US Patent 11042539 Identifying field values based on user-selected extraction mode

In embodiments, method and systems are provided for facilitating identification of field values based on delimiters. In some implementations, a user selection of a delimiter type to use for identifying values within fields is received. The values within fields are generally separated from one another by delimiters. A first set of one or more values from a plurality of events based on the selected delimiter is identified. Further, a second set of one or more values from the plurality of events is identified based on the selected delimiter. The identified first set of one or more values to a first field and the second set of one or more values to a second field. Additional embodiments are described and/or claimed.