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How do I insert values for different fields in different rows?

umsundar2015
Path Finder

HI,

My data is like ,

Sno Name URL Column2
1 A Null Null
2 Null https:/ Null
3 Null Null fast

Here I need to fill values in null values using our Splunk search query.

Please help with this query. How do I insert values in the Null value fields?

Regards.

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DalJeanis
Legend

Please specify what you want the output to look like.

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twh1
Communicator

Hi @umsundar2015 ,
you can use the below query to fill specific value.

base search | eval field_name= if(field_name==" ", "-", field_name)

This query will fill '-' if any null value come, else field value will be passed.

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SathyaNarayanan
Path Finder

You can use | fillnull value=

If you want to give value for Specific fields.

| fillnull value=

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umsundar2015
Path Finder

Thanks for your reply .
But i need to insert unique values for each field and row .
Can some on help me .

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SathyaNarayanan
Path Finder

You use eval command with if or Match for it.

| eval test=if(fieldname=fieldvalue,unique value , 0)

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