Updates

The fields in the Updates data model describe patch management events from individual systems or central management tools.

Note: A dataset is a component of a data model. In versions of the Splunk platform prior to version 6.5.0, these were referred to as data model objects.

Tags used with the Updates event and search datasets

The following tags act as constraints to identify your events as being relevant to this data model. For more information, see How to use these reference tables.

Dataset name	Tag name
Updates	update
	status
Update_Errors	update
	error

Fields for the Updates event datasets and Update_Errors search dataset

The following table lists the extracted and calculated fields for the event datasets and search dataset in the model. The table does not include any inherited fields. For more information, see How to use these reference tables.

The key for using the column titled "Abbreviated list of example values" follows:

• Recommended are fields derived from the "recommended=true" JSON parameter that the TA developers need to make best efforts to map
• Prescribed fields are the permitted values that can populate the fields, which are derived from the "expected_values" JSON parameter
• Other values are other example values that you might see

Dataset name	Field name	Data type	Description	Abbreviated list of example values
Updates	dest	string	The system that is affected by the patch change. You can alias this from more specific fields, such as dest_host, dest_ip, or dest_name.	recommended
Updates	dest_bunit	string	These fields are automatically provided by asset and identity correlation features of applications like Splunk Enterprise Security. Do not define extractions for these fields when writing add-ons.
Updates	dest_category	string
Updates	dest_priority	string
Updates	dest_should_update	boolean
Updates	dvc	string	The device that detected the patch event, such as a patching or configuration management server. You can alias this from more specific fields, such as dvc_host, dvc_ip, or dvc_name.
Updates	file_hash	string	The checksum of the patch package that was installed or attempted.
Updates	file_name	string	The name of the patch package that was installed or attempted.
Updates	severity	string	The severity associated with the patch event.	prescribed fields: critical, high, medium, low, informational
Updates	signature	string	The name of the patch requirement detected on the client (the dest), such as MS08-067 or RHBA-2013:0739. Note: This is a string value. Use signature_id for numeric indicators.	recommended
Updates	signature_id	int	The ID of the patch requirement detected on the client (the src). Note: Use signature for human-readable signature names.	recommended
Updates	status	string	Indicates the status of a given patch requirement.	recommended prescribed fields: available, installed, invalid, "restart required"
Updates	tag	string	This automatically generated field is used to access tags from within datamodels. Do not define extractions for this field when writing add-ons.
Updates	vendor_product	string	The vendor and product of the patch monitoring product, such as Lumension Patch Manager. This field can be automatically populated by vendor and product fields in your data.	recommended