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csv files with variable structure - how to input ?

flyingpiglet
Engager

Hi,
There is a task to index csv structured files where the structure depends on one or several fields. For example in one file you may have:

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field1,field2,keyfield1,field3,...,fieldN
field1,field2,keyfield2,anotherfield3,anotherfield4,...,anotherfieldM
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Each record set and length can be completely different except first common fields and keyfields, which we know. We also know the headers set for each keyfield.
Is there a way to help splunk automatically index the files depending on the keyfield value?

Thank you!
Alex

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