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permanently extracting a field

moe44688
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Hi, I am using regex to extract a field. However, I need to make it permanent so that I don't have use regex in future searches. The regex is:

 rex field=message "(?<Codes>(\w{5,3}\s+)+"

I would really appreciate any help! I hope I've provided sufficient information.

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sundareshr
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jkat54
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can do a search time field extraction by editing the props.conf in the splunk app you're searching within.

[sourcetypeName]
...
extract-codes = (?<Codes>(\w{5,3}\s+)+) in message

if that doesnt work, remove "in message".

In effect, this is what the field extractor sundareshr has mentioned does. Just keep in mind the search time extractions are specific to the splunk app you are in when you run your search/alert/report.

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