filtering


filtering

noun

The action of limiting a set of events, or fields within events, by applying criteria to them.

  • In the context of searching, you can construct searches that filter search results to remove events or fields.

Certain configuration files, such as inputs.conf and serverclass.conf, provide attributes that you can use to define inclusion and exclusion filtering rules.

For more information

In the Search Manual:


In Forwarding Data:


In Updating Splunk Enterprise Instances:


In Getting Data In:

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