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How to extract the field by using regex?

Peru123
Loves-to-Learn

 

Hi , I need to extract the value FISOBPIT10101 from the below lines.

 

message:PSUS7|8897|FISOBPIT10101|OWA|8897|8897|SignOnID|SPT|adding routing key in producer

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yuanliu
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Depending on whether the leading phrase "message" and the trailing phrases such as "adding routing key in producer" are important, you can use rex or just 

  • If those phrases are unimportant, use split.  It is more efficient.

 

| eval of_interest = mvindex(split(your_field, "|"), 2)

 

  • If the first phrase and the last are important,

 

| rex field=your_field "message:(\d+|){2}(?<of_interest>\w+)(|\d+){5}|adding routing key in producer"​

 

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
| rex "([^|]+\|){2}(?<field>[^|]+)"

https://regex101.com/r/UTPJb4/1

 

Peru123
Loves-to-Learn

Hi , I need this value only FISOBPIT10101

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
| rex "([^|]+\|){2}(?<field>FISOBPIT10101)"
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StefanoA
Explorer

You could go with | erex , if you're not expert with RegExs.

Otherwise, assuming the value is always in that position and not assuming a specific set of alphanumeric values, go with the following (13 steps per log, very efficient)

| rex field=<yourFieldOr_raw> "^(?:[^\|\v]*+\|){2}(?<yourValue>[^\|\v]*)"

 

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