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Compare 2 fields with differents queries

graziaedu
Explorer

I have the follow situation:

queryA returns correlations
AAA
BBB
CCC
DDD

queryB returns correlations 
AAA
CCC
EEE

Expect result is the queryA events with correlations AAA and CCC.

i need a query that compare the field correlation between them and if are equals show me the queryA events.

Thanks

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bowesmana
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can also use the technique

(search1) OR (search2)
| stats values(*) as * by correlation_field
| where (condition)

the condition can then be based on your dataset, e.g. if search1 is sourcetype=A and search2 is sourcetype=B, then condition could be

| where mvcount(sourcetype)=2

because the stats values would have collected both sourcetypes to that field - if there is only one satisfying event correlation, then it is not included.

Another condition might be

| where isnotnull(field_from_search1) AND isnotnull(field_from_search2)

which is basically ensuring that a field from the data set 1 and data set 2 exists in the results.

 

 

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

It sounds like the set union command will do the job.  See https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/SearchReference/Set

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