Automatic parsers download

[RSAAdmin]

Hello everyone,

I am a bit confused regarding automatic parsers download from Live and their deployment. i am checking the configuration that the engineer performed when SA was installed and i see only the following entry under Log Decoder --> Config --> parsers tab:

• Name: NwFlex.parser
• Live: N/A
• Date Installed: emtpy

My questions are:

1. Was the NwFlex.parser uploaded manually and not through Live (since Live field shows N/A)
2. I am checking LIVE resources and i see that the NwFlex.parser was July 29, 2015. What is the version of the currently installed file?
3. How to configure the system to check for the latest NwFlex.parser file? i have my system configured to check live every hour, but how to download updated parsers? Please note that my feeds are being downloaded automatically.
4. If parsers can be downloaded automatically, do i need to manually deploy them to my devices, or can this be an automated process?

Appreciate your help guys.

Thank you

[RSAAdmin]

The file 'NwFlex.parser' comes with Decoder OOTB.  It isn't a Live parser.  It contains a handful of very simple flex parsers in source form that were intended as a demonstration of how to write your own.

On a Log Decoder it has no purpose at all, since it contains packet parsers.  Just delete it.

Even on a packet Decoder, with the move from flex to lua it has no purpose for a system at 10.2+.  For each parser in the file there is a better lua equivalent in Live.  Just delete it.

[RSAAdmin]

Thank you motley.

I currently have a log decoder only (packet not yet installed). What is the best practice for deploying and managing parsers. is there any document that explains all?