# Parsing "(" in logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-in-logstash/105876>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 31, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-in-logstash/105876 "2017-10-31T11:48:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Vivek\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vivek_sharma/32/46948_2.png) [@Vivek\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vivek_Sharma)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-in-logstash/105876/1 "2017-10-31T11:48:35Z")

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Hi

I have my logs in format JOB(JobName)

JobName is the name of the job in my log and JOB is the hardcoded valued in the log.

When I try to parse the logs, I am not able to parse "(" bracket.

Could anyone please help.

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Markhasin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dan_markhasin/32/14187_2.png) [@Dan\_Markhasin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dan_Markhasin)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-in-logstash/105876/2 "2017-10-31T11:58:46Z")

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Could you share your configuration..?

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**Author:** ![Vivek\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vivek_sharma/32/46948_2.png) [@Vivek\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vivek_Sharma)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-in-logstash/105876/3 "2017-10-31T12:05:06Z")

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Hi Dan

My query has been resolved. I used ( before the job name in my grok.

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:** [November 28, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-in-logstash/105876/4 "2017-11-28T12:05:32Z")

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