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Can I use an eval if statement to create a new field based on a value?

chadman
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I would like to use an if statement to create a new field based on a value. Something like if field1=0 and field2=0, then create new field with value of 1.

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gfreitas
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splunkton
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If you want to use case statement this may helps

search | eval newfield=case(field1=field2,1,1=1,0)

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twinspop
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| eval newfield=if(field1=0 and field2=0,1,null)

gfreitas
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Hi, you can use that. Follow an old question about it: https://answers.splunk.com/answers/10947/if-statement-with-multiple-tests.html

chadman
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Perfect! thanks!

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