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String validation in eval command

marellasunil
Communicator

Eval is not validating "string" proparly, means status=Normal is not validating. It is perfectly working for numaric values.
Ex : .. | eval AlertStatus=if(status="Normal", "Ok", "Not Ok")
for every Status it is displying OK.

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marellasunil
Communicator

Yes I have used it but still it did't work for me 😞

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Ayn
Legend

You should use double equals signs.

... | eval AlertStatus=if(status=="Normal","Ok","Not Ok")
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marellasunil
Communicator

Yes I have used it but still it did't work for me 😞

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