# Which Data type to be used for time field **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-data-type-to-be-used-for-time-field/104676 "2017-10-20T08:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joeltstephen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@Joeltstephen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joeltstephen)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-data-type-to-be-used-for-time-field/104676/1 "2017-10-20T08:56:17Z")
Hi Team, My log file contains time field which has data like `0.3354353` but using data type `float` in my `configuration file`, it is parsing only last 2 digit after dot. What data type should to parse the total data in the time field. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-data-type-to-be-used-for-time-field/104676/2 "2017-10-23T05:18:05Z")
> My log file contains time field which has data like 0.3354353 What does such a time value mean? > using data type float in my configuration file What does your configuration file look like? > it is parsing only last 2 digit after dot. What do you mean by that? Examples speak louder than descriptions. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-data-type-to-be-used-for-time-field/104676/3 "2017-11-20T05:18:23Z")
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