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Strptime() Eval command returning empty

olawalePS
Path Finder

What is wrong with the query below, it does not return any value in the timestamp field. The attached image shows a result sample

index="jamf" sourcetype="jssUapiComputer:computerGeneral"
| dedup computer_meta.serial
| eval timestamp = strptime(computerGeneral.lastEnrolledDate, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3QZ")
| eval sixtyDaysAgo = relative_time(now(), "-60d") 
| table computer_meta.name, computerGeneral.lastEnrolledDate,timestamp, sixtyDaysAgo




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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @olawalePS,

try to rename the field:

index="jamf" sourcetype="jssUapiComputer:computerGeneral"
| dedup computer_meta.serial
| rename computerGeneral.lastEnrolledDate AS lastEnrolledDate
| eval timestamp = strptime(lastEnrolledDate, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3QZ")
| eval sixtyDaysAgo = relative_time(now(), "-60d") 
| table computer_meta.name, lastEnrolledDate,timestamp, sixtyDaysAgo

or using quotes (').

ciao.

Giuseppe

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @olawalePS,

try to rename the field:

index="jamf" sourcetype="jssUapiComputer:computerGeneral"
| dedup computer_meta.serial
| rename computerGeneral.lastEnrolledDate AS lastEnrolledDate
| eval timestamp = strptime(lastEnrolledDate, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3QZ")
| eval sixtyDaysAgo = relative_time(now(), "-60d") 
| table computer_meta.name, lastEnrolledDate,timestamp, sixtyDaysAgo

or using quotes (').

ciao.

Giuseppe

olawalePS
Path Finder

Thanks, it works, but do you know why it did not work previously, there is no space in the "computerGeneral.lastEnrolledDate" field

 

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @olawalePS,

dot is a special char and sometimes requires the quotes or the rename.

Anyway, good for you, see next time!

Ciao and happy splunking

Giuseppe

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