Getting Data In

How to define a file input for my data?

JasonCarter80
Explorer

Our application has a very readable, but quite unindexable format. Currently, its coming in as multiple lines, which is making my search results a bear to deal with. The format looks like this:

Entering:
Client:ClientCompanyName
LoggedInUser:[email protected]
Class:SurveyDAO
Method:isAdminUser([email protected])
StartTime: 2015-01-30 00:54:44 678
Query:select adminFlag from Accounts where id= ? 
EndTime:2015-01-30 00:54:44 990

Anyone provide some help in defining a decent file input for that?

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jayannah
Builder

You need put configuration similar to below in props.conf against the sourcetype

                                   props.conf
                                   [sourcetype]
                                   SHOULD_LINEMERGE=TRUE
                                   BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE = Entering:
                                   TIME_FORMAT =  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %3N
                                   MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 500
                                   TIME_PREFIX = StartTime:

Note: I have not tested it and it should work fine.

The above configure merges the multi lines event into single line and break the individual event at "Entering:"

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jayannah
Builder

You need put configuration similar to below in props.conf against the sourcetype

                                   props.conf
                                   [sourcetype]
                                   SHOULD_LINEMERGE=TRUE
                                   BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE = Entering:
                                   TIME_FORMAT =  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %3N
                                   MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD = 500
                                   TIME_PREFIX = StartTime:

Note: I have not tested it and it should work fine.

The above configure merges the multi lines event into single line and break the individual event at "Entering:"

JasonCarter80
Explorer

Worked like a charm!!! Thanks!

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