Field Data Types
Use the Data type column formatting option (appears when clicking the up-arrow-head next to column header) to assign a relevant data type to field names, thus affecting how data is displayed in the Event list.
Available data types are:
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.
Figure 69. JSON Formatting Type
- highlights data in different
colors on all columns if the data format is supported —
supported formats are JSON, XML and accesslog. This is the default
format for field
Note
An Invalid value error message is shown in the string in case of unsupported data format.
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.- displays data as plain text. This is the default format for all fields except
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.Event list. These settings will never override the formatting chosen for any dashboard or widget already configured with different data types.
saves the selected format as the default for that field (instead of the field's standard format type), so that the data type previously chosen is kept when the field is removed and re-added in the