# Create time series index from non-time series index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-time-series-index-from-non-time-series-index/326221>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 22, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-time-series-index-from-non-time-series-index/326221 "2023-02-22T20:23:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![butchkelley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@butchkelley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/butchkelley)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-time-series-index-from-non-time-series-index/326221/1 "2023-02-22T20:23:01Z")

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Hello,

I have a non-time series index that is updated on occasion however the data is typically very static. I would like to create a time series index from this data so I can track when it changes. I thought I could do this with Transforms or maybe an Alert/Rule that runs a query and calls an Action that writes out to a time series index but at every turn I'm asked for a timestamp field for the non-time series index.

Can someone please point me in the right direction?

Thanks,  
Butch

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-time-series-index-from-non-time-series-index/326221/2 "2023-02-22T20:25:08Z")

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I don't think that there is not much you can do, you need to have a time field in your data.

Depending on how you are updated this data you may add a field that would have the date and time of the update.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-time-series-index-from-non-time-series-index/326221/3 "2023-03-22T20:26:00Z")

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