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How to combine two searches and display as a single table?

pavanae
Builder

I have the below search_1

My search |top 5 users

I have a second search as below

My search |stats values(field_1) as field_1 values(field_2) as field_2 by users

Now how can I combine these two searches and display a result in tabular chart which contains field_1 and field_2 values of the top 5 users only?

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MattZerfas
Communicator

Why not just calculate the top users in your stats command by adding a count since that is what top is doing and then only grab the top 5 from the stats results after you sort it ?

... |stats values(field_1) as field_1 values(field_2) as field_2 count by users | sort - count | head 5

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twinspop
Influencer

Use a sub search to collect the top 5 users:

[search My search | top 5 users | fields users] My search |
stats values(field_1) as field_1 values(field_2) as field_2 by users

The results from that sub search are OR'd together, something like this:

(users=ABC OR users=DEF OR users=GHI OR users=JKL OR users=MNO) My search ...
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MattZerfas
Communicator

Why not just calculate the top users in your stats command by adding a count since that is what top is doing and then only grab the top 5 from the stats results after you sort it ?

... |stats values(field_1) as field_1 values(field_2) as field_2 count by users | sort - count | head 5
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cmerriman
Super Champion
My search |top 5 users|join users [search My search |stats values(field_1) as field_1 values(field_2) as field_2 by users]

it probably isn't the most efficient way but it should work.

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