# Aggregate on sum of 2 numeric fields without Scripts

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-on-sum-of-2-numeric-fields-without-scripts/29245>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 14, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-on-sum-of-2-numeric-fields-without-scripts/29245 "2015-09-14T12:29:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ramky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ramky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ramky)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-on-sum-of-2-numeric-fields-without-scripts/29245/1 "2015-09-14T12:29:30Z")

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I am trying to write an aggregation query which needs to calculate sum of 2 numeric fields without using Script feature

Please help.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-on-sum-of-2-numeric-fields-without-scripts/29245/2 "2015-09-14T12:38:12Z")

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You could write a native Java plugin that does what you need or perhaps consider an expression script that retains near-native performance and is a deliberately simplified syntax to avoid security issues [1]

[1] [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-scripting.html#\_lucene\_expressions\_scripts](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-scripting.html#_lucene_expressions_scripts)

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**Author:** ![Ramky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ramky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ramky)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-on-sum-of-2-numeric-fields-without-scripts/29245/3 "2015-09-15T06:05:56Z")

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Thanks Mark for your quick response.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-on-sum-of-2-numeric-fields-without-scripts/29245/4 "2017-07-05T23:50:20Z")

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