Splunk Search

How to extract multivalue fields in multiple events from xml data?

chironc
Engager

Hello,

I'm trying to extract information from a XML files. The file repeats the following pattern for each IP address.

<IP value="10.10.10.10" name="toto">
  <INFOS>
      <INFO number="6" severity="1">
            <TITLE>test1]></TITLE>
             <LAST_UPDATE><![CDATA[1999-01-01T08:00:00Z]]></LAST_UPDATE>
      </INFO>
      <INFO number="456" severity="12">
            <TITLE>test2</TITLE>
             <LAST_UPDATE><![CDATA[2010-01-01T08:00:00Z]]></LAST_UPDATE>
      </INFO>
      <INFO number="1234" severity="1">
            <TITLE>test3</TITLE>
             <LAST_UPDATE><![CDATA[2012-01-01T08:00:00Z]]></LAST_UPDATE>
      </INFO>
 </INFOS>
</IP>

In the props.conf files, I've added the parameter: KV_mode = xml. So I have the following multivalue fields:

IP.INFOS.INFO{@number}
6
456
1234

IP.INFOS.INFO{@severity}
1
12
1

IP.INFOS.INFO.LAST_UPDATE
1999-01-01T08:00:00Z
2010-01-01T08:00:00Z
2012-01-01T08:00:00Z

I would like to separate the fields in order to have those events:

10.10.10.10  |  6      | 1      | 1999-01-01T08:00:00Z
10.10.10.10  |  456    | 12     | 2010-01-01T08:00:00Z
10.10.10.10  |  1234   | 1      | 2012-01-01T08:00:00Z

I tried to use mvexpand, mvzip, spath, etc.. But I did not succeed.

Is there a way to do it ?

Best regards,

Corentin

1 Solution

somesoni2
Revered Legend

Give this a try

Your base search | eval temp=mvzip(mvzip(mvzip('IP.INFOS.INFO.LAST_UPDATE','IP.INFOS.INFO.TITLE',"#"), 'IP.INFOS.INFO{@number}',"#"), 'IP.INFOS.INFO{@severity}',"#") | table IP{@name},IP{@value},temp | mvexpand temp | rex field=temp "(?<LAST_UPDATE>.*)#(?<TITLE>.*)#(?<Number>.*)#(?<Severity>.*)" | rename IP{@name} as IP_Name IP{@value} as IP_Address | fields - IP.* temp

View solution in original post

somesoni2
Revered Legend

Give this a try

Your base search | eval temp=mvzip(mvzip(mvzip('IP.INFOS.INFO.LAST_UPDATE','IP.INFOS.INFO.TITLE',"#"), 'IP.INFOS.INFO{@number}',"#"), 'IP.INFOS.INFO{@severity}',"#") | table IP{@name},IP{@value},temp | mvexpand temp | rex field=temp "(?<LAST_UPDATE>.*)#(?<TITLE>.*)#(?<Number>.*)#(?<Severity>.*)" | rename IP{@name} as IP_Name IP{@value} as IP_Address | fields - IP.* temp

chironc
Engager

Hello,

Thank you. It works !

Best regards,

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

SOC4Kafka - New Kafka Connector Powered by OpenTelemetry

The new SOC4Kafka connector, built on OpenTelemetry, enables the collection of Kafka messages and forwards ...

Rounding off the Splunk Dashboard Contest

What does a contest-winning Splunk dashboard look like? In this case, it isn't in a browser tab at all. It ...

A Four Part Event Series: AI + Observability: AI Agents, LLMs, Apps, & Infrastructure

AI &#43; Observability: AI Agents, LLMs, Apps, & Infrastructure The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence ...