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This page describes basic search options for Analytics. You can also perform advanced searches using a query language.

The Search UI refers to the basic search as a Drag and Drop Search that enables you to do multi-widget visualization of your search results. You can add search criteria based on the fields collected for the event type. Field search enables you to search for all values or a specific value of the field. 

Create a New Basic Search

The scope of your search depends on the fields and field criteria you select. You can select to search on multiple field values with multiple relevant criteria, enter an exact match term, or use wild cards to filter the results. See Search Options.

  1. From the Analytics tab, click Searches.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Select Drag and Drop Search.
  4. Select the data sourceData Source Type type that you want to search. 
  5. Select FieldsFields related to the data source type.
  6. Click + Add Criteria to select from available fields.
  7. Click the dropdown Value Dropdown next to the field name to open the field value selector.
  8. Click the value dropdownValue Dropdown to define a value or values for the field.
    Fields such as Application, Business Transaction, and Node display a list of the values available. Some fields only provide a search box where you can enter criteria to filter the values of this field.
    When you search Analytics data, the values shown for segment fields are from the originating tier segment. Data from downstream (non-originating) tier segments is not shown. To visualize downstream segment data, double-click on the transaction row to display the Transaction Snapshot screen. Then select the Transaction Data tab.
  9. Click Apply to view the results.
  10. Click Done to close the selection window.
  11. Click Save.

Analytics Basic Search

Search Options

This tables describes free text search and text filter behavior:

Type of entryAnalyzedNon-analyzed
term

Find entries with this term. This search is case insensitive.

 For example, using the term "great" finds "great" and "AppDynamics is great".

Looks for an exact match and is case sensitive.

For example, using the term "order" finds "order" but not "/PlaceOrder.

term1 term2Returns results containing both term1 and term2 irrespective of the order the terms appear.

Terms connect implicitly with AND.

Looks for an exact match and find results containing "term1 term2".

term1, term2This works the same as the space-separated list of terms.

Terms connect implicitly with OR.

Looks for an exact match for either term1 or term2.

term*

term?

Finds all fields where the value is this string plus one additional character <?> or multiple <*>.

Because all non-alphanumeric fields are delimiters, the escape character has no effect.

Finds all fields where the value is this string plus one additional character <?> or multiple <*>.

To search for a field containing a wild card character, escape with a "\".

NOT term Use the NOT comparison operator to find everything except the term. NOT can be used with any of the entries in this table.Use the NOT comparison operator to find everything except the term. NOT can be used with any of the entries in this table.

Free Text Search in Log Analytics

For log analytics, a free text search is available for searching the message field to enable keyword or string searches anywhere in the message field.