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Create a new field using other field values concatenated

scout29
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I am trying to create a new field called "description" that contains values from two other existing fields. 

If field "app" is equal to linux than i want to combine existing fields "host" and "alert_type".

If field "app" is equal to windows than i want to combine existing field values "host" and "severity"

If app equals anything else, i want the value to be false. 

Below is the eval i have, buts its not working:

 

| eval description=if('app'=="linux", host. "-" .alert_type',  'app'==windows, host. "-" .severity, "false")

 

 

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dural_yyz
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| eval description=if('app'=="linux", host. "-" .alert_type',  'app'==windows, host. "-" .severity, "false")

You didn't nest the second IF statement

| eval description=if('app'=="linux", host. "-" .alert_type',if('app'==windows, host. "-" .severity, "false"))

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dural_yyz
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| eval description=if('app'=="linux", host. "-" .alert_type',  'app'==windows, host. "-" .severity, "false")

You didn't nest the second IF statement

| eval description=if('app'=="linux", host. "-" .alert_type',if('app'==windows, host. "-" .severity, "false"))
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