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Sourcetype with incorrect /unknown field

mailtosnsolutio
Explorer

Hello Team,

I am new in Splunking ,

I need to understand few thing ,could anyone please answer the questions :

1.) How to make list of sourcetype and eventtype that need to be fixed to allow for proper data model
2.) How to identify incorrect Aliased /extracted fields ?
3.)How to Determine the sourcetype associated with incorrect /unknown fields
4.) how to identified incorrect /unknown fields from datamodel

what are the steps to fix, Sorry these are common question but being new I need to create report for it !!

Thank in Advance !!!

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The CIM Validator app (https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2968/) should help you identify what you need to correct.

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mailtosnsolutio
Explorer

Is there anyways we can do fields extraction ???

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

There are several ways to do field extraction. Use REGEX and FORMAT in transforms.conf; use EXTRACT or REPORT in props.conf; use rex or extract in search.

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