Connecting to Splunk

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Splunk and configure any necessary connection properties. You can create a connection profile by clicking Get Data and selecting From Splunk on the CData ribbon.

Advanced Configurations

You can also configure add-in capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced add-in configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Configuring a Connection Profile

You can configure access control in a connection profile by defining the operations allowed against Splunk data and store the profile in the workbook to make the workbook easy to share. See Managing Connections for more configuration options for connection profiles.

Connecting from Excel

The add-in adds controls to the Excel ribbon, standard Excel formulas, and VBA classes for writing macros.

Splunk Version Support

The add-in leverages the Splunk REST API to enable you to access data models in Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud as relational databases, enabling bidirectional access to reports, datasets, and table datasets. It supports Splunk Enterprise v9.1.2 and Splunk Cloud v9.1.2038.

Note: Splunk does not enable access to their API for users with free trial accounts. Connecting using the add-in requires a paid Splunk account.

See Also

• See Using the Excel Add-In to work with Splunk data from the CData ribbon.
• By Writing Parameterized Queries in the From Splunk dialog, you can easily create a dynamic spreadsheet based on an underlying SQL SELECT query. Cell values provide the query's input parameters.
• Use the CData Excel Functions to execute multiple queries from the same sheet or to use cells and ranges to manipulate Splunk data.
• See Using the Excel Add-In (VBA) to write macros that can automate any of the capabilities available on the ribbon.