Splunk Search

Why is there a delay in applying field extraction updates?

phemmer
Path Finder

Whenever I update a field extraction, both from the search head UI field extraction helper, and via props.conf or transforms.conf, it always takes several minutes before the changes take effect.

  • Why?
  • Is there any way to speed it up?
  • Is there anything to monitor in the splunk logs (_internal index) to know when the update has taken effect so I don't have to just rerun the search over and over.

Some possibly relevant details:
Version 6.5.0
Search head clustering in use
props.conf/transforms.conf changes applied from a search head deployer node, and pushed via splunk apply shcluster-bundle.

jeremyhagand61
Communicator

I have this problem too

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

You can try a bump or a refresh but the latter will probably take longer than waiting:

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/AdvancedDev/CustomizationOptions

dd_msearles
Path Finder

Did you ever get to the bottom of this? I've always wondered about this and found it annoying.

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snoobzilla
Builder

Don't know direct answer to your question. I do know that adding | extract reload=true to your searches will force reload at search time which is helpful if the problem statement is troubleshooting field extractions.

tb5821
Communicator

I downvoted this post because doesn't work

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phemmer
Path Finder

Has no effect 😞

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tb5821
Communicator

agree - doesn't seem to work.

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snoobzilla
Builder

Are the extractions it has no effect on working eventually?

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phemmer
Path Finder

Yes.

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snoobzilla
Builder

😞

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