Splunk® Data Stream Processor

Function Reference

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DSP 1.2.0 is impacted by the CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046 security vulnerabilities from Apache Log4j. To fix these vulnerabilities, you must upgrade to DSP 1.2.4. See Upgrade the Splunk Data Stream Processor to 1.2.4 for upgrade instructions.

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Key_by

This topic describes how to use the function in the Splunk Data Stream Processor.

Description

Groups a stream of records by one or more field(s) and returns a grouped stream. Because Key_by outputs a GroupedBy stream, this function must be used in conjunction with Merge Events. This function does not show metrics in the UI.

Syntax

key_by
keys=<fields>

Function Input/Output Schema

Function Input
collection<record<R>>
This function takes in collections of records with schema R.
Function Output
GroupedStream<record<K>, record<V>>
This function outputs records with schema V, grouped on schema K.

Required arguments

keys
Syntax: <fields>
Description: The names of the fields to group records.
Example in Canvas View: source, host

SPL2 example

Examples of common use cases follow. The following examples assume that you are in the SPL View.

When working in the SPL View, you can write the function by using the syntax shown in each use case.

1. Group records by source

...| key_by keys=source |...

2. Group records by source and host

...| key_by keys=[source, host] |...
Last modified on 09 February, 2022
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Data Stream Processor: 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1-patch02, 1.2.1, 1.2.2-patch02, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3


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