Course Content
This three-hour module is designed for power users who want to learn how to use lookups and subsearches to enrich their results. Topics will focus on lookup commands and explore how to use subsearches to correlate and filter data from multiple sources.
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Prerequisites
To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:
- How Splunk works
- Knowledge objects
- Lookups
Course Objectives
- Using Lookup Commands
- Adding a Subsearch
- Using the return Command
Outline: Leveraging Lookups and Subsearches (LLS)
Topic 1 – Using Lookup Commands
- Understand lookups
- Use the inputlookup command to search lookup files
- Use the lookup command to invoke field value lookups
- Use the outputlookup command to create lookups
- Invoke geospatial lookups in search
Topic 2 – Adding a Subsearch
- Define subsearch
- Use subsearch to filter results
- Identify when to use subsearch
- Understand subsearch limitations and alternatives
Topic 3 – Using the return Command
- Use the return command to pass values from a subsearch
- Compare the return and fields commands