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db_outputs.conf.spec

[<name>]
description = <value>
# Description for this output

interval = <value>
# required
# interval to fetch data from DB and index them in Splunk
# It could be a number of seconds or cron expression

connection = <value>
# Indicates the database connection to persist splunk data.

table_name = <value>
# Indicates the table name used for output data.

using_upsert = <value>
# optional

unique_key = <value>
# optional

query_timeout = <int>
# optional
# the max execution time of a SQL, the default is 30 second.

search = <value>
# Indicates the splunk search to pull data for output.

is_saved_search = (true | false)
# optional
# Whether or not the search is a saved search name

time_out = <int>
# optional
# the max execution time of a dboutput, the default is unlimit if not set.

customized_mappings = <value>
# mandatory

# Pre v2.2.0 it indicates the output data name (fieldx) and database column number (1...n) mappings.
# It is in the format of list as field1:column1,field2:column2,…,fieldn that will map to SQL
# “INSERT INTO myTable (column1, column2, …, column) VALUES (?, ?, …., ?)"
# After v2.3.0 a new field was added to represent the column type, so the format would be
# field1:column1:type1,field2:column2:type2,…,fieldN:columnN:typeN.
# Previous format can work properly without change, DBX can decide the type automatically.
#
# example1: field1:column1, field2:column2, field3:column3
#     that will map to "INSERT INTO myTable (column1, column2, column3) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
# example2: field1:column1:4,field2:column2:12,field3:column3:93
#     that will map to "INSERT INTO myTable (column1, column2, column3) VALUES (?, ?, ?), with type information (integer, varchar, timestamp)

ui_mappings = <value>
# optional
# JSON mappings, purely for storage purposes

ui_selected_fields = <value>
# optional
# JSON array of selected fields, purely for storage purposes

ui_saved_search_str = <value>
# optional
# saved search string of the current saved search

ui_query_sql = <value>
# optional

ui_query_mode = (simple|advanced)
# optional

ui_query_catalog = <value>
# optional

ui_query_schema = <value>
# optional

ui_query_table = <value>
# optional

Example

[test_output]
description = this is a test output
interval = 40 * * * *
connection = test_connection
table_name = `test_table`
using_upsert = 0
search = index=main | stats count(*) by test_column
is_saved_search = 0
time_out = 6000
customized_mappings = test_column:varchar_col:12
ui_mappings = [{"inputField":"test_column","outputField":"test_output_column","valType":"VARCHAR","sqlType":"12"}]
ui_selected_fields = [{"value":"skip","label":"Skip this Column"},{"value":"test_column","label":"test_column"}]
ui_query_catalog = test_catalog
ui_query_schema = NULL
ui_query_table = output_test
Last modified on 19 June, 2017
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® DB Connect: 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3


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