diff --git a/src/detectmatelibrary/common/_config/_formats.py b/src/detectmatelibrary/common/_config/_formats.py
index 564d5e5..dcee7e2 100644
--- a/src/detectmatelibrary/common/_config/_formats.py
+++ b/src/detectmatelibrary/common/_config/_formats.py
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
 
 # Sub-formats ********************************************************+
 class Variable(BaseModel):
-    pos: int
-    name: str
+    pos: str | int
+    name: str = ""
     params: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Convert Variable to YAML-compatible dictionary."""
         result: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "pos": self.pos,
-            "name": self.name,
         }
+        if self.name:
+            result["name"] = self.name
         if self.params:
             result["params"] = self.params
         return result
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 class _EventInstance(BaseModel):
     """Configuration for a specific instance within an event."""
     params: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    variables: Dict[int, Variable] = {}
+    variables: Dict[str | int, Variable] = {}
     header_variables: Dict[str, Header] = {}
 
     @classmethod
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ def _init(cls, instances_dict: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> "_EventConfig":
         return cls(instances=instances)
 
     @property
-    def variables(self) -> Dict[int, Variable]:
+    def variables(self) -> Dict[str | int, Variable]:
         """Pass-through to first instance for compatibility."""
         if self.instances:
             return next(iter(self.instances.values())).variables
diff --git a/src/detectmatelibrary/common/detector.py b/src/detectmatelibrary/common/detector.py
index e224f68..e3fad55 100644
--- a/src/detectmatelibrary/common/detector.py
+++ b/src/detectmatelibrary/common/detector.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def get_configured_variables(
     # Extract template variables by position
     if hasattr(event_config, "variables"):
         for pos, var in event_config.variables.items():
-            if pos < len(input_["variables"]):
+            if isinstance(pos, int) and pos < len(input_["variables"]):
                 result[var.name] = input_["variables"][pos]
 
     # Extract header/log format variables by name
diff --git a/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_matcher_op.py b/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_matcher_op.py
index 8760ab2..399edfd 100644
--- a/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_matcher_op.py
+++ b/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_matcher_op.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Any, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, List, Any, Tuple, TypedDict
 import regex
 import re
 
+from detectmatelibrary.common._config._formats import (
+    EventsConfig, _EventConfig, _EventInstance, Variable
+)
+
+
+class TemplateMetadata(TypedDict):
+    event_id_label: str | None
+    labels: list[str]
+
 
 def safe_search(pattern: str, string: str, timeout: int = 1) -> regex.Match[str] | None:
     """Perform regex search with a timeout to prevent catastrophic
@@ -64,6 +73,7 @@ class TemplatesManager:
     def __init__(
         self,
         template_list: list[str],
+        metadata: dict[int, TemplateMetadata] | None = None,
         remove_spaces: bool = True,
         remove_punctuation: bool = True,
         lowercase: bool = True
@@ -96,6 +106,61 @@ def __init__(
             first = tokens[0] if tokens else ""
             self._prefix_index[first].append(idx)
 
