# In filebeat, can we add a new field based on existing field?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-filebeat-can-we-add-a-new-field-based-on-existing-field/218033
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-filebeat-can-we-add-a-new-field-based-on-existing-field/218033 "2020-02-05T17:16:00Z")
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### Author: ![john\_eapen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@john\_eapen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/john_eapen)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-filebeat-can-we-add-a-new-field-based-on-existing-field/218033/1 "2020-02-05T17:16:00Z")

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Using filebeat 7.4.1 in container env ( Kubertes/docker/ daemon-set )

Can we add a new field based on existing properties ( either direct assignment or concatenate 2 fields etc ). ? Prefer if such a setting is part of the filebeat config itself.

Thanks  
John

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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: [March 4, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-filebeat-can-we-add-a-new-field-based-on-existing-field/218033/2 "2020-03-04T17:16:03Z")

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