metadata.md

copyright	lastupdated	keywords	subcollection
years 2024	2024-12-19		cloud-logs

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Metadata fields

{: #metadata}

{{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} includes metadata fields that can be used to catalog and filter logs, grant user permissions and access to data, create log templates and template branches, and track anomalies. {: shortdesc}

Application name

{: #md-app-name}

The application name is the environment that produces and sends logs to {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}}.

The following are samples of application names based on the log source:

Source	Application Name
Activity tracking events	ibm-audit-event
Platform logs	ibm-platform-log
{{site.data.keyword.openshiftlong_notm}} cluster	kubernetes.namespace_name
{{site.data.keyword.containerlong_notm}} cluster	kubernetes.namespace_name
Linux server	${HOSTNAME}
Windows server	${COMPUTERNAME}
{: caption="Application names" caption-side="bottom"}

Subsystem name

{: #md-sys-name}

The subsystem name is the service or application that produces and sends logs to {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}}.

The following are samples of subsystem names based on the log source:

Source	Subsystem Name
Activity tracking events	CRNserviceName:instanceID
VPC Activity tracking events	is:resourceType
Platform logs	CRNserviceName:instanceID
VPC Platform logs	is:resourceType
{{site.data.keyword.openshiftlong_notm}} cluster	kubernetes.container_name
{{site.data.keyword.containerlong_notm}} cluster	kubernetes.container_name
Linux server
Windows server	ProviderName
{: caption="Subsystem names" caption-side="bottom"}