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forwarding - where to define the field extraction : on sender or receiver?

imrago
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On splunkA I am monitoring an xml log file. It is forwarded to SplunkB in a separate index. Where should I define the multiline event breaking and the field extraction? On sender(splunkA) or receiver(splunkB)?

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gkanapathy
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Splunk Employee

Please see: http://www.splunk.com/wiki/Where_do_I_configure_my_Splunk_settings%3F to learn how to determine where a configuration needs to reside.

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gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Please see: http://www.splunk.com/wiki/Where_do_I_configure_my_Splunk_settings%3F to learn how to determine where a configuration needs to reside.

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