# Custom Fields Cannot Process by Filebeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-cannot-process-by-filebeat/317103>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 20, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-cannot-process-by-filebeat/317103 "2022-10-20T11:50:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![gisellecarballo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gisellecarballo/32/112755_2.png) [@gisellecarballo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gisellecarballo)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-cannot-process-by-filebeat/317103/1 "2022-10-20T11:50:40Z")

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Hi Team,

I successfully able to dissect log.original field in my cisco module and turn it into a custom field host.name.

When I try to make indices using this custom field host.name, the indices where not created.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-cannot-process-by-filebeat/317103/2 "2022-11-17T13:51:01Z")

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