# Logstash index without timestemp
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 7, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141 "2016-02-07T14:23:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@ggilat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggilat)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/1 "2016-02-07T14:23:27Z")
hello all,
i'm ELK newbie and i having a few problems with log reading.
i'm trying to read a csv file that have no times-temp field in it.
for that i built configuration file using this guide help ([https://kevinkirsche.com/2014/08/25/using-logstash-to-import-csv-files-into-elasticsearch/](https://kevinkirsche.com/2014/08/25/using-logstash-to-import-csv-files-into-elasticsearch/)).
but still the in kibana i cant create index pattern for the specific file. i cant help to find the right **Input type** to use.
appreciate the help.
guy
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/2 "2016-02-07T14:30:15Z")
> but still the in kibana i cant create index pattern for the specific file.
What does your elasticsearch output in your Logstash config look like?
> i cant help to find the right Input type to use.
What do you mean? If you're talking about the `type` field set via the `input` option of your input plugin, that's just an arbitrary string.
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### Author:  [@ggilat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggilat)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/3 "2016-02-07T14:51:35Z")
hi,
(sorry abut the typo at the provisos massage)
attached the config file:
input {
file {
path =\> "/tmp/\*.csv
type =\> "file"
start\_position =\> "beginning"
}
}
filter {
csv {
columns =\> ["Sess IDL4 ProtoIn", "ternal IP PortI", "External IP PortE", "TTL DPI Stat","App"]
separator =\> " "
}
}
output {
elasticsearch {
action =\> "index"
host =\> "localhost"
index =\> "logstash-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
workers =\> 1
}
}
i know i have to change the **index** but to what?
thanks,
guy
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/4 "2016-02-07T15:03:49Z")
Why would you have to change the index name?
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### Author:  [@ggilat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggilat)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/5 "2016-02-07T15:07:59Z")
because in the kibana i can't create index pattern and no data is being read from the csv file.
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/6 "2016-02-07T15:59:17Z")
Are there any indexes in ES? If not you can't create an index pattern. Changing the index name won't make a difference.
If Logstash isn't reading your CSV files it's probably because it's tailing the files and no more data is being added. `start_position => "beginning"` only matters for unseen files. This matter has been covered here many many times. Setting `sincedb_path` to "/dev/null" effectively disables the sincedb feature which tracks the current position in each file (and most likely points to the end of the file right now).
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### Author:  [@ggilat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ggilat)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/7 "2016-02-07T19:39:25Z")
Thanks for your answare and for your patienc. but as i said ELK is new to me so i'll try to better expline myself.
I have a static csv file with 500k lines i have to slice and dice but i can't understand how to connect to the file and display all the data in it.
Using the sincedb\_path will resolve my problem?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/8 "2016-02-07T20:51:51Z")
Yes, probably. I suggest you try it out rather than ask me about it. I'm just guessing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-index-without-timestemp/41141/9 "2017-07-06T05:12:46Z")