The order in which timestamps are recognized

release date
2018-06-18
last updated
2024-01-11
version
Splunk Enterprise 9.0.0
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Explains the order and specifications for recognizing timestamps.
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Order and specifications for recognizing timestamps

Splunk tries to recognize timestamps in the following order:

  • When there is date and time information in the event

①If “TIME_FORMAT” is specified in props.conf, the specified “TIME_FORMAT” will be used to find the timestamp within the event.

②If "TIME_FORMAT" is not specified in props.conf, an attempt will be made to recognize the timestamp from within the event.

  • If there is no date and time information in the event

Attempts to recognize the most recent timestamp fetched from the same source.

  • If the source does not contain date and time information

Splunk will attempt to recognize timestamps from source and file names.

  • If there is no date and time information in the file name

It tries to recognize the last modified time of the file as a timestamp.

  • I try to use datetime.xml to recognise the timestamp from the event.
  • If the timestamp cannot be recognized even in 1-5 above

Recognizes the system time of the Splunk server as a timestamp.
(Captured time = timestamp of the event)

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