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[[event-conventions]]
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=== Naming Conventions
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When creating events, use the following conventions for field names and abbreviations.
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[[field-names]]
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==== Field Names
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Use the following naming conventions for field names:
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- All fields must be lower case.
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- Use snake case (underscores) for combining words.
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- Group related fields into subdocuments by using dot (.) notation. Groups typically have common prefixes. For example, if you have fields called `CPULoad` and `CPUSystem` in a service, you would convert
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them into `cpu.load` and `cpu.system` in the event.
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- Avoid repeating the namespace in field names. If a word or abbreviation appears in the namespace, it's not needed in the field name. For example, instead of `cpu.cpu_load`, use `cpu.load`.
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- Use <<abbreviations,standardised names>> and avoid using abbreviations that aren't commonly known.
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- Organise the documents from general to specific to allow for namespacing. The type, such as `.pct`, should always be last. For example, `system.core.user.pct`.
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- If two fields are the same, but with different units, remove the less granular one. For example, include `timeout.sec`, but don't include `timeout.min`. If a less granular value is required, you can calculate it later.
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- If a field name matches the namespace used for nested fields, add `.value` to the field name. For example, instead of:
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[source,yaml]
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workers
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workers.busy
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workers.idle
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Use:
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[source,yaml]
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workers.value
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workers.busy
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workers.idle
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- Do not use dots (.) in individual field names. Dots are reserved for grouping related fields into subdocuments.
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- Use singular and plural names properly to reflect the field content. For example, use `requests_per_sec` rather than `request_per_sec`.
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[[abbreviations]]
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==== Standardised Names
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Here is a list of standardised names and units that are used across all Beats:
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[options="header"]
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|Use... |Instead of...
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|avg |average
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|connection |conn
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|count |
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|day |days, d
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|max |maximum
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|min |minimum
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|pct |percentage
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|request |req
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|sec |seconds, second, s
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|ms |millisecond, millis
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|mb |megabytes
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|msg |message
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|ns |nanoseconds
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|norm |normalized
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|us |microseconds
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|=======================
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