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How is the duration calculated in the Transaction Command?

AntonioM
Explorer

Hello All,

I was wondering how is the duration field in the Transaction Command calculated? Is it based on each eventcount within that one transaction?

Thanks,
AntM

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gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

it's just the difference between the timestamps of the first event and the last event in the transaction.

AntonioM
Explorer

Thanks! Appreciate the help!

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yannK
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

in seconds.
and if your transaction is not finished duration=0...

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