+        _metadata: dict[int, TemplateMetadata] = metadata or {}
+        self._event_label_to_idx: dict[str, int] = {
+            m["event_id_label"]: i
+            for i, m in _metadata.items()
+            if m["event_id_label"]
+        }
+        self._idx_to_var_map: dict[int, dict[str, int]] = {
+            i: {label: pos for pos, label in enumerate(m["labels"])}
+            for i, m in _metadata.items()
+            if m["labels"]
+        }
+
+    def compile_events_config(self, events_config: EventsConfig) -> EventsConfig:
+        """Resolve named event IDs and named variable labels to positional
+        ints.
+
+        Translates user-friendly named format to the internal positional
+        representation. Returns a new EventsConfig with only int keys
+        and int positions.
+        """
+        new_events: Dict[Any, _EventConfig] = {}
+
+        for event_key, event_config in events_config.events.items():
+            if isinstance(event_key, str) and event_key in self._event_label_to_idx:
+                resolved_key: str | int = self._event_label_to_idx[event_key]
+            else:
+                resolved_key = event_key
+
+            var_map = self._idx_to_var_map.get(resolved_key if isinstance(resolved_key, int) else -1, {})
+
+            new_instances: Dict[str, _EventInstance] = {}
+            for instance_id, instance in event_config.instances.items():
+                new_vars: Dict[str | int, Variable] = {}
+                for pos, var in instance.variables.items():
+                    if isinstance(pos, str):
+                        if pos not in var_map:
+                            raise ValueError(
+                                f"Label '{pos}' not found in template for event '{event_key}'. "
+                                f"Available labels: {list(var_map)}"
+                            )
+                        resolved_pos = var_map[pos]
+                        new_vars[resolved_pos] = Variable(
+                            pos=resolved_pos, name=pos, params=var.params
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        new_vars[pos] = var
+                new_instances[instance_id] = _EventInstance(
+                    params=instance.params,
+                    variables=new_vars,
+                    header_variables=instance.header_variables,
+                )
+            new_events[resolved_key] = _EventConfig(instances=new_instances)
+
+        return EventsConfig(events=new_events)
+
     def candidate_indices(self, s: str) -> Tuple[str, List[int]]:
         pre_s = self.preprocess(s)
         candidates = []
@@ -110,17 +175,28 @@ class TemplateMatcher:
     def __init__(
         self,
         template_list: list[str],
+        metadata: dict[int, TemplateMetadata] | None = None,
         remove_spaces: bool = True,
         remove_punctuation: bool = True,
         lowercase: bool = True
     ) -> None:
         self.manager = TemplatesManager(
             template_list=template_list,
+            metadata=metadata,
             remove_spaces=remove_spaces,
             remove_punctuation=remove_punctuation,
             lowercase=lowercase
         )
 
+    def compile_detector_config(self, events_config: EventsConfig) -> EventsConfig:
+        """Resolve named event IDs and variable labels to positional ints.
+
+        Call once at setup time. Returns a new EventsConfig using the
+        internal positional representation, compatible with
+        get_configured_variables().
+        """
+        return self.manager.compile_events_config(events_config)
+
     @staticmethod
     def extract_parameters(log: str, template: str) -> tuple[str, ...] | None:
         """Extract parameters from the log based on the template."""
diff --git a/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_parser.py b/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_parser.py
index 67fb5a8..edcae99 100644
--- a/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_parser.py
+++ b/src/detectmatelibrary/parsers/template_matcher/_parser.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-from detectmatelibrary.parsers.template_matcher._matcher_op import TemplateMatcher
+from detectmatelibrary.parsers.template_matcher._matcher_op import TemplateMatcher, TemplateMetadata
 from detectmatelibrary.common.parser import CoreParser, CoreParserConfig
 from detectmatelibrary import schemas
 
 from typing import Any
 import csv
 import os
+import re
+
+_NAMED_WC_RE = re.compile(r'<([A-Za-z_]\w*)>')
 
