Splunk Search

How do I display 20% as an integer and still display as 20%

heamik
Engager

If I execute...

| stats avg(mem_free_percent) as mfp by Region
| fieldformat mfp=round(mfp, 1)."%"

It will display values like 20.5% However it breaks my radial dials I am assuming because the value gets converted to a string value. "fieldformat mfp=round(mfp, 1)" by itself still works in radial dials however 20.5% gets displayed as "20.5".

How do I add the % sign and still maintain the integer value?

Thanks

-Mike

Labels (1)
Tags (3)
0 Karma

rnowitzki
Builder

Hi @heamik,

with fieldformat you should be good. It's exactly made to keep the original type of data.

WIth this simple sample I could not reproduce your issue. After using fieldformat you can still calculate with mfp

|  makeresults 
| eval mfp=50.23
| fieldformat mfp=round(mfp, 1)."%"
| eval mfp=mfp+10.45

 

You could check what Splunk "thinks" the mfp is with | eval mfp_type = typeof(mfp)
Maybe something prior to the fieldformat already transforms it to a string?

You could try | eval mfp = tonumber(mfp) 

Hope it helps.
BR
Ralph


--
Karma and/or Solution tagging appreciated.
0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | What is broken 80% of the time by February?

December 2025 Edition   Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!    We’re back with this ...

Unlock Faster Time-to-Value on Edge and Ingest Processor with New SPL2 Pipeline ...

Hello Splunk Community,   We're thrilled to share an exciting update that will help you manage your data more ...

Splunk MCP & Agentic AI: Machine Data Without Limits

Discover how the Splunk Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server can revolutionize the way your organization uses ...