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How to pass Timepicker token value to a macro?

theouhuios
Motivator

Hello

I am trying to pass $field1.earliest$ value from a timepicker to a macro as an argument, but the macro gives an error saying that it can only alphanumeric, _ and - characters. Any idea on how I can overcome this and pass the value?

mreynov_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

alias the the _timestamp field to another name?

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