 
 class TemplatesNotFoundError(Exception):
@@ -15,34 +18,93 @@ class TemplateNoPermissionError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-def load_templates(path: str) -> list[str]:
+def _compile_templates(
+    raw_templates: list[str],
+    event_id_labels: list[str | None] | None = None,
+) -> tuple[list[str], dict[int, TemplateMetadata]]:
+    """Convert named wildcards to <*> and record label order and event ID
+    labels.
+
+    Args:
+        raw_templates: Raw template strings, possibly containing named wildcards.
+        event_id_labels: Optional per-template event ID labels (from CSV EventId column).
+                         If provided, must have the same length as raw_templates.
+
+    Returns:
+        compiled: Template strings with only <*> wildcards, ready for TemplatesManager.
+        metadata: Mapping of template index to TemplateMetadata.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If a template mixes <*> and named wildcards.
+    """
+    compiled: list[str] = []
+    metadata: dict[int, TemplateMetadata] = {}
+
+    for i, raw in enumerate(raw_templates):
+        has_anon = "<*>" in raw
+        labels = _NAMED_WC_RE.findall(raw)
+        has_named = bool(labels)
+
+        if has_anon and has_named:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Template mixes <*> and named wildcards: {raw!r}. "
+                "Use either <*> (positional) or <label> (named) exclusively."
+            )
+
+        compiled_tpl = _NAMED_WC_RE.sub("<*>", raw) if has_named else raw
+        idx = len(compiled)
+        compiled.append(compiled_tpl)
+        eid_label = event_id_labels[i] if event_id_labels else None
+        metadata[idx] = TemplateMetadata(event_id_label=eid_label, labels=labels)
+
+    return compiled, metadata
+
+
+def load_templates(path: str) -> tuple[list[str], list[str | None]]:
+    """Load templates from a .txt or .csv file.
+
+    Returns:
+        A tuple of (template_strings, event_id_labels). For .txt files, all
+        event_id_labels are None (positional IDs only). For .csv files, an
+        optional EventId column provides named event ID labels.
+    """
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         raise TemplatesNotFoundError(f"Templates file not found at: {path}")
     if not os.access(path, os.R_OK):
         raise TemplateNoPermissionError(
             f"You do not have the permission to access the templates file: {path}"
         )
+    templates: list[str] = []
+    eid_labels: list[str | None] = []
     if path.endswith(".txt"):
         with open(path, "r") as f:
-            templates = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()]
+            for line in f:
+                s = line.strip()
+                if s:
+                    templates.append(s)
+                    eid_labels.append(None)
     elif path.endswith(".csv"):
-        templates = []
-        # Use the lightweight built-in csv module instead of pandas
-        # Expect a header with a 'template' column
         with open(path, newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             reader = csv.DictReader(f)
             if reader.fieldnames is None or "EventTemplate" not in reader.fieldnames:
                 raise ValueError("CSV file must contain a 'EventTemplate' column.")
+            has_event_id_col = "EventId" in (reader.fieldnames or [])
             for row in reader:
                 val = row.get("EventTemplate")
                 if val is None:
                     continue
                 s = str(val).strip()
-                if s:
-                    templates.append(s)
+                if not s:
+                    continue
+                templates.append(s)
+                if has_event_id_col:
+                    eid = str(row.get("EventId", "")).strip()
+                    eid_labels.append(eid or None)
+                else:
+                    eid_labels.append(None)
     else:
         raise ValueError("Unsupported template file format. Use .txt or .csv files.")
-    return templates
+    return templates, eid_labels
 
 
 class MatcherParserConfig(CoreParserConfig):
@@ -67,11 +129,14 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(name=name, config=config)
         self.config: MatcherParserConfig
 
-        templates = load_templates(
-            self.config.path_templates
-        ) if self.config.path_templates is not None else []
+        if self.config.path_templates is not None:
+            raw_templates, eid_labels = load_templates(self.config.path_templates)
+        else:
+            raw_templates, eid_labels = [], []
+        compiled_templates, metadata = _compile_templates(raw_templates, eid_labels)
         self.template_matcher = TemplateMatcher(
-            template_list=templates,
+            template_list=compiled_templates,
+            metadata=metadata,
             remove_spaces=self.config.remove_spaces,
             remove_punctuation=self.config.remove_punctuation,
             lowercase=self.config.lowercase,
diff --git a/tests/test_common/test_config_roundtrip.py b/tests/test_common/test_config_roundtrip.py
index 24359ff..24fee61 100644
--- a/tests/test_common/test_config_roundtrip.py
+++ b/tests/test_common/test_config_roundtrip.py
@@ -290,3 +290,90 @@ def test_parser_true_roundtrip(self):
 
