at index time, merge multiple lines with the same timestamp

psaminadin — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:58:56 GMT

Hi there

our customer have a custom app we cannot modify
for each unique event, the app send a log with 2 or 3 lines
each line have the same timestamp
and nothing else is common (no "event id")

The result of default indexation :
- for each line splunk sees a different event

The result the customer is expecting :
- one event that merge all the lines with same timestamp

we are looking for a way to merge lines based on timestamp at index time

Someone got a recipe ?

Best regards

Re: at index time, merge multiple lines with the same timestamp

gcusello — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:33:40 GMT

Hi psaminadin,
to merge events at indextime, you have to find a way to know when an event breaks.
Anyway, you can display events all together at search time using transaction (I don't like this solution) or stats command.

If you could share some example and the results you expect, it could be possible to help you.

Bye.
Giuseppe

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at index time, merge multiple lines with the same timestamp

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