Time modifier for Time range in Searches & Reports

[batcave]

The following time modifier:

earliest="5/11/2012:20:00:00" latest="12/11/2012:20:00:00"

works when used inline with search query. But when these values are used as Time Range for saved searches in Manager> Searches & Reports , it gives an error.

Any ideas how to include such time modifiers for saving searches from the Manager?

[sbrant_splunk · Accepted solution]

The "Start time" and "Finish time" fields in the saved searches page are for relative time modifiers, not exact date/time. If you did want to save the search to run over exact times, you can still leave the "earliest" and "latest" terms in your search. The "Start time" and "Finish time" fields are not required for the saved search.