Mastering Splunk

Configuring a simple field lookup

In this section, we will configure a simple Splunk lookup.

Defining lookups in Splunk Web

You can set up a lookup using the Lookups page (in Splunk Web) or by configuring stanzas in the props.conf and transforms.conf files. Let's take the easier approach first and use the Splunk Web interface.

Before we begin, we need to establish our lookup table that will be in the form of an industry standard comma separated file (CSV). Our example is one that converts business unit codes to a more user-friendly business unit name. For example, we have the following information:

Business unit code	Business unit name
999999	Corporate office
VA0133SPS001	South-western
VA0133NLR001	North-east
685470NLR001	Mid-west

In the ...