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How to get an Advanced XML timechart to not automatically create its own bins of milliseconds like a Simple XML timechart?

strive
Influencer

Hi,

The timechart in advanced XML creates its own bins of milliseconds. See below
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Whereas in simple XML, it doesn't. See below
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How to get this simple XML behavior in advanced XML?

Thanks,
Strive

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strive
Influencer

The span is specified in the search. It is span=1d
That is the minimum span that we can specify

for the search macro, the span value is passed as an argument. There are two possible values: 1d and 7d.
The problem is when span=1d

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jlin
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

If you do not want to mess around with xml, you could enforce span size for timechart.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.5/SearchReference/timechart

For example:

... | timechart span=1h ...

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strive
Influencer

Already span is specified in the search. It is span=1d

That is the minimum span that we can specify

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