Setting the timestamp

You can configure the timestamp that Maximo® Monitor uses on dashboards for all metrics for a device type.

By default, Maximo Monitor uses coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Two timestamps are available for data items, RCV_TIMESTAMP_UTC and EVT_TIMESTAMP. RCV_TIMESTAMP_UTC represents UTC and EVT_TIMESTAMP represents the event timestamp.

To change the default timestamp for a device type, you can use the POST /api/v2/core/deviceTypes/{deviceTypeId}/metricTimestampColumn REST API call. Use the following parameters:

• metricTimestampColumn: Set to evt_timestamp
• deleteExistingData; Set to true or false.

You can also set the default timestamp for a device type on the Setup page. For a device type, on the Identity tab, add a timestamp metric and then select the Use this as the default timestamp check box.

For more information, see APIs.