         # Dicts should be identical
         assert dict1 == dict2
+
+
+class TestNamedVariablesRoundtrip:
+    """Test that named wildcard positions and named event IDs round-trip
+    correctly."""
+
+    def test_named_pos_preserved_as_string(self):
+        """String pos values must survive yaml -> pydantic -> yaml
+        unchanged."""
+        config_yaml = load_test_config()
+        method_id = "detector_named_pos"
+
+        config = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(config_yaml, method_id)
+        result_dict = config.to_dict(method_id)
+
+        original = config_yaml["detectors"][method_id]
+        result = result_dict["detectors"][method_id]
+
+        orig_vars = original["events"][1]["example_detector_1"]["variables"]
+        result_vars = result["events"][1]["example_detector_1"]["variables"]
+
+        assert len(result_vars) == len(orig_vars)
+        for orig_var, result_var in zip(orig_vars, result_vars):
+            assert result_var["pos"] == orig_var["pos"]
+            assert isinstance(result_var["pos"], str)  # must stay a string, not coerced to int
+
+    def test_named_pos_no_name_field_when_omitted(self):
+        """Variables with only a label pos must not emit a 'name' key."""
+        config_yaml = load_test_config()
+        config = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(config_yaml, "detector_named_pos")
+        result_dict = config.to_dict("detector_named_pos")
+
+        instance = result_dict["detectors"]["detector_named_pos"]["events"][1]["example_detector_1"]
+        no_params_var = instance["variables"][0]  # pos: pid, no params
+
+        assert "pos" in no_params_var
+        assert no_params_var["pos"] == "pid"
+        assert "name" not in no_params_var
+
+    def test_named_pos_params_preserved(self):
+        """Named pos variable with params must preserve those params."""
+        config_yaml = load_test_config()
+        config = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(config_yaml, "detector_named_pos")
+        result_dict = config.to_dict("detector_named_pos")
+
+        instance = result_dict["detectors"]["detector_named_pos"]["events"][1]["example_detector_1"]
+        with_params_var = instance["variables"][1]  # pos: op, params: {threshold: 0.5}
+
+        assert with_params_var["pos"] == "op"
+        assert with_params_var["params"] == {"threshold": 0.5}
+
+    def test_named_event_id_preserved_as_string(self):
+        """String event ID keys must survive yaml -> pydantic -> yaml
+        unchanged."""
+        config_yaml = load_test_config()
+        method_id = "detector_named_event_id"
+
+        config = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(config_yaml, method_id)
+        result_dict = config.to_dict(method_id)
+
+        result_events = result_dict["detectors"][method_id]["events"]
+        assert "login_failure" in result_events
+        assert isinstance(list(result_events.keys())[0], str)
+
+    def test_named_pos_true_roundtrip(self):
+        """Yaml -> pydantic -> yaml -> pydantic produces identical objects."""
+        config_yaml = load_test_config()
+        method_id = "detector_named_pos"
+
+        config1 = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(config_yaml, method_id)
+        dict1 = config1.to_dict(method_id)
+        config2 = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(dict1, method_id)
+        dict2 = config2.to_dict(method_id)
+
+        assert dict1 == dict2
+
+    def test_named_event_id_true_roundtrip(self):
+        """Yaml -> pydantic -> yaml -> pydantic produces identical objects."""
+        config_yaml = load_test_config()
+        method_id = "detector_named_event_id"
+
+        config1 = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(config_yaml, method_id)
+        dict1 = config1.to_dict(method_id)
+        config2 = MockupDetectorConfig.from_dict(dict1, method_id)
+        dict2 = config2.to_dict(method_id)
+
+        assert dict1 == dict2
diff --git a/tests/test_folder/test_config.yaml b/tests/test_folder/test_config.yaml
index ff679b1..0c38f27 100644
--- a/tests/test_folder/test_config.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_folder/test_config.yaml
@@ -165,3 +165,35 @@ detectors:
     method_type: new_value_combo_detector
     parser: example_parser_1
     auto_config: true
+
+  detector_named_pos:
+    method_type: ExampleDetector
+    parser: example_parser_1
+    auto_config: false
+    params: {}
+    events:
+      1:  # positional event_id; named wildcards in .txt templates use int event keys
+        example_detector_1:
+          params: {}
+          variables:
+            - pos: pid  # named label; no 'name' field needed
+            - pos: op
+              params:
+                threshold: 0.5
+          header_variables:
+            - pos: Level
+              params:
+                threshold: 0.2
+
+  detector_named_event_id:
+    method_type: ExampleDetector
+    parser: example_parser_1
+    auto_config: false
+    params: {}
+    events:
+      login_failure:  # named event_id; only valid for CSV templates with an EventId column
+        example_detector_1:
+          params: {}
+          variables:
+            - pos: pid
+            - pos: uid
diff --git a/tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.csv b/tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ce1622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EventId,EventTemplate
+login_failure,"pid=<pid> uid=<uid> auid=<auid> ses=<ses> msg='op=PAM:<op> acct=<acct>"
diff --git a/tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.txt b/tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ef130f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pid=<pid> uid=<uid> auid=<auid> ses=<ses> msg='op=PAM:<op> acct=<acct>
diff --git a/tests/test_parsers/test_template_matcher.py b/tests/test_parsers/test_template_matcher.py
index 04e4bdc..9e5cf5c 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsers/test_template_matcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsers/test_template_matcher.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from detectmatelibrary.parsers.template_matcher import (
     MatcherParser, MatcherParserConfig, TemplatesNotFoundError
 )
+from detectmatelibrary.parsers.template_matcher._parser import _compile_templates
+from detectmatelibrary.common._config._formats import EventsConfig
 from detectmatelibrary import schemas
 
