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Api Dcr Reference
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation provides examples for creating Data Collection Rules (DCRs) and their associations, with a focus on API requests and JSON payloads. While the Syslog/CEF example explicitly sets 'kind': 'Linux', the custom log example uses a Windows file path ('C:\Server\bin\log\Apache24\logs\*.log') in the response, and does not provide a Linux file path equivalent. There are no PowerShell or Windows tool-specific commands, but the only concrete file path example is Windows-style, and Linux patterns are not shown. This may confuse or exclude Linux users, especially since custom log collection is a common Linux scenario.
Recommendations:
- For every example using a Windows file path, provide a Linux equivalent (e.g., '/var/log/apache2/*.log').
- Explicitly mention both Windows and Linux file path conventions in the documentation.
- If the DCRs support both OS types, clarify any OS-specific requirements or differences.
- Add a note or table summarizing path syntax differences between platforms.
- Ensure that sample payloads and responses are balanced between Windows and Linux scenarios.
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| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
Flagged Code Snippets
{
"properties": {
"immutableId": "dcr-00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff",
"dataCollectionEndpointId": "/subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/Contoso-RG-1/providers/Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionEndpoints/Microsoft-Sentinel-aaaabbbbccccddddeeeefff",
"streamDeclarations": {
"Custom-Text-ApacheHTTPServer_CL": {
"columns": [
{
"name": "TimeGenerated",
"type": "datetime"
},
{
"name": "RawData",
"type": "string"
}
]
}
},
"dataSources": {
"logFiles": [
{
"streams": [
"Custom-Text-ApacheHTTPServer_CL"
],
"filePatterns": [
"C:\\Server\\bin\\log\\Apache24\\logs\\*.log"
],
"format": "text",
"settings": {
"text": {
"recordStartTimestampFormat": "ISO 8601"
}
},
"name": "Custom-Text-ApacheHTTPServer_CL"
}
]
},
"destinations": {
"logAnalytics": [
{
"workspaceResourceId": "/subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/contoso-rg-1/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/CyberSOC",
"workspaceId": "cccccccc-3333-4444-5555-dddddddddddd",
"name": "DataCollectionEvent"
}
]
},
"dataFlows": [
{
"streams": [
"Custom-Text-ApacheHTTPServer_CL"
],
"destinations": [
"DataCollectionEvent"
],
"transformKql": "source",
"outputStream": "Custom-ApacheHTTPServer_CL"
}
],
"provisioningState": "Succeeded"
},
"location": "centralus",
"tags": {
"createdBy": "Sentinel"
},
"id": "/subscriptions/aaaa0a0a-bb1b-cc2c-dd3d-eeeeee4e4e4e/resourceGroups/Contoso-RG-1/providers/Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules/DCR-CustomLogs-01",
"name": "DCR-CustomLogs-01",
"type": "Microsoft.Insights/dataCollectionRules",
"etag": "\"00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444\"",
"systemData": {
"createdBy": "gbarnes@contoso.com",
"createdByType": "User",
"createdAt": "2024-08-12T09:29:15.1083961Z",
"lastModifiedBy": "gbarnes@contoso.com",
"lastModifiedByType": "User",
"lastModifiedAt": "2024-08-12T09:29:15.1083961Z"
}
}