# Datatype Derive

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/datatype-derive/117819>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 31, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/datatype-derive/117819 "2018-01-31T14:01:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marcelo\_Nunes\_Alves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Marcelo\_Nunes\_Alves](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcelo_Nunes_Alves)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/datatype-derive/117819/1 "2018-01-31T14:01:54Z")

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Hello,

Is there datatype Derive in the ElasticSearch? Similar to what there is in the RRDTool.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/datatype-derive/117819/2 "2018-02-02T00:17:29Z")

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Can you elaborate a bit more please?  
We are not all familiar with RRDTool.

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**Author:** ![Marcelo\_Nunes\_Alves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Marcelo\_Nunes\_Alves](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcelo_Nunes_Alves)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/datatype-derive/117819/3 "2018-02-05T13:25:05Z")

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Hi,  
I need something to have possibility collect value accumulated, for exemple, my process collect in 300 seg by step.  
Values = 300, 600, 900, 1200

I need the returns below:

DERIVE = 1, 1, 1, 1  
ABSOLUTE = 1, 2, 3, 4  
GAUGE = 300, 600, 900, 1200

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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:** [March 5, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/datatype-derive/117819/4 "2018-03-05T13:25:05Z")

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Closed on March 5, 2018, 1:25pm UTC

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