Course Content
This three-hour course is for knowledge managers who want to learn about field extraction and the Field Extractor (FX) utility. Topics will cover when certain fields are extracted and how to use the FX to create regex and delimited field extractions.
Who should attend
Knowledge Managers
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Prerequisites
To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:
- How Splunk works
- Knowledge objects
Course Objectives
- Using the Field Extractor
- Creating Regex Field Extractions
- Creating Delimited Field Extractions
Outline: Creating Field Extractions (CFE)
Module 1 - Use the Field Extractor
- Understand types of extracted fields and when they are extracted
- Explore the Splunk Web Field Extractor (FX)
Module 2 - Create Regex Field Extractions
- Identify basics of regular expressions (regex)
- Understand the regex field extraction workflow
- Edit regex for field extractions
Module 3 - Creating Delimited Field Extractions
- Identify delimited field values in event data
- Explore the delimited field extraction workflow
- Explain the use of forwarder management
- Configure forwarders to be deployment clients
- Managing forwarders using deployment apps