transactiontypes.conf

The following are the spec and example files for transactiontypes.conf.

transactiontypes.conf.spec

   Version 8.0.2

 This file contains all possible attributes and value pairs for a
 transactiontypes.conf file.  Use this file to configure transaction searches
 and their properties.

 There is a transactiontypes.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/.  To set
 custom configurations, place a transactiontypes.conf in
 $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/. You must restart Splunk to enable
 configurations.

 To learn more about configuration files (including precedence) please see the
 documentation located at
 http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles

GLOBAL SETTINGS

 Use the [default] stanza to define any global settings.
   * You can also define global settings outside of any stanza, at the top of
     the file.
   * Each conf file should have at most one default stanza. If there are
     multiple default stanzas, attributes are combined. In the case of
     multiple definitions of the same attribute, the last definition in the
     file wins.
   * If an attribute is defined at both the global level and in a specific
     stanza, the value in the specific stanza takes precedence.


[<TRANSACTIONTYPE>]
* Create any number of transaction types, each represented by a stanza name and
  any number of the following attribute/value pairs.
* Use the stanza name, [<TRANSACTIONTYPE>], to search for the transaction in
  Splunk Web.
* If you do not specify an entry for each of the following attributes, Splunk
  uses the default value.

maxspan = [<integer> s|m|h|d|-1]
* Set the maximum time span for the transaction.
* Can be in seconds, minutes, hours, or days, or -1 for an unlimited timespan.
  * For example:  5s, 6m, 12h or 30d.
* Defaults to: maxspan=-1

maxpause = [<integer> s|m|h|d|-1]
* Set the maximum pause between the events in a transaction.
* Can be in seconds, minutes, hours, or days, or -1 for an unlimited pause.
  * For example:  5s, 6m, 12h or 30d.
* Defaults to: maxpause=-1

maxevents = <integer>
* The maximum number of events in a transaction. This constraint is disabled if
  the value is a negative integer.
* Defaults to: maxevents=1000

fields = <comma-separated list of fields>
* If set, each event must have the same field(s) to be considered part of the
  same transaction.
  * For example: fields=host,cookie
* Defaults to: ""

connected=[true|false]
* Relevant only if fields (see above) is not empty. Controls whether an event
  that is not inconsistent and not consistent with the fields of a transaction
  opens a new transaction (connected=true) or is added to the transaction.
* An event can be not inconsistent and not field-consistent if it contains
  fields required by the transaction but none of these fields has been
  instantiated in the transaction (by a previous event addition).
* Defaults to: connected=true

startswith=<transam-filter-string>
* A search or eval filtering expression which, if satisfied by an event, marks
  the beginning of a new transaction.
* For example:
  * startswith="login"
  * startswith=(username=foobar)
  * startswith=eval(speed_field < max_speed_field)
  * startswith=eval(speed_field < max_speed_field/12)
* Defaults to: ""

endswith=<transam-filter-string>
* A search or eval filtering expression which, if satisfied by an event, marks
  the end of a transaction.
* For example:
  * endswith="logout"
  * endswith=(username=foobar)
  * endswith=eval(speed_field > max_speed_field)
  * endswith=eval(speed_field > max_speed_field/12)
* Defaults to: ""

* For startswith/endswith <transam-filter-string> has the following syntax:
* syntax:   "<search-expression>" | (<quoted-search-expression>) | eval(<eval-expression>)
* Where:
  * <search-expression>        is a valid search expression that does not contain quotes
  * <quoted-search-expression> is a valid search expression that contains quotes
  * <eval-expression>          is a valid eval expression that evaluates to a boolean. For example,
    startswith=eval(foo<bar*2) will match events where foo is less than 2 x bar.
* Examples:
  * "<search expression>":       startswith="foo bar"
  * <quoted-search-expression>:  startswith=(name="mildred")
  * <quoted-search-expression>:  startswith=("search literal")
  * eval(<eval-expression>):     startswith=eval(distance/time < max_speed)

 memory constraint options 

maxopentxn=<int>
* Specifies the maximum number of not yet closed transactions to keep in the
  open pool. When this limit is surpassed, Splunk begins evicting transactions
  using LRU (least-recently-used memory cache algorithm) policy.
* The default value of this attribute is read from the transactions stanza in
  limits.conf.

maxopenevents=<int>
* Specifies the maximum number of events (can be) part of open transactions.
  When this limit is surpassed, Splunk begins evicting transactions using LRU
  (least-recently-used memory cache algorithm) policy.
* The default value of this attribute is read from the transactions stanza in
  limits.conf.

keepevicted=<bool>
* Whether to output evicted transactions. Evicted transactions can be
  distinguished from non-evicted transactions by checking the value of the
  'evicted' field, which is set to '1' for evicted transactions.
* Defaults to: keepevicted=false

 multivalue rendering options 

mvlist=<bool>|<field-list>
* Field controlling whether the multivalued fields of the transaction are (1) a
  list of the original events ordered in arrival order or (2) a set of unique
  field values ordered lexigraphically. If a comma/space delimited list of
  fields is provided only those fields are rendered as lists
* Defaults to: mvlist=f

delim=<string>
* A string used to delimit the original event values in the transaction event
  fields.
* Defaults to: delim=" "

nullstr=<string>
* The string value to use when rendering missing field values as part of mv
  fields in a transaction.
* This option applies only to fields that are rendered as lists.
* Defaults to: nullstr=NULL

 values only used by the searchtxn search command 

search=<string>
* A search string used to more efficiently seed transactions of this type.
* The value should be as specific as possible, to limit the number of events
  that must be retrieved to find transactions.
* Example: sourcetype="sendmaill_sendmail"
* Defaults to "*" (all events)

transactiontypes.conf.example

#   Version 8.0.2
#
# This is an example transactiontypes.conf.  Use this file as a template to
# configure transactions types.
#
# To use one or more of these configurations, copy the configuration block into
# transactiontypes.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/.
#
# To learn more about configuration files (including precedence) please see the
# documentation located at
# http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles

[default]
maxspan = 5m
maxpause = 2s
match = closest

[purchase]
maxspan  = 10m
maxpause = 5m
fields  = userid