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Append search term based on condition

pradeepkumarg
Influencer

How can I append a search term based on a condition?

For example -

if fieldA > 1 
I want to append
| search someCriteriaA
else I want to append
| search someOtherCriteriaB

Here fieldA is output of eventstats.. hence the value of the fieldA would be same across the events

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1 Solution

lguinn2
Legend

Why not this

yourbasesearch (fieldA > 1 AND someCriteriaA) OR (fieldA <= 1 AND someOtherCriteriaB)

Oops - just saw the eventstats comment. Then do this

yourbasesearch
| eventstats something to get fieldA
| search (fieldA > 1 AND someCriteriaA) OR (fieldA <= 1 AND someOtherCriteriaB)

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lguinn2
Legend

Why not this

yourbasesearch (fieldA > 1 AND someCriteriaA) OR (fieldA <= 1 AND someOtherCriteriaB)

Oops - just saw the eventstats comment. Then do this

yourbasesearch
| eventstats something to get fieldA
| search (fieldA > 1 AND someCriteriaA) OR (fieldA <= 1 AND someOtherCriteriaB)
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