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Same Column Value Difference

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C1 C2
A 12
A 120
B 45
B 78
C 98
C 90
D 0
D 86

how to find difference in values of C2 for every same C1 value

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vnravikumar
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Hi

Try this

source="diff.csv" host="ind1" sourcetype="csv" 
| table C1 C2 
| sort C1 
| stats values(C2) as C2 by C1 
| eval num1 = mvindex(C2,0) 
| eval num2 = mvindex(C2,1) 
| eval diff = num2-num1 
| table C1,C2,diff

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vnravikumar
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Hi

Try this

source="diff.csv" host="ind1" sourcetype="csv" 
| table C1 C2 
| sort C1 
| stats values(C2) as C2 by C1 
| eval num1 = mvindex(C2,0) 
| eval num2 = mvindex(C2,1) 
| eval diff = num2-num1 
| table C1,C2,diff
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It worked!!!

Thank you !!!.. but what if there are multiple As Bs Cs and Ds
As of now this solution is perfect for 2 same values.

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@vnravikumar can we make a generic solution ?

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@Vijeta @jnudell_2 You around folks ?

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@Vijeta Please guide.

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vnravikumar
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Example, please

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reverse
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It is there ..

C1 C2
A 12
A 120
B 45
B 78
C 98
C 90
D 0
D 86
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