Pin a Search

The pinned search feature allows you to start a search, then "pin" it, so it will continue running in the background independent of the browser session. Then, you can close the Search page or log out and find your results later. To see your pinned searches:

• New UI. In the main Sumo Logic menu, select Logs > Pinned searches.
• Classic UI. In the main Sumo Logic menu, select Recent > Pinned Searches.

Once pinned, a search will run in the background for up to 24 hours. If it has not finished by then, it will be paused. There is no notification when your search is paused, but you can just restart the search to continue the query. Search results are available for three days. Once a search is pinned, you can easily unpin it, or remove it from the Pinned searches list.

Limitations:

• There is a limit of ten pinned searches per user.
• Queries that use the save operator cannot be pinned.
• There is a known issue that may cause pinned searches to be lost when Sumo Logic performs an upgrade. For information on scheduled maintenance for your deployment, see Sumo Logic status. 

Pin and unpin a search

1. Enter a query in the search box and click Start Search.
2. Click the three-dot kebab icon and click Pin from the provided options. 
   
3. A message displays that tells you where you can find the pinned search later. The pinned search is named by default with the name of the search. 
   
4. To change the name of the pinned search, double-click the Search tab to activate the name field and enter a new name.
5. To preserve the pinned search, follow the steps in Save a pinned search.
6. To unpin the search, click Unpin in the menu bar. The search is removed from the Pinned searches list. (Removing an instance of a saved search from the Pinned searches list does not delete the saved search from your Personal folder.)
   

Save a pinned search

When you save a pinned search, it appears in your Pinned searches list.

1. Click the name of the search to open it in the Search tab.
2. In the Search tab, click the three-vertical dot icon and click Save As from the provided options. The Save Item dialog appears.
3. Enter a unique Name in the text field. In our example below, we entered "Invoke Frequency".
4. Optionally, enter a Description.
5. Click Save.
   

The search is saved to your Personal folder.

Manage pinned searches

To open a previously pinned search:

1. In the Pinned searches list, click the name of the search.
2. The search query and any existing results are displayed in the Search tab.
3. To run a new instance of the search, change the time range expression and click Start Search.

To rename a pinned search:

1. In the Pinned searches list, click the name of the search.
2. The search query and any existing results are displayed in the Search tab.
3. Double-click the Search tab to reactivate the name field.
4. Enter a new name and press Enter.