The purpose of the time series converter is to convert from standard JSON format into an intermediate time series format. The intermediate format will then be converted into the Data Dog format by the Data Dog transform script.
When the ProcessType is set to TimeSeriesConverter, a parent field named TimeSeriesConverterConfiguration must be populated with one or more pairs of Name and Value fields as shown below. You may have any number of Name and Value pairs as you wish. If you enter items that are not correctly paired, the process will be invalid and the pipeline will not start.
| Fields | Description | Valid Values |
| Keys | List of JSON fields that are keys - i.e., the fields that can uniquely identify the instance that is being reported on |
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| TimestampFieldName | The name of the JSON field in the input payload that contains the timestamp |
Mandatory. One or more characters. |
| InputTimestampFormat | The format of the timestamp field in the input payload |
Must be one of these three:
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| OutputTimestampFormat | The format of the timestamp field in the output payload |
Must be one of these three:
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Example Time Series Converter File
{
"Name": "TimeSeriesConverter",
"Id": "bb399413-3c2d-4b45-a85e-bf4c95c9bbc0",
"TimeSeriesConverterConfiguration": {
"Keys":["host", "status"],
"TimestampFieldName":"DATETIME",
"InputTimestampFormat":"2006-01-02T15:04:05",
"OutputTimestampFormat":"UNIXEpoch",
},
"ProcessType": "TimeSeriesConverter"
}