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Does count(foo) always count from a field?

Justin1224
Communicator

When you use count/dc/estdc in a search, does it always count from a field? For example, is: count(foo) counting the instances of the field foo?

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somesoni2
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Yes, count(foo) will count the number of events where field foo has values (it's not null).

Justin1224
Communicator

Ok that really does help. So does (foo in this case) HAVE to be a field? Or can it be an object within a datamodel/something other than a field?

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

It would always be a field available in event. If the events are selected from a datamodel, the this would be a field in that datamodel (DatamodelNodeName.fieldname or similar hierarchy).

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