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join command overview

The SPL2 join command combines the left-side dataset with the right-side dataset, by using one or more common fields. The left-side dataset is the set of results from a search that is piped into the join command. The left-side dataset is sometimes referred to as the source data. The right-side dataset can be either a saved dataset or a subsearch.

A maximum of 50000 rows in the right-side dataset can be joined with the left-side dataset. This maximum is set to limit the impact of the join command on performance and resource consumption.

The simplest join possible looks like this:

<left-dataset> | join left=L right=R 
where L.pid = R.pid <right-dataset>

This joins the source data from the search pipeline with the right-side dataset. Rows from each dataset are merged into a single row if the where predicate is satisfied.

Syntax

The required syntax is in bold.

join
(<join-options>...)
left=<left-alias>
right=<right-alias>
where <left-alias>.<left-field>=<right-alias>.<right-field>
[ AND <left-alias>.<left-field>=<right-alias>.<right-field> ]...
<right-dataset>

You can specify the aliases and fields in where clause on either side of the equal sign.
For example you can specify:

where <left-alias>.<left-field>=<right-alias>.<right-field>
or
where <right-alias>.<right-field>=<left-alias>.<left-field>


See also

join command
join command syntax details
join command usage
join command examples
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