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Subsearch using boolean logic

bluemarvel
Path Finder

Hello, I am looking for a search query that can also be used as a dashboard.
The query has to search two different sourcetypes , look for data (eventtype,file...etc.) and if the information is missing in one sourcetype and found in another, then it will provided that data for that sourcetype.

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skoelpin
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can use a case statement to do this

... | eval Your_field=case(sourcetype == sourcetype1, "true", sourcetype == sourcetype2, "true" , 1=1, "false")

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/SearchReference/CommonEvalFunctions

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Could you be more specific in your requirement, supported with sample queries/events and expected output?

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skoelpin
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can use a case statement to do this

... | eval Your_field=case(sourcetype == sourcetype1, "true", sourcetype == sourcetype2, "true" , 1=1, "false")

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.4.2/SearchReference/CommonEvalFunctions

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