The row_window_session function identifies the value at the beginning of each session for a specified field within the results.

The function has the following conceptual calculation model:

1. Goes over the input sequence of Expr values in order.
2. For every value, determines if it establishes a new session.
3. If it establishes a new session, it emits the value of Expr. Otherwise, emits the previous value of Expr.

Syntax ​

row_window_session( Expr , MaxDistanceFromFirst , MaxDistanceBetweenNeighbors [, Restart] )

Arguments ​

• Expr: An expression whose values are grouped together in sessions. Null values produce null values, and the next value starts a new session. Expr must be a scalar expression of type datetime.

• MaxDistanceFromFirst: Establishes one criterion for starting a new session: The maximum distance between the current value of Expr and the value of Expr at the beginning of the session. It’s a scalar constant of type timespan.

• MaxDistanceBetweenNeighbors: Establishes a second criterion for starting a new session: The maximum distance from one value of Expr to the next. It’s a scalar constant of type timespan.

• Restart: An expression that returns a bool value to indicate when the operation should restart. If specified, every value that evaluates to true will immediately restart the session.

Scope ​

Cribl Search supports this function in the extend operator, but not in the project or where operator.

Example ​

| sort by ID asc, Timestamp asc
| extend SessionStarted = row_window_session(Timestamp, 1h, 5m, ID != prev(ID))