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Create a Custom Date/Time Parser

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April 13, 2025
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Create a custom date/time parser with the Couchbase Server Web Console to tell the Search Service how to process a new date/time format.

If you store date data in a format other than RFC-3339 (ISO-8601), then you need to create a date/time parser.

Prerequisites

Procedure

To create a custom date/time parser with the Couchbase Server Web Console:

  1. Go to Search.

  2. Click the Search index where you want to create a custom date/time parser.

  3. Click Edit.

  4. Expand Customize Index  Date/Time Parsers.

  5. Click Add Date/Time Parser

  6. In the Name field, enter a name for the date/time parser.

  7. In the Layout Style list, choose the specific layout style you want to use for your date/time parser.

    For more information, see Date/Time Parser Layout Styles.

  8. In the Layout to be added field, enter your date/time layout, based on your chosen Layout Style.

  9. Click Add.

  10. (Optional) To add an additional layout, repeat the previous steps.

  11. Click Save.

Next Steps

After you create a custom date/time parser, you can set it as the default date/time parser for your Search index.

To continue customizing your Search index, you can also:

To run a search and test the contents of your Search index, see Run A Simple Search with the Web Console or Run a Simple Search with the REST API and curl/HTTP.