docs: pipeline: outputs: splunk: document auto_extract_timestamp option

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Document the automatic timestamp extraction support added to the
Splunk output plugin in v5.1.1 (fluent-bit 5c4049b18).

• Add auto_extract_timestamp to the content and metadata handling configuration parameters table
• Add an "Automatic timestamp extraction" section describing the switch to the auto_extract_timestamp HEC endpoint, the omission of the time field from the event envelope, and the interaction with splunk_send_raw
• Link to the Splunk timestamp recognition documentation and note the index-time fallback when no timestamp is found

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added the auto_extract_timestamp option for Splunk output, disabled by default.
  • Splunk can automatically extract timestamps from event data when enabled.
  • Added fallback behavior when no timestamp is found.
  • Raw-event mode now uses the appropriate timestamp extraction endpoint.

• Documentation

  • Documented supported versions, request behavior, payload examples, and timestamp extraction details.

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The Splunk output documentation adds the auto_extract_timestamp option. It describes endpoint selection, envelope timestamp handling, raw-event mode interaction, payload examples, supported versions, and fallback behavior.

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Splunk timestamp extraction

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Timestamp extraction configuration and behavior pipeline/outputs/splunk.md	Documents the auto_extract_timestamp option, automatic extraction endpoint, payload behavior, splunk_send_raw interaction, supported version, and indexing-time fallback.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to de728

The documentation may cause users configuring raw Splunk events to retain a top-level time field, which can prevent the intended automatic timestamp extraction behavior. The PR is otherwise localized and mergeable with explicit owner awareness of this bounded correctness risk.

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Inline comments:
In `@pipeline/outputs/splunk.md`:
- Line 234: Update the Splunk output documentation near the splunk_send_raw and
auto_extract_timestamp behavior to state that raw mode forwards a user-supplied
top-level time key instead of generating one, and users must omit that key when
auto_extract_timestamp should extract the timestamp from event data.

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