Solved: Field Alias - Splunk Community

Getting Data In

A user wants to create a new field alias for a field that appears in two sourcetypes.
How many field aliases need to be created?One or two

It should be one.Answer says two.Explain

1 Solution

Solution

Field aliases are specific to a sourcetype. To have an alias for a field in two sourcetypes requires two aliases.

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

View solution in original post

Solution

Field aliases are specific to a sourcetype. To have an alias for a field in two sourcetypes requires two aliases.

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

Thanks so much.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Machine Learning - Assisted Adaptive Thresholding

Let’s talk thresholding. Have you set up static thresholds? Tired of static thresholds triggering false ...

Observability Unlocked: Kubernetes Monitoring with Splunk Observability Cloud

Ready to master Kubernetes and cloud monitoring like the pros?Join Splunk’s Growth Engineering team for an ...

Wrapping Up Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October might be wrapping up, but for Splunk Education, cybersecurity awareness never goes out of season. ...