# Csv plugin cooperating with multiplying pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-plugin-cooperating-with-multiplying-pattern/309865>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-plugin-cooperating-with-multiplying-pattern/309865 "2022-07-18T09:34:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-plugin-cooperating-with-multiplying-pattern/309865/11 "2022-07-19T22:39:46Z")

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I would use

```
ruby { code => '@@metadata = event.get("@timestamp")' }

```

for the snapshot lines, and

```
ruby { code => 'event.set("@timestamp", @@metadata)' }

```

for the others.

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