Add Basic Parser Information
In the Add Basic Info section:
Enter the Parser Name. Every customer parser must have a unique name. The name is used to identify and trace the parser as it's used in the Analytics Engine.
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Only letters, numbers, dashes and low dashes are allowed.
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Exabeam has standardized the parser naming convention for default parsers, ensuring that parser names are consistent across Exabeam products. We encourage the use of these standards when naming custom parsers. For more information, see Parser Naming Conventions.
Under Events, click Select events. Select all of the events (either alert or app) that apply to your custom parser, and click Select events.
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For more information about any of the listed events, click View Details.
Under Time Format, select a a main time format that best matches how dates and times are formatted in the sample logs. When the format you select matches the dates and times in the sample logs, they are highlighted in yellow under Sample Log Lines.
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In Advanced Analytics, identifying the time format helps to map the dates and times in the log to a Unix timestamp that is displayed in Advanced Analytics Smart Timeline™ events. Information about the log management system is useful metadata that documents how the log was formatted coming into the Analytics Engine.
In Data Lake, the parsed time field is matched with the defined
timeFormatto create theunixTimestampwhich is then populated asexa_rawEventTimein Data Lake.Under Alternative Time Formats, select one or more time formats to form an ordered list of other time formats that the parser can consider.
Under Vendor, select the vendor that generated the logs you imported.
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To add a custom vendor, click + New Vendor at the bottom of the list, and specify the custom Vendor name and Product name for your custom vendor.
Under Product, select the product that generated the logs.
Click Next.
The Extract Event Fields page appears.