Editing an index configuration

Use Edit Index Configuration editor to edit an index configuration. You can add new fields and change the order of existing fields.

Procedure

  1. Open the Admin UI workspace, click on a source type and click Index Configuration.
  2. To edit the order of an existing field, click on the field and click Edit Field Order. When you are finished, click Save Field Order.
  3. To add a new field, click Add New Field.
  4. You can also specify the data type for each field. To change the data type, click on the Data type column and click the data type. The following data types are available:
    Table 1. Edit Index Configuration UI data types
    Data type Use
    TEXT Use this type if the field contains text.
    DOUBLE Use this type if the field is a double.
    LONG Use this type if the field contains a long string.
    DATE Use this type if the field contains a date.
  5. You can also specify that date and time format that you want to use. To change the format, click on the Data type column and click Date. The top ten most frequently used date formats are displayed.

    If you enter a custom time format, the time format is validated against the Java™ Simple Date format. If you enter an invalid format, an error message is displayed.

  6. To configure the indexing settings for the specified index configuration, click the relevant check box to configure the option. For example, to make the search results filterable, click the Filterable check box. The following options are available:
    Table 2. Edit Index Configuration UI check boxes
    Check box Use
    Retrievable Specify whether you want the index data to be retrieved by Log Analysis.
    Retrieve by default Specify that you want Log Analysis to retrieve all available data by default.
    Sortable Specify whether you want the Log Analysis users to be able to sort search results.
    Filterable Specify whether you want the Log Analysis users to be able to filter search results.
    Searchable Specify whether you want the Log Analysis users to be able to search results.
    Combine Specify whether Log Analysis combines only the first or all index entries.
    Paths Specify the path that is associated with the specified field.
  7. To save your changes, click Apply.