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Split event into multiple events

evan_roggenkamp
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I am indexing syslog traps stored to a file. I am building a transaction based on that where if the value of a particular field extracted with rex changes. However, it would seem sometimes that the indexer records two specific events as one. This is obviously messing with results, as the second event is not considered. I am looking for a workaround. This event represents two different events upon which my transaction search requires to function. If the second one isn't considered, my transaction command will fail:

     Received Time:4/28/2016 8:40:55 AM
     Source:
     Community:jeQ2saFRaXaspAqa
     Tag:= BLUE_PLANET
     Variable Bindings
          sysUpTime:= 0.03 second (3)
          snmpTrapOID:= CYAN-MIB:cyan.6.1.3.60 (1.3.6.1.4.1.28533.6.1.3.60)
          cyan.6.1.1.1.0:= 48548
          cyan.6.1.1.2.0:= 10.252.4.17
          cyan.6.1.1.3.0:= Nodename
          cyan.6.1.1.4.0:= 3
          cyan.6.1.1.5.0:= OCh Term.
          cyan.6.1.1.6.0:= LINE_OCH-1-6-1-210
          cyan.6.1.1.7.0:= 388
          cyan.6.1.1.8.0:= 60
          cyan.6.1.1.9.0:= High Rx Power
          cyan.6.1.1.10.0:= 1
          cyan.6.1.1.11.0:= 3
          cyan.6.1.1.12.0:= 2
          cyan.6.1.1.13.0:= 3
          cyan.6.1.1.14.0:= Signal Degrade - High Received Power
          cyan.6.1.1.15.0:= Cyan Z33
          cyan.6.1.1.16.0:= TP_SD
          snmpTrapEnterprise:= CYAN-MIB:cyanProducts.6 (1.3.6.1.4.1.28533.1.6)
     Received Time:4/28/2016 8:40:56 AM
     Source:
     Community:jeQ2saFRaXaspAqa
     Tag:= BLUE_PLANET
     Variable Bindings
          sysUpTime:= 0.01 second (1)
          snmpTrapOID:= CYAN-MIB:cyan.6.1.3.60 (1.3.6.1.4.1.28533.6.1.3.60)
          cyan.6.1.1.1.0:= 48557
          cyan.6.1.1.2.0:= 10.252.4.17
          cyan.6.1.1.3.0:= Nodename 
          cyan.6.1.1.4.0:= 3
          cyan.6.1.1.5.0:= OCh Term.
          cyan.6.1.1.6.0:= LINE_OCH-1-6-1-210
          cyan.6.1.1.7.0:= 388
          cyan.6.1.1.8.0:= 60
          cyan.6.1.1.9.0:= High Rx Power
          cyan.6.1.1.10.0:= 0
          cyan.6.1.1.11.0:= 3
          cyan.6.1.1.12.0:= 2
          cyan.6.1.1.13.0:= 1
          cyan.6.1.1.14.0:= Signal Degrade - High Received Power
          cyan.6.1.1.15.0:= Cyan Z33
          cyan.6.1.1.16.0:= TP_SD
          snmpTrapEnterprise:= CYAN-MIB:cyanProducts.6 (1.3.6.1.4.1.28533.1.6)

How can I tell splunk how to split these up into two separate events?

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sundareshr
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sundareshr
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Here is some great documentation on how you can break events.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.2/Data/Indexmulti-lineevents

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