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How to fix token with a field created using "eval"?

Goldenfit
Explorer

so I created a field like so: 

|eval message_id=AREA.SUBID
| stats count as "Number of message_id" by message_id
| sort 10 - "Number of message_id"

This gives me a column chart with the message_id on the X axis and count on Y axis. With the drilldown setting shown in the pictures below, i'm trying  to make that the following query  indicate details only for the specific message_id I am cliking on the column chart

 |eval message_id=AREA.SUBID
| rename TEXT as Text, ICON as Priority, USER as User
| stats count by User, Text, Priority
|where message_id="$mess_id2$"
|sort - count

Goldenfit_0-1685458818139.png

Yet I get the "no results found" message. I know this is related to the fact that the field is "artificial" but I can't find a way to fix it

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You might want to try $click.name$ rather than $click.value$ in your drilldown token

Also, you might want to filter the search results earlier:

| where AREA.SUBID="$mess_id2$"
| rename TEXT as Text, ICON as Priority, USER as User
| stats count by User, Text, Priority
|sort - count

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

The where command returns no results because there is no message_id field in the data.  The field was stripped out by the stats command.  Perhaps moving where before stats will give you the results you seek.

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You might want to try $click.name$ rather than $click.value$ in your drilldown token

Also, you might want to filter the search results earlier:

| where AREA.SUBID="$mess_id2$"
| rename TEXT as Text, ICON as Priority, USER as User
| stats count by User, Text, Priority
|sort - count
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