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Why am I getting error "Unknown search command 'sourcetype'" using a subsearch in a where command?

maximus_reborn
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I want to do something like the below command but it is giving me an error.

sourcetype=SplunkKafka_messaging | spath input=msg_body | where passenger_count > [sourcetype=SplunkRabbitMQ_messaging | spath input=msg_body | stats avg(passenger_count)]

Error:

Unknown search command 'sourcetype'.

Can anyone let me know how to achieve the objective? My aim is to extract the events where passenger_count is greater then the average of that column.

This will happen in real time.

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somesoni2
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Try this

sourcetype=SplunkKafka_messaging | spath input=msg_body | where passenger_count > [search sourcetype=SplunkRabbitMQ_messaging | spath input=msg_body | stats avg(passenger_count) as avg | return $avg]

OR

sourcetype=SplunkKafka_messaging | spath input=msg_body | where passenger_count > [search sourcetype=SplunkRabbitMQ_messaging | spath input=msg_body | stats avg(passenger_count) as query]

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Try this

sourcetype=SplunkKafka_messaging | spath input=msg_body | where passenger_count > [search sourcetype=SplunkRabbitMQ_messaging | spath input=msg_body | stats avg(passenger_count) as avg | return $avg]

OR

sourcetype=SplunkKafka_messaging | spath input=msg_body | where passenger_count > [search sourcetype=SplunkRabbitMQ_messaging | spath input=msg_body | stats avg(passenger_count) as query]

maximus_reborn
Path Finder

Thanks! It did work.

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philippiq
New Member

try to insert 'search' before sourcetype

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NOUMSSI
Builder

Hi try this:

sourcetype=SplunkKafka_messaging | spath input=msg_body | where passenger_count > [search sourcetype=SplunkRabbitMQ_messaging | spath input=msg_body | stats avg(passenger_count)]

NOUMSSI
Builder

Dont forget to accept my answer if you were satisfied

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maximus_reborn
Path Finder

I am getting 2 errors:
1. Error reading runtime settings: File :/usr/local/splunk/var/run/splunk/dispatch/subsearch_1464015531.154_1464015531.1/runtime.csv does not exist
2. ERROR dispatchRunner - RunDispatch::runDispatchThread threw error: Error in 'where' command: Typechecking failed. The '>' operator received different types

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