Question 133 - SPLK-1002 discussion

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.2/Knowledge/SetupaGETworkflowaction

Define a GET workflow action

Steps

Navigate toSettings > Fields > Workflow Actions.

ClickNewto open up a new workflow action form.

Define aLabelfor the action.

TheLabelfield enables you to define the text that is displayed in either the field or event workflow menu. Labels can be static or include the value of relevant fields.

Determine whether the workflow action applies to specific fields or event types in your data.

UseApply only to the following fieldsto identify one or more fields. When you identify fields, the workflow action only appears for events that have those fields, either in their event menu or field menus. If you leave it blank or enter an asterisk the action appears in menus for all fields.

UseApply only to the following event typesto identify one or more event types. If you identify an event type, the workflow action only appears in the event menus for events that belong to the event type.

ForShow action indetermine whether you want the action to appear in theEvent menu, theFields menus, orBoth.

SetAction typetolink.

InURIprovide a URI for the location of the external resource that you want to send your field values to.

Similar to theLabelsetting, when you declare the value of a field, you use the name of the field enclosed by dollar signs.

Variables passed in GET actions via URIs are automaticallyURL encodedduring transmission. This means you can include values that have spaces between words or punctuation characters.

UnderOpen link in, determine whether the workflow action displays in the current window or if it opens the link in a new window.

Set theLink methodtoget.

ClickSaveto save your workflow action definition.