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How to get distinct values of one field by another field

sridamg
Explorer

the below search will give me distinct count of one field by another field

some search | stats dc(field1) by field2

but how would I get the distinct values for field1 by field2

so i want something like below:

some search | stats distinct(field1) by field2

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pradeepkumarg
Influencer

Check if this helps..

... | dedup field1, field2 | stats list(field1) by field2

MuS
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi sridamg,

try something like this:

some search | stats values(field1) by field2

see the docs for more information http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.3/SearchReference/CommonStatsFunctions

cheers, MuS

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