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How to create new columns by adding columns from a timechart output?

richtate
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Good day,

I have this SPL:

index=test_7d sourcetype="Ibm:BigFix:CVE" earliest=-1d
| search FixletSourceSeverityTxt="Critical" OR FixletSourceSeverityTxt="Urgent"
| eval ReleaseDtm=strptime(FixletSourceReleaseDtm, "%Y-%m-%d")
| where ReleaseDtm>1672531199 ```Epoch time for 12/31/22 23:59:59, this gets only 2023 fixlets```
| eval _time = ReleaseDtm
| makemv FixletCVETxt
| eval cvecount=mvcount(FixletCVETxt)
| eval cvetotal=cvecount * RemediatedComputerCount
| timechart span=1mon sum(cvetotal) as cvetotal sum(RemediatedComputerCount) as RemediatedComputerCount by ComputerDatabaseId
 
 
That has the output of:
 
_time RemediatedComputerCount: 0 RemediatedComputerCount: 1 cvetotal: 0 cvetotal: 1
2023-01 113575 29512 7177373 1619396
2023-02 230629 42239 4779801 1063153
2023-03 253770 55769 7246548 1792831
2023-04 139419 36156 8175076 2192272
2023-05 144117 40335 2781698 740369
2023-06 314684 81621 5574141 1420760
2023-07 163672 47112 13643474 3957452
2023-08 281891 65004 6481422 1587176
2023-09 4596 6508 62384 98312

 

I would like to add the 'RemediatedComputerCount: #' columns to a total column by month next to the existing columns.  Then add another column with totals for 'cvetotal: #'.  I don't want totals of each column for a grand total at the bottom, just the total of the like columns in a new one by _time.

Suggestions?  Thanks!

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bowesmana
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Use the addtotals command which will sum up the fields you specify - it supports wildcards

 

| addtotals RemediatedComputerCount* fieldname=RemediatedComputerCount
| addtotals cvetotal* fieldname=cvetotal

 

 

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bowesmana
SplunkTrust
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Use the addtotals command which will sum up the fields you specify - it supports wildcards

 

| addtotals RemediatedComputerCount* fieldname=RemediatedComputerCount
| addtotals cvetotal* fieldname=cvetotal

 

 

richtate
Path Finder

Thanks that worked.  I was running down the addcoltotals letting the column get in my way.  Simple solution, thanks!

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