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Use import date/time

dbcase
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Hi,

Is there a way to use the import date and time vs. having splunk try to interpret a date in the event? The date in our event is meaningless as far as using it for any data analysis.

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somesoni2
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There is an attribute in props.conf called DATETIME_CONFIG which you can set to value CURRENT and Splunk will treat current time (time of import) as the event timestamp.

[yoursourcetype]
...line breaking configs..
DATETIME_CONFIG = CURRENT

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somesoni2
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There is an attribute in props.conf called DATETIME_CONFIG which you can set to value CURRENT and Splunk will treat current time (time of import) as the event timestamp.

[yoursourcetype]
...line breaking configs..
DATETIME_CONFIG = CURRENT
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dbcase
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Perfect! Thanks Somesoni2!

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