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Converting log events to metrics using existing fields

brent_weaver
Builder

Good morning all, I am reading docs on how to create sourcetypes for metrics but none go into how to just use fields instead of regex. I am using fluentbit to send metrics to HEC (and it works perfectly) in JSON format.

How do I use the existing fields to rewrite the sourcetype as metrics?

I included a screenshot of what the events look like.alt text

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jkat54
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Can’t you define the sourcetype when you setup the HEC token?

Would you want to change the sourcetype there?

There is a sourcetype rename feature in the settings drop down under fields I believe.

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brent_weaver
Builder

When metrics are involved it's more than just defining the sourcetype. Standard fields need to be defined to play well with metrics store.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.1/Metrics/L2MOverview

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jkat54
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Ok so you don’t want to “rewrite the sourcetype as metrics”...

This was somewhere on the link you gave, does it make sense?

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.1/Metrics/L2MConfiguration

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