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How to create a global field for an indexed data using automatic lookup?

sushree1234
Explorer

Hi All , 
 

So i was trying to create an global field for a newly indexed data , so trying out with automatic lookup settings .
Ex- in the indexed data - datacenter name is not mentioned , so wanted to populate it using automatic lookup . I am able to do that , but for only 1 sourcetype , i have 100+ sourcetypes , is there any way to define apply to - sourcetype/hosts to multiple one . Please let me know .

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/propsconf

[<spec>]
* This stanza enables properties for a given <spec>.
* A props.conf file can contain multiple stanzas for any number of
  different <spec>.
* Follow this stanza name with any number of the following setting/value
  pairs, as appropriate for what you want to do.
* If you do not set a setting for a given <spec>, the default is used.

<spec> can be:
1. <sourcetype>, the source type of an event.
2. host::<host>, where <host> is the host, or host-matching pattern, for an
                 event.
3. source::<source>, where <source> is the source, or source-matching
                     pattern, for an event.
4. rule::<rulename>, where <rulename> is a unique name of a source type
                     classification rule.
5. delayedrule::<rulename>, where <rulename> is a unique name of a delayed
                            source type classification rule.
                            These are only considered as a last resort
                            before generating a new source type based on the
                            source seen.

**[<spec>] stanza precedence:**

For settings that are specified in multiple categories of matching [<spec>]
stanzas, [host::<host>] settings override [<sourcetype>] settings.
Additionally, [source::<source>] settings override both [host::<host>]
and [<sourcetype>] settings.
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m_pham
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

sushree1234
Explorer

can i get a example for props.conf & transforms.conf for multiple host automatic lookup setup

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