You can still mix processing time and event time. You only need to set the base environment to event time in order to activate the timestamp/watermark transport.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Al-Isawi Rami <rami.al-is...@comptel.com> wrote: > Hi Till, > > Yes, I understand that. I am just asking why. If I am assigning the > timestamps. why can’t flink deal with the window based on the event time? > i.e TumblingEventTimeWindows. Why should I set the whole env to be ticking > on event time? > > It is just that I have some windows that needs to be processing time, and > others needs to be event time. > > Regard, > -Rami > > On 17 Aug 2016, at 12:03, Till Rohrmann <trohrm...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi Rami, > > have you set the event time characteristic to event time with env. > setStreamTimeCharacteristic(TimeCharacteristic.EventTime);? Otherwise the > event time windows won’t work. > > Cheers, > Till > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Al-Isawi Rami <rami.al-is...@comptel.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Why this combination is not possible? even though I am setting " >> assignTimestampsAndWatermarks >> “ correctly on the DataStream. >> >> I would like Flink to be ticking on processing time, but also utilize >> the TumblingEventTimeWindows which is based on event time. >> >> It is not possible because of : >> java.lang.RuntimeException: Record has Long.MIN_VALUE timestamp (= no >> timestamp marker). >> >> Regards, >> -Rami >> Disclaimer: This message and any attachments thereto are intended solely >> for the addressed recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. If >> you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply >> e-mail and delete the e-mail (including any attachments thereto) without >> producing, distributing or retaining any copies thereof. Any review, >> dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, >> this information by persons or entities other than the intended >> recipient(s) is prohibited. Thank you. >> > > > Disclaimer: This message and any attachments thereto are intended solely > for the addressed recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. If > you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply > e-mail and delete the e-mail (including any attachments thereto) without > producing, distributing or retaining any copies thereof. Any review, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > this information by persons or entities other than the intended > recipient(s) is prohibited. Thank you. >