Getting Data In

How to add field with random value at index time

Micmac
Path Finder

Hello,

I have a quick question :

There is a way at index time to add a field witch could represent something like an event_id ?

Something like this :

FORMAT = event_id::<any_random_value>

At this time I don't know how to generate a unique value to replace

Thanks,

Tags (2)
0 Karma
1 Solution

Ayn
Legend

No. If you're after getting unique id's for events, you could have a look at the _cd field which contains a bucket ID and an address within that bucket. A combination of index and _cd will be unique.

View solution in original post

Ayn
Legend

No. If you're after getting unique id's for events, you could have a look at the _cd field which contains a bucket ID and an address within that bucket. A combination of index and _cd will be unique.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Starting With Observability: OpenTelemetry Best Practices

Tech Talk Starting With Observability: OpenTelemetry Best Practices Tuesday, October 17, 2023   |  11AM PST / ...

.conf23 | Get Your Cybersecurity Defense Analyst Certification in Vegas

We’re excited to announce a new Splunk certification exam being released at .conf23! If you’re going to Las ...

Streamline Data Ingestion With Deployment Server Essentials

REGISTER NOW! Every day the list of sources Admins are responsible for gets bigger and bigger, often making ...