Start sending events in JSON format with pre existing raw events

[abdalhadi_altin]

Hi,

We are using Splunk Enterprise v 6.6.3. All our indexed events are raw events (logs) and we are planning to use Splunk HEC and send the events in JSON format.

My question: does sending the new events in JSON format affect everything that we have today in Splunk?

[DMohn]

No, new events will not effect what has been indexed already.

However, you will have to consider the following:
If you index your new events with a new sourcetype (which you should so, as field extractions etc will be different for the JSON format), you may have to adapt your already existing searches (reports, dashboards, ...) to also include new data. If the data fields are still identical, you may just go for a index=yourdata sourcetype=oldsourcetype OR sourcetype=newsourcetype - ideally everything will still work.

[vinod94]

Hi @abdalhadi_altinawi ,

Ideally, it should not affect your indexed data...only the fresh events get affected.