https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301187#M56928 <P>This should give you details of summary indexing process.<BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/6.6.0/Knowledge/Usesummaryindexing#Set_up_summary_index_searches_in_Splunk_Web">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/6.6.0/Knowledge/Usesummaryindexing#Set_up_summary_index_searches_in_Splunk_Web</A></P> <P>Again, the traditional use for summary indexing is for optimizing searches/reports/dashboards, but it can be used for your use-case. You don't have to use any SI commands, so you can use use the like this (assuming CSV you upload as lookup)</P> <PRE><CODE>| inputlookup yourUploadeda.csv </CODE></PRE> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:31:37 GMT somesoni2 2017-07-07T14:31:37Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301185#M56926 <P>On a daily basis I have a CSV loaded into splunk. I want to create a summary index so that this CSV will have historical data. Currently this file overwrites itself daily.</P> <P>I have access to savedsearches.conf</P> <P>Is there a tutorial for this somewhere, or a template I can follow?</P> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:24:46 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301185#M56926 JoshuaJohn 2017-07-07T14:24:46Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301186#M56927 <P>read here:<BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/6.6.0/Knowledge/Configuresummaryindexes">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/6.6.0/Knowledge/Configuresummaryindexes</A><BR /> let us know if further help is needed</P> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:31:27 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301186#M56927 adonio 2017-07-07T14:31:27Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301187#M56928 <P>This should give you details of summary indexing process.<BR /> <A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/6.6.0/Knowledge/Usesummaryindexing#Set_up_summary_index_searches_in_Splunk_Web">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/6.6.0/Knowledge/Usesummaryindexing#Set_up_summary_index_searches_in_Splunk_Web</A></P> <P>Again, the traditional use for summary indexing is for optimizing searches/reports/dashboards, but it can be used for your use-case. You don't have to use any SI commands, so you can use use the like this (assuming CSV you upload as lookup)</P> <PRE><CODE>| inputlookup yourUploadeda.csv </CODE></PRE> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:31:37 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-to-create-a-summary-index-for-my-csv-file/m-p/301187#M56928 somesoni2 2017-07-07T14:31:37Z