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Is it possible to perform stats within a transaction?

the_wolverine
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I have a transaction with multiple values for the same field. Is it possible for me to do a dc(other_field) within a transaction?

My search | transaction same_field maxspan=1m | stats dc(other_field)

Above doesn't seem to work, it just throws away my transactions.

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wpreston
Motivator

I think mvcount() could be your friend here. Something along these lines:

your search | transaction same_field maxspan=1m | eval same_field_count=mvcount(same_field)

...something like that. same_field_count should be a count of the distinct values of same_field within each transaction. If you want a total count of ALL values of same_field (including duplicates) within each transaction, use the mvlist option within your transaction. I'm not where I can test this search but I think it will be pretty close to what you need.

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wpreston
Motivator

I think mvcount() could be your friend here. Something along these lines:

your search | transaction same_field maxspan=1m | eval same_field_count=mvcount(same_field)

...something like that. same_field_count should be a count of the distinct values of same_field within each transaction. If you want a total count of ALL values of same_field (including duplicates) within each transaction, use the mvlist option within your transaction. I'm not where I can test this search but I think it will be pretty close to what you need.

nivedita_viswan
Path Finder

I dont believe mvcount returns a count of the distinct values. It simply returns a count of the number of values

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wpreston
Motivator

Sure, happy to help!

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the_wolverine
Champion

Yes! Thank you!!

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kristian_kolb
Ultra Champion

eventstats perhaps?

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