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- Log Analytics workspace where you have at least [contributor rights](../logs/manage-access.md#azure-rbac).
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- [Data collection endpoint](../essentials/data-collection-endpoint-overview.md#create-a-data-collection-endpoint).
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- [Custom table](../logs/create-custom-table.md#powershell) to send your logs to.
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- [Custom table](../logs/create-custom-table.md) to send your logs to.
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- [Permissions to create Data Collection Rule objects](../essentials/data-collection-rule-overview.md#permissions) in the workspace.
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- A machine that write logs to a text file.
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[ ![Screenshot that shows the Create button on the Data Collection Rules screen.](media/data-collection-rule-azure-monitor-agent/data-collection-rules-updated.png) ](media/data-collection-rule-azure-monitor-agent/data-collection-rules-updated.png#lightbox)
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1. Enter a **Rule name** and specify a **Subscription**, **Resource Group**, **Region**, and **Platform Type**:
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1. Enter a **Rule name** and specify a **Subscription**, **Resource Group**, **Region**, **Platform Type**, and **Data Collection Endpoint**:
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- **Region** specifies where the DCR will be created. The virtual machines and their associations can be in any subscription or resource group in the tenant.
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- **Platform Type** specifies the type of resources this rule can apply to. The **Custom** option allows for both Windows and Linux types.
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- **Data Collection Endpoint** is required to collect custom logs.
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[ ![Screenshot that shows the Basics tab of the Data Collection Rule screen.](media/data-collection-rule-azure-monitor-agent/data-collection-rule-basics-updated.png) ](media/data-collection-rule-azure-monitor-agent/data-collection-rule-basics-updated.png#lightbox)
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> Multiple log files of the same type commonly exist in the same directory. For example, a machine might create a new file every day to prevent the log file from growing too large. To collect log data in this scenario, you can use a file wildcard. Use the format `C:\directoryA\directoryB\*MyLog.txt` for Windows and `/var/*.log` for Linux. There is no support for directory wildcards.
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- **Table name** - The name of the destination table you created in your Log Analytics Workspace. For more information, see [Prerequisites](#prerequisites).
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- **Table name** - The name of the destination table you created in your Log Analytics Workspace. For more information, see [Prerequisites](#prerequisites).
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- **Record delimiter** - Will be used in the future to allow delimiters other than the currently supported end of line (`/r/n`).
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- **Transform** - Add an [ingestion-time transformation](../essentials/data-collection-transformations.md) or leave as **source** if you don't need to transform the collected data.
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- **Transform** - Add an [ingestion-time transformation](#add-an-ingestion-time-transformation) or leave as **source** if you don't need to transform the collected data.
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1. On the **Destination** tab, add one or more destinations for the data source. You can select multiple destinations of the same or different types. For instance, you can select multiple Log Analytics workspaces, which is also known as multihoming.
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