# ILM, creation\_date and reindexing

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-creation-date-and-reindexing/297469
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management
**Created:** [February 17, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-creation-date-and-reindexing/297469 "2022-02-17T10:02:27Z")
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### Author: ![Tomo\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@Tomo\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tomo_M)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-creation-date-and-reindexing/297469/3 "2022-02-20T15:39:46Z")

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Why not try shorter time span for just testing purpose?

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