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Auto-tag event types

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Auto-tag event types

Splunk can automatically create and assign tags to event types as it indexes data. The tags will be based on useful-looking words in events that map strongly to event types.


etc/bundles/local/props.conf

This example tells Splunk to automatically set tags on any events from sources whose name matches the wildcarded string *!TagMe* . 


[source::...TagMe...]
AUTO_TAG = 1
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 2.1 , 2.2 , 2.2.1 , 2.2.3 , 2.2.6 View the Article History for its revisions.


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