TImestamp assignment for an event

[AnithaL]

Hi ,

Here is the sample log along with the line numbers mentioned ,which I am trying to upload to Splunk.

1 ) a
2 ) a1
3 ) a2
4 ) a3
5 ) a4
6 ) a5
7 ) begin script 2013-01-15 02:26:27::Status :0
8 ) Run_Job ::2013-01-15 02:26:27::pmcmd Return Code=0
9 ) Run_Job ::2013-01-15 02:26:27::Workflow wf_FF completed Successfully..
10 ) _Upd_DT_ID ::2013-01-15 02:30:14::Update Max Date in for JOB STREAM ID wf_FF
11 ) *** Warning: EOF on INPUT stream.
12 ) *** Warning: EOF on INPUT stream.
13 ) :: .ksh::2013-01-15 02:30:15::Last Extract ID/LAST Extract DATE and SOURCE_FLAT_FILE_NAME updated successfully.
14 ) *** Warning: EOF on INPUT stream.
15 ) *** Warning: EOF on INPUT stream.
16 ) ::2013-01-15 02:30:16::Completed. and updated successfully.
17 ) ::2013-01-15 02:30:16::Removing the session specific Temp file
18 ) ::2013-01-15 02:30:16::Successfully removed Temp file
19 ) ::2013-01-15 02:30:16::End processing for workflow wf_FF
20 ) ### Command completed.

For the first 6 lines splunk assigned the timestamp when it is getting indexed and for the rest it is taking from the log data.

Need the first 6 lines also merged with the second event so that it will get the timestamp from the log.

Thanks in advance.

Anitha.

[martin_mueller]

You may be able to coerce those first lines into the next event by fiddling with the TIME_PREFIX value in props.conf - I didn't test that for this log though, just give it a go.

[Ayn]

This might also be helpful: http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.1/Data/Configuretimestamprecognition

[martin_mueller]

In-depth documentation is http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.1/Data/ConfigurePositionalTimestampExtraction and http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.1/admin/Propsconf

In essence you're telling splunk where to start looking for a timestamp, you can set these either manually in props.conf or in the preview for new data inputs - the latter is likely the better option for you.

[AnithaL]

Hi

I am new to Splunk , not sure how to use TIME_PREFIX.

Regards,
Anitha