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How to display index time in table?

echojacques
Builder

I'm having a hard time displaying the event index time in a table. What is the field name for index time?

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dwaddle
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Field names starting with an underscore usually will not show up in a results table. The easiest thing to do is use the eval command to make a new field that is viewable. Note it will be in epoch time (that is seconds-since 1/1/1970 00:00:00 UTC)

In addition to the technique shown by Jag above, you could try adding this to your search:

| eval indextime=strftime(_indextime,"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

which should make a new field called indextime with a ISO-formatted value.

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echojacques
Builder

Oh Ok, thanks for the clarification. Now thanks to the input I know how to display index time and the event time. Thanks again.

gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

that is not the index time. that is the event time.

echojacques
Builder

So I was able to display the time in a table by simply adding the filed " _time ". Works great and no eval or convert required!

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dwaddle
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Field names starting with an underscore usually will not show up in a results table. The easiest thing to do is use the eval command to make a new field that is viewable. Note it will be in epoch time (that is seconds-since 1/1/1970 00:00:00 UTC)

In addition to the technique shown by Jag above, you could try adding this to your search:

| eval indextime=strftime(_indextime,"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

which should make a new field called indextime with a ISO-formatted value.

jkerai
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Something like '* | convert ctime(_indextime) as it | table host it'.

echojacques
Builder

Thank you.

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gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The field name is _indextime, as shown. he is formatting it for you using the convert command http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.0/SearchReference/Convert since it is an epoch time and you might want it displayed differently. There is of course more than one way to reformat the timestamp.

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echojacques
Builder

Isn't there just a field name to display the event or index time? I tried the above and it didn't work.

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