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Interactive field extractor

jangid
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my search is based on the eventtype="someevents" and now I want to extract field and I want to restrict my fields extraction based on eventtype.

in IFX [http://mjserver:8000/en-US/ifx?sid=1343810123.69&offset=0&namespace=MyApp] page I can not see eventtype listing in Restrict extraction to: combo box.

How do I add eventtype in that combo box

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dwaddle
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

This is not possible in the current release (4.3). It is not a limitation of the interactive extractor, but of Splunk itself. Field extractions can only be defined for a sourcetype, source, or host. You cannot today define an extraction scope to an eventtype.

There is little additional processing cost (if any) for doing extraction based on the sourcetype(s) in question.

You can, of course, feel free to submit an enhancement request, see http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/4844/how-can-i-submit-an-enhancement-request

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dwaddle
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

This is not possible in the current release (4.3). It is not a limitation of the interactive extractor, but of Splunk itself. Field extractions can only be defined for a sourcetype, source, or host. You cannot today define an extraction scope to an eventtype.

There is little additional processing cost (if any) for doing extraction based on the sourcetype(s) in question.

You can, of course, feel free to submit an enhancement request, see http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/4844/how-can-i-submit-an-enhancement-request

jangid
Builder

Thanks dwaddle.

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jangid
Builder

Is it possible to change IFX restriction?if Yes how do I?

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jangid
Builder

Any update?

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