Workflow for adding values from logs

About this task

To create or edit a whitelist, blacklist, or group list that is based on values that are captured and stored in the log files, complete the following general steps.

Procedure

  1. Enable logging for the dimension. See Logging of dimensional values.
  2. After dimension value logging was enabled, allow a sufficient time to pass to collect values in the logs. See Log value storage.
  3. When you are ready to add the values, edit the dimension. Then, choose to edit the whitelist, blacklist, or group list of the dimension.
  4. In the Edit Dimension dialog, download the log values. See Downloading log values.
  5. Edit the log file locally to add, edit, or remove values for inclusion in your list. See Editing dimension values.
  6. Import the file into the Edit Dimension dialog for inclusion as values in your list. See Importing a list.
  7. Add the values to the dimension.
  8. New values may become available for logging when the Data Collector performs its next collection run. See Updating of log values
  9. Repeat the above steps periodically to capture new values appearing in the capture stream.