Using timechart to show values over time
timechart
lets us show numerical values over time. It is similar to the chart
command, except that time is always plotted on the x axis. Here are a couple of things to note:
- The events must have an
_time
field. If you are simply sending the results of a search totimechart
, this will always be true. If you are using interim commands, you will need to be mindful of this requirement. - Time is always "bucketed", meaning that there is no way to draw a point per event.
Let's see how many errors have been occurring:
sourcetype="impl_splunk_gen" error | timechart count
The default chart will look something like this:
Now let's see how many errors have occurred per user over the same time period. We simply need to add ...
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