Configuring parser component

The role of the parser is to take the messages that have been delimited by the extractor and build a set of mappings of string values to the Common Base Event attributes.

  1. In the left pane of the Adapter editor, select Configuration > Context Instance > Parser. The right pane will display the parser information.

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  2. Type the Description, Separator Token,and Designation Token.
  3. To add a Common Base Event attribute, select CommonBaseEvent > Add. In the popup menu, select the attribute you want to add. The attribute is added to the CommonBaseEvent node.
  4. To add a substitution rule to the Common Base Event attribute, select the Attribute > Add > Substitution Rule. The substitution rule details are displayed in the right pane of the editor.

For a detailed description of parser component properties, see the Configuration file structure reference document. For information on Common Base Events, see the Common Base Event model

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Developing an end-to-end transform solution
Testing an adapter configuration file with the editor test views
Deleting an adapter configuration file

Related reference
Configuration file structure
Regular expression grammar
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