topic Re: How is the Auto Window being calculated? in Splunk Dev https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490401#M8810 <P>The way I read it -</P> <P>Let's say the Period (P) is 5 minutes, Runtime (R) is 2 minutes, then Window (W) would be 5 - 2 = 3.<BR /> Meaning, anytime within these 3 minutes, can be used by the scheduler to start the search. </P> <P>I guess R is derived from pervious runs.</P> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:17:26 GMT danielbb 2019-11-29T18:17:26Z How is the Auto Window being calculated? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490400#M8809 <P>We are not clear how the Auto Window is being calculated.</P> <P>At <A href="https://conf.splunk.com/files/2017/slides/making-the-most-of-the-splunk-scheduler.pdf">Making the Most of the Splunk Scheduler</A></P> <P>We see - </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="alt text"><img src="https://community.splunk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/7980i564C1F941559C5EE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="alt text" alt="alt text" /></span></P> <P>How exactly this auto window is being calculated? </P> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:52:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490400#M8809 danielbb 2019-11-26T18:52:19Z Re: How is the Auto Window being calculated? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490401#M8810 <P>The way I read it -</P> <P>Let's say the Period (P) is 5 minutes, Runtime (R) is 2 minutes, then Window (W) would be 5 - 2 = 3.<BR /> Meaning, anytime within these 3 minutes, can be used by the scheduler to start the search. </P> <P>I guess R is derived from pervious runs.</P> Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:17:26 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490401#M8810 danielbb 2019-11-29T18:17:26Z Re: How is the Auto Window being calculated? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490402#M8811 <P>You are correct. A scheduled search needs a history before Splunk can set an auto window.</P> Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:12:53 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-is-the-Auto-Window-being-calculated/m-p/490402#M8811 richgalloway 2019-12-25T17:12:53Z