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Distinct count higher than a value ?

atanasmitev
Path Finder

Hello all,

I am trying to search for distinct count higher than a value.
Below is what I tried, obfuscated :

stats dc(var1) as some_name by var2 which returns a column of values , say {1, 55, 2200, 45, 100, .. etc}
How do I extract from that column values higher than a "limit" ?

I tried

stats dc(var1) as some_name by var2 | search some_name > limit, but it doesn't work

Ideas ?

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1 Solution

lguinn2
Legend

If limit is a field, you can't use search - you need to use where

yoursearchhere
stats dc(var1) as some_name by var2 
| where some_name > limit

If limit is a literal, you can use either search or where

yoursearchhere
stats dc(var1) as some_name by var2 
| search some_name > 7

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lguinn2
Legend

If limit is a field, you can't use search - you need to use where

yoursearchhere
stats dc(var1) as some_name by var2 
| where some_name > limit

If limit is a literal, you can use either search or where

yoursearchhere
stats dc(var1) as some_name by var2 
| search some_name > 7

atanasmitev
Path Finder

Thanks, it worked like a charm, it seems I have to RTFM more often 🙂

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