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title: conf/log_export
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/config/conflogexport
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:50:32.672Z
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Definitions of log files which should be exported to the analytics engine

| Key             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| appliance\_only | Whether entries from the specified log files should be exported only from appliances.<br />Value type: Yes / No<br />Default value: "No"                                                                                                                                                                      |
| built\_in       | Whether this configuration is built-in. Editing and deletion of built-in configurations is restricted.<br />Value type: Yes / No<br />Default value: "No"                                                                                                                                                     |
| enabled         | Export entries from the log files included in this category.<br />Value type: Yes / No<br />Default value: "No"                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| files           | The set of files to export as part of this category, specified as a list of glob patterns.<br />Value type: list<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                                                                                                                  |
| history         | How much historic log activity should be exported.<br />Value type: enumeration<br />Default value: "none"<br />Permitted values:<br />none: Do not export any historic entries<br />all: Export all historic entries<br />recent: Export recent historic entries, according to the 'history\_period' setting |
| history\_period | The number of days of historic log entries that should be exported.<br />Value type: unsigned integer<br />Default value: "10"                                                                                                                                                                                |
| metadata!\*     | Additional metadata to include with the log entries when exporting them to the configured endpoint. Metadata can be used by the system that is receiving the exported data to categorise and parse the log entries.<br />Value type: string<br />Default value: \<none>                                       |
| note            | A description of this category of log files.<br />Value type: string<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                                                                                                                                                              |