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Time Widget

Control the data display range of the current Explorer using the Time Widget. You can filter data by manually entering a time range, quickly selecting a preset time range, or customizing a time range.

Preset Time Ranges

The system provides various preset quick time ranges. Click "More" to select additional time ranges for data viewing. Preset time ranges include:

Dynamic Time

Includes four units: minute, day, week, and month, such as today, yesterday, this week, last week, etc.

Static Time

Includes two formats:

  • Date

  • Timestamp

Date

The static date-time format supports various writing styles, with time precision down to milliseconds. Separators include ~, /, -, or ,, and spaces are allowed before and after. For example:

  • 2025/08/04 09:30:00~2025/08/04 10:00:00

  • 2025/08/04 09:30:00.123-2025/08/04 10:00:00.456

  • 2025/08/04 09:30:00,2025/08/04 10:00:00

Timestamp

The timestamp range supports millisecond-level input. Separators include ~, -, or ,, and spaces are allowed before and after. For example:

  • 1659576600000~1659578400000

  • 1659576600000-1659578400000

  • 1659576600000,1659578400000

Note

  • The time format must comply with the standard HH:MM:SS.

  • The Time Widget tooltip and input box are linked in real-time. When the entered time range exceeds four digits (including time intervals, absolute time, and timestamps), the tooltip will display -.

Custom Time Range

In addition to preset time ranges, you can click "Custom Time" to manually write a specific time range. It supports combinations of date and time. The writing standards are as follows:

  • Date separators: Support "/" and "-" (e.g., 2025/10/10 or 2025-10-10)

  • Time format: Support HH:MM:SS or HH:MM (24-hour clock)

  • Combination format: Date and time can be combined, separated by a space (e.g., 2025/10/10 16:14:20)

Note

  • The start and end times of a custom time range must be entered in the HH:MM:SS format, e.g., 15:01:09.

  • Query history for custom time ranges can be viewed in Custom Time Query History, supporting up to the last 20 historical records. Click any history record to quickly filter the corresponding data.

URL Time Range

Besides selecting a time range through the Time Widget, you can also directly modify the time parameter in the browser's URL to query data. It supports four units: second (s), minute (m), hour (h), and day (d). For example:

  • time=30s

  • time=20m

  • time=6h

  • time=2d

After modifying the URL to time=2h in the browser, the Explorer will display data from the last 2 hours.

Note

  • Each unit can only be used independently and cannot be combined.

  • When the selected time range is greater than or equal to 1 day, the Explorer will automatically stop playback mode.

Recently Used Time Ranges

The system records the last 5 sets of time range query conditions you used locally for quick reuse.

Lock Time Range

By clicking in the Time Widget, you can set a fixed query time range. Once set, all Explorers and Dashboards will display data based on this time range by default.

For example, if you lock the time to "Last 2 hours", all Explorers and Dashboards will show data according to this time range.

Time Zone

Set the currently displayed time zone in the Time Widget to view data according to the corresponding workspace time zone when switching.

  1. Go to Time Widget > Time Zone Settings.

  2. In the Modify Time Zone window, "Browser Time" is displayed by default, which is the time detected by the local browser.

  3. Select a time zone.

  4. Confirm.

Note

  • Only the Owner and Administrator of the current workspace have the configuration permission for the Workspace Time Zone.

  • If the workspace owner or administrator sets a "Workspace Time Zone", members can choose the configured workspace time zone.

  • After setting a new time zone, all workspaces under your current account will display according to the new time zone. Please operate with caution.

Workspace Time Zone

To ensure workspace members can analyze data and troubleshoot issues under a unified time zone, you can configure a unified time zone for the workspace.

  1. Click Manage > Workspace Settings > Workspace Time Zone.

  2. Enter the settings pop-up window.

  3. Select a time zone.

  4. Confirm.

After configuration, other members of the workspace can choose the configured workspace time zone, and their time zone status will follow the configured time zone.

Note

  • Only the Owner and Administrator of the current workspace have the configuration permission for the workspace time zone.

  • Setting the workspace time zone does not automatically change the members' time zones; members need to manually select the workspace time zone.

  • If the workspace time zone is deleted, members who had selected it will automatically switch back to browser time.

Auto Refresh

"Auto Refresh" allows you to quickly obtain real-time data. Supported refresh frequencies include: 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour.

If auto refresh is not needed, select Off.

Time Widget vs. Refresh Frequency

  • "Refresh Frequency" does not affect the change of the "Time Widget".

  • If the selected time range exceeds 1 hour or is an absolute time, the refresh frequency might be affected.

  • If a relative time range less than 1 hour is reselected, the refresh frequency will automatically revert to the last configuration.

  • When selecting "Relative Time", even if the refresh frequency is "off", modifying query conditions (such as adding/removing filters in the Explorer, adjusting search box filters, or switching view variables in Dashboards/Notes) will still trigger a re-query.

Note

All Explorers share one refresh configuration. Changing the refresh frequency affects all Explorers.

Playback

After selecting a time range and executing the query operation, click the ▶️ button to quickly return to the last specified time range.

For example: Select [40m][2025/10/20 11:30:10 ~ 2025/10/20 12:10:10], click "Playback", and you will return to "Last 40 minutes".

Quick Zoom

In actual data query scenarios, you might often need to adjust the time range (timerange) to observe overall data trends or locate specific anomalies. Click "Quick Zoom", and the system will use the center of the current time range as a benchmark to zoom in the time range with one click, reducing the steps of manually adjusting the time range.

Zoom Logic

Click "Quick Zoom", and the timerange expands to 3 times the original.

  • First, push back 1 times the timerange from the current end time (latest can be the current time) to get the EndTime.

  • Then, push back 3 times the timerange from the EndTime to get the StartTime.

  • When querying relative time, directly expand it by 3 times.

Use Cases

Assume the current Explorer query time is 11:00:

  • Case 1: Need to query 10:20-10:30, current timerange = 10m. After clicking "Quick Zoom", the system queries 10:10-10:40.

  • Case 2: Need to query 10:30-10:50, current timerange = 20m. After clicking "Quick Zoom", the system queries 10:00-11:00.

  • Case 3: Query "Last 30 minutes". After clicking "Quick Zoom", the system queries "Last 90 minutes".

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