Copy Field
Description
The Copy Field processor can be used to copy telemetry from one field to another.
Use
The Copy Field processor is utilized for copying telemetry fields in metrics, logs, and traces based on specified conditions.
Supported Types
| Metrics | Logs | Traces |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configuration
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Telemetry Types | The types of telemetry to apply the processor to. |
| Condition | A condition that determines when this processor is applied. |
| Copy From | The telemetry field to copy from. |
| Copy To | The telemetry field to copy to. |
Example Configuration(s)
Copying An Entire Log Body
In this configuration, the entire body field is copied to a field on attributes called body_nested. This method is useful for destinations that ignore or use the body field in an undesired manner.
Web Interface
Nesting A Field
This configuration will nest a resource attributes field named host.name within an attributes field named simply name that is nested under a top level attributes field named host.
This is useful for simplifying or standardizing the data structure of incoming logs. In this example, note the use of bracket notation to create nested fields.
Web Interface
