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How do I get unique within each group?

msg4sunil
Path Finder

Team,

Can you please help me with the splunk query for the below?

Thank you

Splunk query returns the below

1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
1

How do I get the below( unique within each group)?

1
2
3
1

 

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
index=*
| table sourcetype
| streamstats current=f window=2 last(sourcetype) as previous_sourcetype
| where sourcetype != previous_sourcetype

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

How did you get this result?

Why is 1 still repeated in your required result?

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msg4sunil
Path Finder

Since I wanted to know the flow of data from one sourcetype to another sourcetype.  Apparently, in my case, the data after existing a sourcetype can re enter the sourcetype at a later point of time.

Thank you

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SanjayReddy
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @msg4sunil 

use

values(fieldname1) by fieldname2

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msg4sunil
Path Finder

@SanjayReddy 

Can you please clarify as how do I use 

values(fieldname1) by fieldname2?

 
My original query is 
index=*|table sourcetype
 
Thank you
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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
index=*|table sourcetype|dedup sourcetype
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msg4sunil
Path Finder

Sorry, I cant be using dedup, since that doesn't solve my purpose.

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
index=*
| table sourcetype
| streamstats current=f window=2 last(sourcetype) as previous_sourcetype
| where sourcetype != previous_sourcetype

msg4sunil
Path Finder

Wow. Amazing. Thanks a lot!

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