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How to iterate over a field with multiple values to produce a new field?

tpirozzi
Explorer

Hi,

I have a test field with multiple values

A
B
C
D
etc...

in my splunk query I want to iterate over that field and build a new field

A@B
B@C
C@D
etc...

Is there a way to accomplish this?
I tried some different things with eval but not able to build that field.

Thanks in advance

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rjthibod
Champion

Use streamstats. This is exactly a use case for it.

Try this assuming your special field is called "MyField" and the new field is "MyField_new"

<YOUR_BASE_SEARCH> 
| streamstats last(MyField) as prev 
| eval MyField_new = MyFields ."@". prev 
| fields - prev

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

This can also be done with the autoregress command as follows:

<YOUR_BASE_SEARCH> 
| autoregress MyField 
| eval MyField_new = MyFields ."@". MyFields_p1
| fields - MyFields_p1

tpirozzi
Explorer

Thank you too

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi tpirozzi,
could you explain better your need?
Bye.
Giuseppe

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tpirozzi
Explorer

Trying to build information for a Sankey Diagram.

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rjthibod
Champion

Use streamstats. This is exactly a use case for it.

Try this assuming your special field is called "MyField" and the new field is "MyField_new"

<YOUR_BASE_SEARCH> 
| streamstats last(MyField) as prev 
| eval MyField_new = MyFields ."@". prev 
| fields - prev

tpirozzi
Explorer

Thank you!

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