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Simple Log Service:Ship logs to MaxCompute (new version)

Last Updated:Mar 25, 2026

The feature for shipping data from Simple Log Service to MaxCompute has been upgraded. The new version allows you to start shipping data as soon as a shipping task is created and supports shipping historical data. You can also create multiple MaxCompute shipping tasks per logstore. We recommend using this new version.

Feature comparison

Aspect

MaxCompute shipping (legacy version)

MaxCompute shipping (new version)

Time range for data shipping

Supports shipping data immediately after the shipping task is created.

  • Supports shipping data immediately after the shipping task is created.

  • Supports shipping historical data.

Number of tasks

You can create only one MaxCompute shipping task per logstore.

You can create multiple MaxCompute shipping tasks per logstore.

MaxCompute data type system version 2.0

Not supported

Supported

Tags

Not supported

Supported

Time zone in DateTime mapping

Not supported

Supported

Dashboard

Not supported

Supported

Monitoring and alerting

Not supported

Supported

Task suspension and resumption

Not supported

Supported

Time partition format

Uses the Class SimpleDateFormat format.

Uses the strftime format.

Invalid field

The invalid field is displayed as null.

If a field does not allow null values, Simple Log Service discards the entire row of data.

Migrate to the new version

The legacy and new versions of MaxCompute shipping tasks can run in parallel and are configured from the same entry point. To migrate to the new version, follow these steps:

  1. Stop the legacy MaxCompute shipping task.

  2. Create a MaxCompute shipping task (new version).

    Important

    When you configure the Start At parameter for the new task, we recommend setting the start time 5 to 15 minutes earlier than when you stop the legacy task. The exact time buffer depends on the Shipping Interval of the legacy task. This configuration helps prevent data loss but may result in a small amount of duplicate data.

    For example, if the Shipping Interval for the legacy task is 300 seconds and you stop the task at 12:00:00 on December 20, 2023, we recommend setting the Start At time for the new task to 11:55:00 on December 20, 2023.

Supported regions

This feature is available in the following regions.

Regions

China (Beijing)

Japan (Tokyo)

China (Chengdu)

Singapore

China (Hangzhou)

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

China (Hong Kong)

Indonesia (Jakarta)

China (Shanghai)

Germany (Frankfurt)

China (Shenzhen)

UK (London)

China (Zhangjiakou)

UAE (Dubai)

US (Silicon Valley)

US (Virginia)