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Remove first line from event types

Michael_Schyma1
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How do i remove the first line from event type when importing a log file into our enviornment? I thought it would be CHECK_FOR_HEADER=true? Any suggestions?

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sdaniels
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You'll need a setting in transforms.conf as well. This is a good reference in addition to the example in the docs.

http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/49366/how-to-ignore-first-three-line-of-my-log.

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Michael_Schyma1
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IS there a way to do this in this screen.... (screenshot above)

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