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Filter count?

clintla
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Trying to output just names where the count=1.

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Aliases="*hba*" | rex "Aliases:\s+(?<Aliname>\S+)_hba" | chart values(Permanent_Port_Name) by Aliname 

Tried variations of the below- most complain that the count function is not supported.
I've checked the documentation & havent found much on how to do this.

Aliases="*hba*" | rex "Aliases:\s+(?<Aliname>\S+)_hba" | where count(Aliname)=1 | chart values(Permanent_Port_Name) by Aliname 
Aliases="*hba*" | rex "Aliases:\s+(?<Aliname>\S+)_hba" | search count(Aliname)=1 | chart values(Permanent_Port_Name) by Aliname 
Aliases="*hba*" | rex "Aliases:\s+(?<Aliname>\S+)_hba" | eval FAIL=count(Aliname) | where FAIL=1 | chart values(Permanent_Port_Name) by Aliname 

Only want to chart where my count=1

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lguinn2
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Aliases="*hba*" 
| rex "Aliases:\s+(?<Aliname>\S+)_hba"
| chart distinct_count(Permanent_Port_Name) as PortNameCount values(Permanent_Port_Name) by Aliname 
| where PortNameCount = 1

This will work, and I think it is what you want. Maybe.

There were several problems with your earlier attempts. First, the where command does not have a count function. Second, the values function returns a list of the values, not a count. The eval command does not have a count function either.

A count can be computed using the stats, chart or timechart commands. However, the count is the number of events - not the number of unique values. The distinct_count function returns the number of unique values of a field. However, you must give the field a name, by using the as clause, if you want to refer to the field in subsequent commands.

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lguinn2
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Aliases="*hba*" 
| rex "Aliases:\s+(?<Aliname>\S+)_hba"
| chart distinct_count(Permanent_Port_Name) as PortNameCount values(Permanent_Port_Name) by Aliname 
| where PortNameCount = 1

This will work, and I think it is what you want. Maybe.

There were several problems with your earlier attempts. First, the where command does not have a count function. Second, the values function returns a list of the values, not a count. The eval command does not have a count function either.

A count can be computed using the stats, chart or timechart commands. However, the count is the number of events - not the number of unique values. The distinct_count function returns the number of unique values of a field. However, you must give the field a name, by using the as clause, if you want to refer to the field in subsequent commands.

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