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Timestamp creation- index time from csv file

sidhantbhayana
Path Finder

Hi All,

I have a situation where the data is in csv format and first two columns have date and time information, my requirement is to create _time using both columns during indexing.

Sample Logs:
012518,12:34:41:163,1
012618,16:04:42:100,10

I am facing problems in creating configs for the same.

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Regards,
Sidhant

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mayurr98
Super Champion

hey,

Just assign below in inputs.conf wherever your monitor stanza is!

[<your_monitor_stanza>]
index = <your_index>
sourcetype = csv

Let me know if this helps!

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mayurr98
Super Champion

hey,

Just assign below in inputs.conf wherever your monitor stanza is!

[<your_monitor_stanza>]
index = <your_index>
sourcetype = csv

Let me know if this helps!

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sidhantbhayana
Path Finder

It helps @mayurr98 , but I have a custom sourcetype, although I could find the solution: TIME_FORMAT=%m%d%y,%H:%M:%S:%3N

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mayurr98
Super Champion

yeah, if you have a custom sourcetype then TIME_FORMAT=%m%d%y,%H:%M:%S:%3N this would do!

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HiroshiSatoh
Champion
DATE,TIME,COUNT
012518,12:34:41:163,1
012618,16:04:42:100,10

Can you retrieve it with data source CSV? In my environment _time has been set without any particular settings.

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sidhantbhayana
Path Finder

Yes, correct! This is because you are using default sourcetype(csv). I have a custom sourcetype.

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