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slug: /send-data/reference-information
title: Reference Information for Sources
description: These topics contain reference information for Sources for installed and hosted Collectors.
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/send-data/reference-information/
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These topics contain reference information for Sources for Installed and Hosted Collectors.

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In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/reference-information/collect-multiline-logs')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="40"/><h4>Collecting Multiline Logs</h4></a>
  <p>Detect log boundaries automatically or with a regular expression.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/reference-information/metadata-naming-conventions')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="40"/><h4>Metadata Naming Conventions</h4></a>
  <p>Establish naming conventions for your deployment's sources, collectors, and metadata.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/reference-information/source-log-encoding')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="40"/><h4>Source Log Encoding</h4></a>
  <p>The log encoding supported by Sumo Logic depends on the Source that you use.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/reference-information/time-reference')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="40"/><h4>Timestamps, Time Zones, Time Ranges, and Date Formats</h4></a>
  <p>Manage timestamps, time zones, time and date ranges, and more.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/reference-information/use-wildcards-paths')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="40"/><h4>Using Wildcards in Paths</h4></a>
  <p>Use wildcards in the Source path to collect all files of a certain type.</p>
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