# Is it possible to use dynamic string in "users" field in output-xmpp plugin?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-dynamic-string-in-users-field-in-output-xmpp-plugin/63593>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 21, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-dynamic-string-in-users-field-in-output-xmpp-plugin/63593 "2016-10-21T09:46:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lshekhar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lshekhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lshekhar)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-dynamic-string-in-users-field-in-output-xmpp-plugin/63593/1 "2016-10-21T09:46:11Z")

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I need to filter sender id from log and place that in "users" field.

output {

xmpp {  
message =\> " Message from %{job\_submitter}"  
users =\> ["%{job\_submitter}"]

Can someone suggest me the way?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-dynamic-string-in-users-field-in-output-xmpp-plugin/63593/2 "2016-10-21T11:02:20Z")

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This isn't supported right now. I've filed an issue for you.

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-xmpp/issues/4>

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**Author:** ![lshekhar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lshekhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lshekhar)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-dynamic-string-in-users-field-in-output-xmpp-plugin/63593/3 "2016-10-24T04:26:14Z")

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Thanks for your quick response.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-dynamic-string-in-users-field-in-output-xmpp-plugin/63593/4 "2017-07-06T04:33:07Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:33am UTC