 test_template = [
@@ -95,3 +97,147 @@ def test_custom_preprocessing_flags(self):
         parser.parse(input_log, output_data)
         # Still matches template even with preprocessing disabled
         assert output_data.template == test_template[0]
+
+
+class TestCompileTemplates:
+    def test_named_wildcards_compiled_to_anon(self):
+        raw = ["pid=<pid> uid=<uid> auid=<auid>"]
+        compiled, metadata = _compile_templates(raw)
+        assert compiled == ["pid=<*> uid=<*> auid=<*>"]
+        assert metadata[0]["labels"] == ["pid", "uid", "auid"]
+        assert metadata[0]["event_id_label"] is None
+
+    def test_anonymous_wildcards_unchanged(self):
+        raw = ["pid=<*> uid=<*>"]
+        compiled, metadata = _compile_templates(raw)
+        assert compiled == ["pid=<*> uid=<*>"]
+        assert metadata[0]["labels"] == []
+        assert metadata[0]["event_id_label"] is None
+
+    def test_event_id_label_stored(self):
+        raw = ["pid=<pid> uid=<uid>"]
+        eid_labels: list[str | None] = ["login_failure"]
+        compiled, metadata = _compile_templates(raw, eid_labels)
+        assert compiled == ["pid=<*> uid=<*>"]
+        assert metadata[0]["event_id_label"] == "login_failure"
+        assert metadata[0]["labels"] == ["pid", "uid"]
+
+    def test_mixing_raises_value_error(self):
+        raw = ["pid=<*> uid=<uid>"]
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="mixes"):
+            _compile_templates(raw)
+
+    def test_multiple_templates(self):
+        raw = ["pid=<pid> uid=<uid>", "arch=<*> syscall=<*>"]
+        compiled, metadata = _compile_templates(raw)
+        assert compiled[0] == "pid=<*> uid=<*>"
+        assert compiled[1] == "arch=<*> syscall=<*>"
+        assert metadata[0]["labels"] == ["pid", "uid"]
+        assert metadata[1]["labels"] == []
+
+
+class TestNamedWildcardsTxt:
+    """Named wildcards in .txt template files (event IDs remain positional)."""
+
+    named_template_compiled = "pid=<*> uid=<*> auid=<*> ses=<*> msg='op=PAM:<*> acct=<*>"
+
+    def test_match_produces_correct_variables(self):
+        config = MatcherParserConfig(path_templates="tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.txt")
+        parser = MatcherParser(name="MatcherParser", config=config)
+        input_log = schemas.LogSchema({"log": test_log_match})
+        output_data = schemas.ParserSchema()
+        parser.parse(input_log, output_data)
+
+        assert output_data.template == self.named_template_compiled
+        assert output_data.EventID == 0
+        assert len(output_data.variables) == 6
+
+    def test_compile_resolves_named_positions(self):
+        config = MatcherParserConfig(path_templates="tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.txt")
+        parser = MatcherParser(name="MatcherParser", config=config)
+
+        raw_events: dict = {
+            0: {
+                "my_detector": {
+                    "params": {},
+                    "variables": [
+                        {"pos": "pid"},
+                        {"pos": "op"},
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        events_config = EventsConfig._init(raw_events)
