Splunk Search

return search with common fields

simonattardGO
Path Finder

I need to run two sub searches. Each of these sub-searches will return a set of fields, one of them is called transactionNumber.
Then I want to the search to return only those results from the two sub-searches which have an equal transactionNumber.

How can I do this?

Tags (3)
0 Karma
1 Solution

Ayn
Legend

Use set (http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Set):

| set intersect [search search1 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*] [search search2 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*]

If you want not just the transactionNumbers but also the actual events, you could feed this into a subsearch:

(search1) OR (search2) [| set intersect [search search1 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*] [search search2 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*] | fields transactionNumber ]

View solution in original post

Ayn
Legend

Use set (http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Set):

| set intersect [search search1 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*] [search search2 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*]

If you want not just the transactionNumbers but also the actual events, you could feed this into a subsearch:

(search1) OR (search2) [| set intersect [search search1 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*] [search search2 | fields transactionNumber | fields - _*] | fields transactionNumber ]
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Make your Splunk investment work harder with Optimization Advisor

Value Insights brings usage evidence and practical recommendations together to help customers make more ...

How Splunk AI Assistant Is Transforming Investigations: Insights from .conf26

At .conf26 in Denver, I spent much of my time in conversation with Splunk customers about Splunk AI Assistant. ...

Make Your Machine Data AI-Ready in Splunk

Every team is getting ready for AI agents.   Thursday, November 12, 2026  |  11AM  PST / 2PM EST   ...