The field that specifies the location of the data in your Splunk deployment is the index field. Other field names apply to the web access logs that you are searching. For example, the clientip, method, and status fields.
The fields command is a distributable streaming command. See Command types. Internal fields and Splunk Web. The leading underscore is reserved for names of internal fields such as _raw and _time. By default, the internal fields _raw and _time are included in the search results in Splunk Web.
Internal fields and Splunk Web The leading underscore is reserved for names of internal fields such as _raw and _time. By default, the internal fields _raw and _time are included in the search results in Splunk Web.
How do I extract a field in Splunk web?
In Splunk Web, you can define field extractions on the Settings > Fields > Field Extractions page. The following sections describe how to extract fields using regular expressions and commands. See About fields in the Knowledge Manager Manual .
By default, the internal fields _raw and _time are included in the search results in Splunk Web. The fields command does not remove these internal fields unless you explicitly specify that the fields should not appear in the output in Splunk Web. For example, to remove all internal fields, you specify: | fields – _*.
For Splunk neophytes, using the Field Extractor utility is a great start. However as you gain more experience with field extractions, you will start to realize that the Field extractor does not always come up with the most efficient regular expressions.
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Splunk automatically creates many fields for you. The process of creating fields from the raw data is called extraction. By default Splunk extracts many fields during index time.
How do I use kvform in Splunk web?
The kvform command extracts field and value pairs based on predefined form templates. In Splunk Web, you can define field extractions on the Settings > Fields > Field Extractions page. The following sections describe how to extract fields using regular expressions and commands. See About fields in the Knowledge Manager Manual.