# Copy Field

### Description

The Copy Field processor can be used to copy telemetry from one field to another.

### Use

The Copy Field processor is utilized for copying telemetry fields in metrics, logs, and traces based on specified conditions.

### Supported Types

| Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| ------- | ---- | ------ |
| ✓       | ✓    | ✓      |

### Configuration

<table><thead><tr><th width="112.39453125">Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Telemetry Types</td><td>The types of telemetry to apply the processor to.</td></tr><tr><td>Condition</td><td>A condition that determines when this processor is applied.</td></tr><tr><td>Copy From</td><td>The telemetry field to copy from.</td></tr><tr><td>Copy To</td><td>The telemetry field to copy to.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example Configuration(s)

#### Copying An Entire Log Body

In this configuration, the entire body field is copied to a field on attributes called `body_nested`. This method is useful for destinations that ignore or use the body field in an undesired manner.

**Web Interface**

<figure><img src="https://1405008107-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgmiOMzBfoNFwmKJFHMcJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7650974484db310938e494bc41f29b706aca5c62%2Fintegrations-processors-copy-field-image-1.png?alt=media" alt="Bindplane docs - Copy Field - image 1"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Nesting A Field

This configuration will nest a resource attributes field named `host.name` within an attributes field named simply `name` that is nested under a top level attributes field named `host`. This is useful for simplifying or standardizing the data structure of incoming logs. In this example, note the use of bracket notation to create nested fields.

**Web Interface**

<figure><img src="https://1405008107-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgmiOMzBfoNFwmKJFHMcJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2150a24f7b5ca3374202dc8f1e1a464f350e6086%2Fintegrations-processors-copy-field-image-2.png?alt=media" alt="Bindplane docs - Copy Field - image 2"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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