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For multiple, but different field extractions on the same event source, what extraction definition takes precedence?

horsefez
Motivator

Hi fellow Splunkers!

I'm curious to know what field extraction takes precedence if a field extraction is defined by the admin and shared with users and a user by himself created a second extraction slightly different in syntax for the same eventsource.

What extraction-definition takes precedence?

Thanks in advance!
Kind Regards,
pyro_wood

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renems
Communicator

Hi Pyro!

In case you have a 'conflicting' extraction, admin will win. In the end it comes down to file precedence. There's a clear explanation of this in the manual, you can find it here:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1/admin/Wheretofindtheconfigurationfiles

Specifically your user/admin battle is explained here:
http://dev.splunk.com/view/webframework-developapps/SP-CAAAE6T

However, try to avoid this if you can, because it is not always clear to the user what setting is applied. (could save you a lot of discussion 🙂
Cheers.

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renems
Communicator

Hi Pyro!

In case you have a 'conflicting' extraction, admin will win. In the end it comes down to file precedence. There's a clear explanation of this in the manual, you can find it here:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1/admin/Wheretofindtheconfigurationfiles

Specifically your user/admin battle is explained here:
http://dev.splunk.com/view/webframework-developapps/SP-CAAAE6T

However, try to avoid this if you can, because it is not always clear to the user what setting is applied. (could save you a lot of discussion 🙂
Cheers.

horsefez
Motivator

Thank you renems 🙂

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