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How to ignore delayed events in splunk alert and alert only if log is actually missing?

rohit_d
Engager

I have splunk query which runs every 5 minutes and alert if certain keyword is not logged in index in last 5 minutes. But whenever there are splunk event delays it causes false alert to trigger. Is there any way i can differentiate if keyword is really not logged or is it due to latency in events .
I tried using (_indextime - _time) but this will only work once event is received.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Allow time for events to be indexed by searching earliest=-6m latest=-1m instead of earliest=-5m latest=now.

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