration block
# into workflow_actions.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/, or into your
# application's local/ folder.  You must restart Splunk to enable
# configurations.
#
# To learn more about configuration files (including precedence) please see
# the documentation located at
# http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles

# These are the default workflow actions and make extensive use of the
# special parameters: $@namespace$, $@sid$, etc.

[show_source]
type=link
fields = _cd, source, host, index
display_location = event_menu
label = Show Source
link.uri = /app/$@namespace$/show_source?sid=$@sid$&offset=$@offset$&latest_time=$@latest_time$

[ifx]
type = link
display_location = event_menu
label = Extract Fields
link.uri = /ifx?sid=$@sid$&offset=$@offset$&namespace=$@namespace$

[etb]
type = link
display_location = event_menu
label = Build Eventtype
link.uri = /etb?sid=$@sid$&offset=$@offset$&namespace=$@namespace$

# This is an example workflow action which will be displayed in a specific
# field menu (clientip).

[whois]
display_location = field_menu
fields = clientip
label = Whois: $clientip$
link.method = get
link.target = blank
link.uri = http://ws.arin.net/whois/?queryinput=$clientip$
type = link

# This is an example field action which will allow a user to search every
# field value in Google.

[Google]
display_location = field_menu
fields = *
label = Google $@field_name$
link.method = get
link.uri = http://www.google.com/search?q=$@field_value$
type = link

# This is an example post link that will send its field name and field value
# to a  fictional bug tracking system.

[Create JIRA issue]
display_location = field_menu
fields = error_msg
label = Create JIRA issue for $error_class$
link.method = post
link.postargs.1.key = error
link.postargs.1.value = $error_msg$
link.target = blank
link.uri = http://127.0.0.1:8000/jira/issue/create
type = link

# This is an example search workflow action that will be displayed in an
# event's menu, but requires the field "controller" to exist in the event in
# order for the workflow action to be available for that event.

[Controller req over time]
display_location = event_menu
fields = controller
label = Requests over last day for $controller$
search.earliest = -3d
search.search_string = sourcetype=rails_app controller=$controller$ | timechart span=1h count
search.target = blank
search.view = charting
type = search