Finds numeric range between the smallest and largest numbers for the specified field over a set of events. Result is returned in a field named _range.

Function Traits: Aggregate

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
asstringoptional[a]_range Name of output field.
field[b]stringrequired  Field to extract a number from

[a] Optional parameters use their default value unless explicitly set

[b] The argument name field can be omitted.

The parameter name for field can be omitted; the following forms are equivalent:

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range("value")

and:

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range(field="value")

range() Examples

What was the range in responsetime

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range(responsetime)