Getting Data In

Why are events indexing with the wrong time stamp

acceo_purch
New Member

Hi,

A csv file has the format dd-mm-year hh:mm. Splunk swap the day and month for the events for the first 9 days of a month.
For example an event with a date 09-10-2019 05:05 (9 October 2019) is indexed as 10/9/19 (10 September 2019).
But an event with a date 11-10-2019 05:05 (11 October 2019) is right indexed as 10/11/19 (11 October 2019)

Here is an example of a csv file for the 10 September 2019:
"10-09-2019 05:05","PG","PER","2","2"
"10-09-2019 05:05","DG","USA","1","3"

It's indexed in the month of October the 9th 2019 instead of September 10th 2019:
TIME (M/D/Y) | EVENT (D/M/Y)
10/9/19 | 10-09-2019 05:05,PG,PER,2,2
5:30:00:000 AM
10/9/19 | 10-09-2019 05:05,DG,USA,1,3
5:30:00:000 AM

props.conf :

[csv_inv]
SEDCMD-removeDoubleQuotes= s/\"//g
DATETIME_CONFIG =
INDEXED_EXTRACTIONS = csv
NO_BINARY_CHECK = true
category = Structured
pulldown_type = 1
TIME_PREFIX = ^
TIME_FORMAT = %d-%m-%Y %H:%M

Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks.

0 Karma
1 Solution

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi acceo_purch,
as suggested by @richgalloway, at first, use the correct TIME_PREFIX = ^\"

Then, where is this props.conf?
Usually it must be on Indexers, but when you ingest csv files it must be also on Universal Forwarders

Ciao.
Giuseppe

View solution in original post

0 Karma

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi acceo_purch,
as suggested by @richgalloway, at first, use the correct TIME_PREFIX = ^\"

Then, where is this props.conf?
Usually it must be on Indexers, but when you ingest csv files it must be also on Universal Forwarders

Ciao.
Giuseppe

0 Karma

acceo_purch
New Member

Thanks Giuseppe, adding the right TIME_PREFIX = ^\" solved the problem.

Best regards!

0 Karma

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If the CSV file really has quotation marks around each field then the time prefix is incorrect.

TIME_PREFIX = ^"

---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
0 Karma

acceo_purch
New Member

Thank you for your help, changing the TIME_PREFIX = ^\" solved the problem.

Best regards!

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

What the End of Support for Splunk Add-on Builder Means for You

Hello Splunk Community! We want to share an important update regarding the future of the Splunk Add-on Builder ...

Solve, Learn, Repeat: New Puzzle Channel Now Live

Welcome to the Splunk Puzzle PlaygroundIf you are anything like me, you love to solve problems, and what ...

Building Reliable Asset and Identity Frameworks in Splunk ES

 Accurate asset and identity resolution is the backbone of security operations. Without it, alerts are ...