Reference Information for Sources
These topics contain reference information for Sources for Installed and Hosted Collectors.
In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:
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Timestamps, Time Zones, Time Ranges, and Date Formats
Manage timestamps, time zones, time and date ranges, and more.
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Using Wildcards in Paths
Use wildcards in the Source path to collect all files of a certain type.
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Collecting Multiline Logs
Detect log boundaries automatically or with a regular expression.
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Metadata Naming Conventions
Establish naming conventions for your deployment's sources, collectors, and metadata.
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Source Log Encoding
The log encoding supported by Sumo Logic depends on the Source that you use.