A simple, but not trivial, question. When searching a log file, we sometimes find fields previously extracted "on-the-fly" from the search SH, in various ways (Regex, Field_Delimiter), or directly from the Indexer, again in different ways. NOW, the question: it often happens that we spend a lot of time searching for the exact config from which the extraction comes, sifting through the various SH and Indexer configs... eventually, between one thing and another, we get there. But, as mentioned, it often wastes a lot of time... just an example: i have a log where, in many years, many users put an hand, any user inserted his field extraction for a single field, creating something like 20/30 conf for a single log and for 20/30 fields... bothersome when debugging and seeking a single field (as said with the search form you get it quite soon, but...)!!! 🙄 Is there a quick way to understand WHERE a particular field extracted from the log COMES FROM? A "detailed-field-inspector" that tells us exactly: "this field is extracted from the SH, Regex, 'Sourcetype: my_extract_conf'"? Thanks.
... View more