I wish to correlate two sourcetypes on a single field which I would expect should look something like this:
(sourcetype=type_1 changed_user=*) OR (sourcetype=type_2 users_affected=*) | where changed_user=users_affected | table changed_user, users_affected
Unfortunately this returns no results when I know there are matching results. I have created sample data with "John Smith" appearing in each.
I should also mention that users_affected is likely to have one or more users listed whereas changed_user will only ever have one user listed.
In trying to resolve this I was initially looking for exact matches (on "John Smith") so if anyone knows how I can get this query to first work on an exact match then working to include results where changed_user "exists in" type_2 users_affected that would be much appreciated!
happy to explain further if my intention is not clear!
cheers
Try to use joins or based on your requirements use the other answer,
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.0/SearchReference/Join
http://answers.splunk.com/answers/129424/how-to-compare-fields-over-multiple-sourcetypes-without-joi...
I second the second answer 🙂