By default, XpoLog applies an automated pattern to parse the logs, when you click the Save button on the first page of the Add Log wizard.
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Applying a pattern on a log enables viewing the log in organized tabular format, setting an alarm on a specific field, or aggregating on a certain field.
For certain log types (local, Windows Network, Over SSH, and Hadoop HDFS), XpoLog enables you to tune the log and parse it more deeply to normalize the log records into tabular format, by applying patterns on the incoming log data.
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