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Ammar387
New Member
August 12, 2026
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Assistance Required with FortiSIEM Custom Parser Development

  • August 12, 2026
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Hello FortiSIEM Community,

I’m currently working on creating a custom parser for  Aruba EdgeConnect logs in FortiSIEM, but I’m facing an issue during parser validation.

Each time I create or modify the parser, the validation fails with the following error:

Failed to execute node: when. Please check the usage of API and attribute name.

I have double-checked the parser XML and verified that the attributes I’m using, such as hostName, procName, user, command, eventType, destName, destIpAddr, and srcIpAddr, are defined and supported in FortiSIEM.

However, the error does not indicate which specific node, API, or attribute is causing the failure, which makes troubleshooting difficult.

I have attached a screenshot of the parser validation error along with the current parser configuration.

Would anyone with experience in FortiSIEM custom parser development be able to assist me in identifying the root cause and correcting the parser?

Any guidance or example of the correct parser structure would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

3 replies

Stephen_G
Staff & Editor
Staff & Editor
August 18, 2026

Hi Ammar387,

Thank you for using our forums. We will seek to get you an answer or help.

In the meantime, if anyone else has any advice, please feel free to contribute.

Stephen_G - Fortinet Community Team
Stephen_G
Staff & Editor
Staff & Editor
August 20, 2026

Hi Ammar387,

We are still looking to get you an answer or help, and will reply as soon as possible.

Stephen_G - Fortinet Community Team
Stephen_G
Staff & Editor
Staff & Editor
August 21, 2026

Hi Ammar387, 

I’ve been advised that the information/answers you’re after may be available in our API documentation. https://fndn.fortinet.net/index.php?/fortiapi/2627-fortisiem/#elUserLink_menu 

Stephen_G - Fortinet Community Team
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