Question

Place the timestamp processing in order:

1) If no timestamp found, use the current system time when indexing the event.
2) Use TIME_FORMAT from to identify a timestamp in an event
3) If Splunk finds a time, but no date, try to find the date in source name or file name.
4) If Splunk cannot identify a date, use the file's modification time.
5) If no TIME_FORMAT is configured, try to automatically identify a timestamp from the event.
6) If no timestamp found, use the most recent timestamp.

Answer 1

The timestamp processing in Splunk involves several steps to identify and use a timestamp for indexing events.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. If no timestamp is found in an event, the current system time is used when indexing the event.
2. The TIME_FORMAT is used to identify a timestamp in an event.
3. If Splunk finds a time but no date, it tries to find the date in the source name or file name.
4. If Splunk cannot identify a date, it uses the file's modification time.
5. If no TIME_FORMAT is configured, Splunk tries to automatically identify a timestamp from the event.
6. If no timestamp is found, the most recent timestamp is used.