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  1. In Type, select String.
  2. In Name, type the name of the field (column heading).
  3. To configure advanced settings for the field, click Advanced. Otherwise, continue with step 11.
  4. In UI Message Length, type the maximum length of data displayed in a column. If the data is longer than this value, it continues onto the next line(s).
  5. In Field Types, type the set of strings that describe the field.
  6. In Chars Length, type the length of the character string. If there are less characters for this field in a log record, characters are added to the string to force it to be this length.
  7. In Trim Chars, type a character or string to delete from the column value. For example, typing $ means that $ will be deleted from log records with $ in this field.
  8. In Delimiter Chars, type a character or string for delimiting the column.
  9. In Mask Column, define the masking of column text by selecting one of the following: Don't mask (default), Mask entire column text, Mask part of column text.
  10. Select the GeoIP checkbox to enable GeoIP for this field. 
  11. If this string does not appear in all records, select the Optional checkbox. 
  12. Click Apply.
    The log records are refreshed in the bottom pane showing the added field.

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