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How to extract a string from a field using Splunk Regex?

deepaksn1214
Engager

I m having a hard time trying to extract a string from a field from a splunk search using splunk regex , can someone help pls ? 

The field looks like client_info=xxx-yyy=aaaa-bbb-cccc::4.144.1::web-app-id::plugin-id

I just want the string web-app-id and plugin-id extracted in separate fields named WebApp and Plugin

Appreciate any help on this , thanks in advance ! 

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ITWhisperer
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| rex "::(?<WebApp>[^:]+)::(?<Plugin>[^:]+)$"
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