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Saving searches
When you create a search, you have several options to choose from to save the search. In the Search app, the choices are listed under the Save As drop-down.
| Save as option | Description | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Report | When you create a search that you would like to run again, you can save the search as a report. | See Create and edit reports in the Reporting Manual. |
| Dashboard panel | You can also save a search as a dashboard panel. Dashboards can have one or more panels which can show search results in tables or in graphical visualizations. | See Getting started in the Dashboards and Visualizations manual. |
| Alert | Some searches provide timely information that you want to be notified about. You can save a search as an alert. An alert is an action that a saved search triggers, based on the results of the search. The action might be to send an email or run a script. | See About alerts in the Alerting Manual. |
| Event type | You can save a search as an event type. Event types are a categorization system to help you make sense of your data. Event types let you sift through huge amounts of data, find similar patterns, and create alerts and reports. | See About event types in the Knowledge Manager Manual. |
See Also
Last modified on 08 March, 2021
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.13, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.9, 7.2.10, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.3.7, 7.3.8, 7.3.9, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.0.10, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.1.8, 8.1.9, 8.1.10, 8.1.11, 8.1.12, 8.1.13, 8.1.14
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