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akumar
Loves-to-Learn Lots

i have issue where i am comparing values from 2 fields which will have same value always, but sometimes it differs. I want to compare between these two feilds and have  status as Match or Mismatch. I have having issues where even if both fields have some value its showing as mismatch in status. 

| eval CheckMatch = if(f1==f2,"Match", "Mismatch")

Below is the sample result 

f1                       f2               CheckMatch
14552.06   14552.06    Mismatch

 

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Are the fields of the same type, e.g. both numeric or both strings? Is either one a multivalue field?

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akumar
Loves-to-Learn Lots

Both are numeric values only. But before applying this match condition I am adding 2 field of values to F1 ( f1=a+b). 

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Is there any rounding going on in the way the numbers are presented? Is it worth trying 

| eval CheckMatch = if(round(f1,2)==round(f2,2),"Match", "Mismatch")
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akumar
Loves-to-Learn Lots

I tried using your above command, now it’s matching all fields even if the values are not the same. 

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Are they being treated as strings? What do you get with

| eval f1number=tonumber(f1)
| eval f2number=tonumber(f2)
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akumar
Loves-to-Learn Lots


please see below is the search I am using and the result set

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