# Logstash Config change **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [September 22, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-change/149542 "2018-09-22T11:42:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amritesh\_mishra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/amritesh_mishra/32/50251_2.png) [@amritesh\_mishra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amritesh_mishra)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-change/149542/1 "2018-09-22T11:42:55Z")
Hi i am generating a config file and from that config file i am able to parse the data form the log but for the event time which is getting parsed from the log file can we change the format of the date after parsing before sending it to elasticsearch. ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-change/149542/2 "2018-09-22T17:59:41Z")
You can't configure the format of the `@timestamp` field, but for other fields you can do anything you want. How to do that depends on the details. But I think worrying about the timestamp format is a waste of time. ISO8601 is great for storing data and if you want specific formatting that's up to the presentation layer. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-config-change/149542/3 "2018-10-20T18:04:58Z")
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