+        compiled = parser.template_matcher.compile_detector_config(events_config)
+
+        # pid is label 0 → pos 0; op is label 4 → pos 4
+        resolved_vars = compiled.events[0].variables
+        assert 0 in resolved_vars
+        assert resolved_vars[0].name == "pid"
+        assert 4 in resolved_vars
+        assert resolved_vars[4].name == "op"
+
+    def test_compile_unknown_label_raises(self):
+        config = MatcherParserConfig(path_templates="tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.txt")
+        parser = MatcherParser(name="MatcherParser", config=config)
+
+        raw_events: dict = {
+            0: {"d": {"params": {}, "variables": [{"pos": "nonexistent"}]}}
+        }
+        events_config = EventsConfig._init(raw_events)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="nonexistent"):
+            parser.template_matcher.compile_detector_config(events_config)
+
+
+class TestNamedEventIdCsv:
+    """Named event IDs via CSV EventId column."""
+
+    named_template_compiled = "pid=<*> uid=<*> auid=<*> ses=<*> msg='op=PAM:<*> acct=<*>"
+
+    def test_match_produces_correct_variables(self):
+        config = MatcherParserConfig(path_templates="tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.csv")
+        parser = MatcherParser(name="MatcherParser", config=config)
+        input_log = schemas.LogSchema({"log": test_log_match})
+        output_data = schemas.ParserSchema()
+        parser.parse(input_log, output_data)
+
+        assert output_data.template == self.named_template_compiled
+        assert output_data.EventID == 0
+        assert len(output_data.variables) == 6
+
+    def test_compile_resolves_named_event_key(self):
+        config = MatcherParserConfig(path_templates="tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.csv")
+        parser = MatcherParser(name="MatcherParser", config=config)
+
+        raw_events: dict = {
+            "login_failure": {
+                "my_detector": {
+                    "params": {},
+                    "variables": [
+                        {"pos": "pid"},
+                        {"pos": "uid"},
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        events_config = EventsConfig._init(raw_events)
+        compiled = parser.template_matcher.compile_detector_config(events_config)
+
+        # "login_failure" → int key 0
+        assert 0 in compiled.events
+        resolved_vars = compiled.events[0].variables
+        assert 0 in resolved_vars and resolved_vars[0].name == "pid"
+        assert 1 in resolved_vars and resolved_vars[1].name == "uid"
+
+    def test_positional_int_event_key_still_works(self):
+        config = MatcherParserConfig(path_templates="tests/test_folder/test_named_templates.csv")
+        parser = MatcherParser(name="MatcherParser", config=config)
+
+        raw_events: dict = {
+            0: {"d": {"params": {}, "variables": [{"pos": 0, "name": "process_id"}]}}
+        }
+        events_config = EventsConfig._init(raw_events)
+        compiled = parser.template_matcher.compile_detector_config(events_config)
+
+        assert 0 in compiled.events
+        assert compiled.events[0].variables[0].name == "process_id"