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How can I find the difference between table rows?

sohaibomar
Explorer

I have results in following table format:

half    app_name    dataconsumed
-----------------------------------
first_half    skype    50
first_half    facebook    90
first_half    yahoo    10
first_half    bing    30
second_half    skype    150
second_half    facebook    100
second_half    yahoo    5
second_half    bing    50

How should I find the difference in dataconsumed for ex (difference = secondhalf - firsthalf) and exclude app if difference is negative.

for above table result should be:

app    difference
------------------------
skype    100
facebook    10
bing    20

Note: In above result table yahoo is excluded since it's difference is negative.

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DalJeanis
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Try this...

| table half appname dataconsumed
| stats sum(eval(if(half="first_half",dataconsumed,null()))) as data1
   sum(eval(if(half="first_half",null(),dataconsumed))) as data2
   by appname
| eval difference=data2-data1
| where difference > 0 

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Give this as well
Updated

your current search giving fields half, app_name, dataconsumed
| chart values(dataconsumed) over app_name by half
| eval difference=second_half-first_half
| where difference>0

DalJeanis
Legend

@somesoni2 nice. but difference>0

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Gosh... I can swear it was > in my mind while typing. Thanks @Daljeanis for correcting it..

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DalJeanis
Legend

Try this...

| table half appname dataconsumed
| stats sum(eval(if(half="first_half",dataconsumed,null()))) as data1
   sum(eval(if(half="first_half",null(),dataconsumed))) as data2
   by appname
| eval difference=data2-data1
| where difference > 0 
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