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Event dropped after "build" XML tag in input

Ovi
Path Finder

OK, I have a puzzling issue....
I have a simple input script that sends a POST request and gets back an XML reply as input
This works just fine and I am getting back fine about 100 XML lines that I am able to extract and chart in Splunk
However I encountered a strange behaviour that I can only describe as follows:
- if one of the XML response tags is , Splunk will drop everything else after that
- it's not that it breaks the event - it will actually terminate it (everything else after is gone)

I tried with multiple input XMLs but they all behave the same - as soon as a tag is present the rest is dropped. Otherwise everything works fine

So I am at a loss at this point. Any clue why this is happening and how can I get around it?

Here's the event as recorded by Splunk:

**» 3/27/13 10:36:28.000 AM

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
env:Bodydp:timestamp2013-03-27T10:36:28-04:00/dp:timestampdp:status
6803467
XI52.5.0.0.5
223327
host=CS1DPIST Options|

sourcetype=datapower Options|

source=E:\Splunk\etc\apps\datapower\bin\datapower_ist_sys.cmd
*

And here's the full sample script output if ran from command line:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

env:Body

dp:timestamp2013-03-27T10:38:36-04:00/dp:timestamp
dp:status
6803467
XI52.5.0.0.5
223327
2013/01/15 14:47:52
XI52.5.0.0.5
XI52.5.0.0.5
XI52.5.0.0.5
embedded
7199
42X

/dp:status
/dp:response
/env:Body
/env:Envelope*

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sowings
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Splunk sees another date, and is likely therefore interpreting it as a new event. You'll have to update your props.conf for this sourcetype to reflect a TIME_FORMAT, probably TIME_PREFIX, and likely a MAX_TIMESTAMP_LOOKAHEAD as well.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Propsconf

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Ovi
Path Finder

Excellent. That was it. I disabled the sucker for this sourcetype (DATETIME_CONFIG = NONE) and is all good now Thanks man!

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