Dashboards & Visualizations

Set a default index for all INPUTS within a specific app only

eden881
Path Finder

I have an app with a long list of inputs. I want to set them to go to a specific index (let's say index = my_index).
I can achieve this by placing index = my_index under the [default] stanza in the app.

However, will this affect other apps on the forwarder with their inputs set to default?
I deploy this app with a Deployment Server to several UFs.

0 Karma
1 Solution

eden881
Path Finder

Eventually I tried it out myself, and found out that the [default] stanza only affects the inputs in it's specific app.

View solution in original post

0 Karma

eden881
Path Finder

Eventually I tried it out myself, and found out that the [default] stanza only affects the inputs in it's specific app.

0 Karma

ccWildcard
Explorer

I tried this on a server and found the opposite to be true. It was setting index across all stanzas at leas the ones set in etc\system\default\inputs.conf for the forwarder.

0 Karma

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Settings in .conf files are not app-specific, they are stanza-specific. Values in the [default] stanza apply to all inputs in all apps unless overwritten by the [default] stanza in another app that is processed first. btool can tell you what settings will apply.

---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.

eden881
Path Finder

I think this is incorrect, as I tried it and found out that [default] only affects the inputs in the specific app...

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | What travels the world but is also stuck in place?

April 2026 Edition  Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!   We’re back with this ...

Discover New Use Cases: Unlock Greater Value from Your Existing Splunk Data

Realizing the full potential of your Splunk investment requires more than just understanding current usage; it ...

Continue Your Journey: Join Session 2 of the Data Management and Federation Bootcamp ...

As data volumes continue to grow and environments become more distributed, managing and optimizing data ...