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applies_to:
stack: all
serverless: all
products:
- id: observability
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# Configure log data sources

The `observability:logSources` {{kib}} advanced setting defines which index patterns your deployment or project uses to store and query log data.

Configure this setting at **Stack Management** → **Advanced Settings** or by searching for `Advanced Settings` in the [global search field](/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/find-apps-and-objects.md).


::::{note}
Adding indices to the `observability:logSources` setting that don't contain log data may cause degraded functionality. Changes to this setting can also impact the sources queried by log threshold rules.
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## Configure log data sources using the `saved_objects` API

To configure log data sources using an API, use the `saved_objects` API. To do this,

1. From **Stack Management** → **Saved Objects**, [export](/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/saved-objects.md) the log data views, which are stored as an `infrastructure-monitoring-log-view` saved object type, to use as a template.
1. Modify the relevant data view fields in the exported JSON.
1. Import the saved object using the [import saved objects API]({{kib-apis}}/operation/operation-importsavedobjectsdefault).
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@weltenwort I pulled these instructions from a comment you made on an older issue from last year. I was hoping you could take a look and make sure this is still applicable or if there are changes that need to be made?

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- file: observability/logs/categorize-log-entries.md
- file: observability/logs/inspect-log-anomalies.md
- file: observability/logs/run-pattern-analysis-on-log-data.md
- file: observability/logs/log-data-sources.md
- file: observability/logs/add-service-name-to-logs.md
- file: observability/logs/logs-index-template-reference.md
- file: observability/logs/streams/streams.md
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