sourcetype is not listing

[smolcj]

i have taken a backup of my app and uploaded in another splunk instance(free license). when i am ttrying to add datainputs it is not listing the sourcetype, when i am trying to create the same sourcetype, it is specifying as already existing. i am not able to add data inputs. how to resolve this issue?

Please help

Thank you

[emiller42 · Accepted solution]

I'm assuming you're using the GUI to set up data inputs. I've noticed that when indicating Select the Sourcetype "From List" that not all existing sourcetypes are available in the drop-down list. However, you can change the "From List" to "Manual" and then fill in the desired sourcetype in the provided field.

[asdfasdf12321]

This is an old one, but worth noting that the WHY for this has been discovered and is covered on another question https://answers.splunk.com/answers/79922/not-all-sourcetypes-showing-on-the-web-drop-down-menu-for-s...

[martin_mueller]

Have you tried specifying the input manually in inputs.conf?