# Holding aggregation results in parameters **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 22, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/holding-aggregation-results-in-parameters/16541 "2014-03-22T07:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amit\_Soni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Amit\_Soni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amit_Soni)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/holding-aggregation-results-in-parameters/16541/1 "2014-03-22T07:44:29Z")
Hi all - I have been trying to do the following using aggregations but have been unable to and any help on this would be really great. Assume that my document has two fields: A and B. I want to do the following: 1. Get max (A) 2. Get max (B) 3. Take difference of #1 and #2 4. Get the count of all documents for which the difference (computed in #3) is more than say 'x' Does aggregation support execution of stuff like above where I believe I will have to temporarily store the values in a variable and then use it in the next filter (more like a nested query). thoughts? -Amit. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAOGaQLoT%2BKXAyFRsEiZOD\_hy%3D4nf2WKB61ysO7XF5BJvQzkEA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAOGaQLoT%2BKXAyFRsEiZOD_hy%3D4nf2WKB61ysO7XF5BJvQzkEA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Binh\_Ly\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Binh\_Ly\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Binh_Ly_2)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/holding-aggregation-results-in-parameters/16541/2 "2014-03-24T16:50:12Z")
Trying to understand your question, when you say max(A) or max(B), do you mean you have multiple values in A or B per document? Also, it "sounds" to me like you want a script\_filter instead of an aggregation: [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-script-filter.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-script-filter.html) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0b002205-304c-460f-b8f1-808e45658283%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0b002205-304c-460f-b8f1-808e45658283%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Amit\_Soni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Amit\_Soni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amit_Soni)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/holding-aggregation-results-in-parameters/16541/3 "2014-03-31T06:59:07Z")
Hi Binh - Apology for the late reply. By max(A) I mean maximum value of a field A and A can have multiple values. My document would have both field A and field B. -Amit. On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Binh Ly [binhly\_es@yahoo.com](mailto:binhly_es@yahoo.com) wrote: > Trying to understand your question, when you say max(A) or max(B), do you > mean you have multiple values in A or B per document? > > Also, it "sounds" to me like you want a script\_filter instead of an > aggregation: > > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-script-filter.html) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0b002205-304c-460f-b8f1-808e45658283%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0b002205-304c-460f-b8f1-808e45658283%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0b002205-304c-460f-b8f1-808e45658283%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0b002205-304c-460f-b8f1-808e45658283%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAOGaQJW3PTDEuApiZiW%2BoQjjvj2NQx1BNo%2BJsfmvxX5bxE%3DXg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAAOGaQJW3PTDEuApiZiW%2BoQjjvj2NQx1BNo%2BJsfmvxX5bxE%3DXg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/holding-aggregation-results-in-parameters/16541/4 "2017-07-06T01:39:35Z")