The avg function is unsupported or undefined

[R15]

I was building a new search and started getting this error with various functions. I simplified my search down to something straight out of the documentation to make sure I wasn't missing something silly, but still get the error even with this: 
index=* | eval c=avg(1, 2, 3)

What's going on?

[isoutamo]

Hi

as @inventsekar said it should work without issues. Could you try this

| makeresults 
| eval c=avg(1, 2, 3)
| table c

It should give to 2 to you.

When this is working and your current query didn't work, then you have some other issue in it.

You could check which Splunk version you have by click Help -> About on top bar.

r. Ismo

[R15]

@isoutamo @inventsekar 

We'll be upgrading soon but until then I'm stuck. 

[isoutamo]

It seems that avg as an eval function has deployed at 8.1.0 (https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/SearchReference/StatisticalFunctions).

[inventsekar]

Hi @R15 .. this search runs fine actually. may we know your remaining portions of the search(after calculating the avg, how do you have handle the avg values?!?!) 
if you provide a screenshot, that would be of great help, thanks. 

[R15]

There is no other portion, running the same search as in your screenshot I get the error.

[inventsekar]

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@R15 wrote:

There is no other portion, running the same search as in your screenshot I get the error.

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Could you pls take a screenshot and attach for our reference, thanks. 

[R15 · Accepted solution]

@inventsekar apparently avg is not an eval function in my version of splunk. It's available with other things like chart and stats, but not eval. Something like this works however: 
... | chart eval(avg(bytes) ...