Why does putting in a wildcard for Sourcetype in the "Apply to" menu not work when adding a new automatic lookup?

[newbiesplunk]

Hi,

When I add a new automatic lookup, if I put * at the Apply to: Sourcetype, it does not work, but if i put the specific sourcetype, it works. Does it mean that i need to create a lot of automatic lookups for the same lookup table?

thks

[yannK · Accepted solution]

Because the wildcards are not supported for sourcetypes in props.conf.

Only for source or host.