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Sorting Rex extracted test

nithinthomas
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My rex output extract gives following output in different environment. Is there any query to sort the returned text so that we get similar output all the time?

DocumentID=xxxx,ResponseType=xxxx,PO=xxxx,VID=xxxxx

DocumentID=xxxx,PO=xxxxx,VID=xxxx,ResponseType=xxxxx

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somesoni2
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Assuming the whole string DocumentID=xxxx,ResponseType=xxxx,PO=xxxx,VID=xxxxx (and other value) are extracted from raw data as part of a single value field, the rex command itself can't change the value available in raw data. You may manipulate the value after extractions. Following example will sort the value based on the key names inside your field (e.g. DocumentID, ResponseType etc) and always return in order DocumentID=xxxx,PO=xxxx,ResponseType=xxxx,VID=xxxxx

your base search | rex "...(?<FieldNameHere>...." | makemv FieldNameHere delim="," | eval FieldNameHere=mvsort(FieldNameHere) | nomv FieldNameHere

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somesoni2
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Assuming the whole string DocumentID=xxxx,ResponseType=xxxx,PO=xxxx,VID=xxxxx (and other value) are extracted from raw data as part of a single value field, the rex command itself can't change the value available in raw data. You may manipulate the value after extractions. Following example will sort the value based on the key names inside your field (e.g. DocumentID, ResponseType etc) and always return in order DocumentID=xxxx,PO=xxxx,ResponseType=xxxx,VID=xxxxx

your base search | rex "...(?<FieldNameHere>...." | makemv FieldNameHere delim="," | eval FieldNameHere=mvsort(FieldNameHere) | nomv FieldNameHere
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nithinthomas
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This worked. Thank you!

you are awesome!

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JDukeSplunk
Builder

Are you just wanting to order your fields ?

Maybe add

|stats count(DocumentID) as COUNT by DocumentID, ResponseType,PO,VID

Or whatever order you want them in or counted by.

nithinthomas
New Member

Thanks Duke! Since the extracted text was part of a single value field this solution didn't work.

Appreciate your response though!

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