The Visual Studio Extension for Splunk includes commands to create project template scaffolding. Everything is set up for you automatically (including any post-build scripts) so you can start coding easily.

Create a Custom Visualization

1. Open the Command palette.
2. Type >Splunk: New Custom Visualization.
3. Select a destination for the visualization.
4. Select a name for the visualization.

A new Visual Studio Code instance runs with visualization_source.js file opened. This file is where most Custom Visualization code goes. Splunk documentation also opens for more information on Custom Visualizations.

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Create a Custom Search Command

1. Open the Command palette.
2. Type >Splunk: New Custom Command.
3. Select a destination for the visualization.
4. Select a name for the command app.

A new Visual Studio Code instance runs with the app folder opened. Splunk documentation also opens for more information on Custom Search Commands.

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