Getting Data In

Sourcefile name changes at index time - intermittently

timrich66
Communicator

Hi All,

I am currently ingesting plain text files with a filename format as follows - 

4d618da0-48f0-430d-9c9f-10c6e5ba6971_Batch1_20200810.5415.finish

Each day a new files are created with the day's date and a sequential number before the .finish

e.g. 4d618da0-48f0-430d-9c9f-10c6e5ba6971_Batch1_yyyymmdd.nnnn.finish

 

When the files are ingested, the source name extension is (intermittently) changed from ending 'nnnn.finsh' to '.xml'

e.g. 4d618da0-48f0-430d-9c9f-10c6e5ba6971_Batch1_20200810.xml

We are running a distributed environment with 4 indexers.  This trait is being seen across all indexers and on files being ingested from different servers.  

As I rely on checking for '.finish' in the source, is there a way of setting props or transforms to stop the file extension being changed?

I hope this makes some sense.  Thanks in advance for assistance.

 

 

 

Labels (3)
0 Karma
1 Solution

timrich66
Communicator

I appear to have fixed this.

I have changed the monitor path to read "*.*.finish" and the source name has remained unchanged since.

View solution in original post

0 Karma

timrich66
Communicator

I appear to have fixed this.

I have changed the monitor path to read "*.*.finish" and the source name has remained unchanged since.

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!

May 2026 Splunk Expert Sessions: Security & Observability

Level Up Your Operations: May 2026 Splunk Expert Sessions Whether you are refining your security posture or ...

Network to App: Observability Unlocked [May & June Series]

In today’s digital landscape, your environment is no longer confined to the data center. It spans complex ...

SPL2 Deep Dives, AppDynamics Integrations, SAML Made Simple and Much More on Splunk ...

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides practical guidance from Splunk experts on key ...