# Unable Return Multiple Variables from a transform in Elasticsearch Watcher script
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-return-multiple-variables-from-a-transform-in-elasticsearch-watcher-script/319816
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting, painless
**Created:** [November 25, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-return-multiple-variables-from-a-transform-in-elasticsearch-watcher-script/319816 "2022-11-25T12:11:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Souvik\_Das](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Souvik_Das)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-return-multiple-variables-from-a-transform-in-elasticsearch-watcher-script/319816/1 "2022-11-25T12:11:00Z")
Hi team,
I have written a watch script where I need to pass the total hits value from an es search query and also a variable that I have created using transform. I have referred the following link for this -- [Watcher: Multiple transforms](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-multiple-transforms/193476)
Below is the script --
```auto
{
"trigger": {
"schedule": {
"interval": "2h"
}
},
"input": {
"search": {
"request": {
"body": {
"size": 1000,
"query": {
"bool": {
"must": [],
"filter": [
{
"match_all": {}
},
{
"range": {
"response_time": {
"gte": 70,
"lt": null
}
}
},
{
"match_phrase": {
"field": "abc"
}
},
{
"range": {
"response_datetime": {
"gte": "{{ctx.trigger.scheduled_time}}||-2h",
"lte": "{{ctx.trigger.scheduled_time}}",
"format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis"
}
}
}
],
"should": [],
"must_not": []
}
}
},
"indices": [
"test"
]
}
}
},
"condition": {
"script": {
"source": "if (ctx.payload.hits.total >= params.threshold) { return true; } return false;",
"params": {
"threshold": 5
}
}
},
"transform": {
"script": {
"source": """
def map = [:]
map.beginTime = Instant.ofEpochMilli(ctx.trigger.scheduled_time.getMillis()).minusSeconds(3600);
map.no_of_txns = ctx.payload.hits.total;
return map
"""
}
},
"actions": {
"email_admin": {
"email": {
"profile": "standard",
"from": "from_email@xyz.com",
"to": ["my_email@abcd.com"],
"subject": "Test Alert : Incident happened between {{ctx.payload.beginTime}} and {{ctx.trigger.scheduled_time}}",
"body": {
"html": "total count {{ctx.payload.no_of_txns}}"
}
}
}
}
}
```
Getting the below error while I'm simulating the script.
I'm new to painless. Can anyone please help me to identify what I'm doing wrong?
Regards,
Souvik
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### Author:  [@Souvik\_Das](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Souvik_Das)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-return-multiple-variables-from-a-transform-in-elasticsearch-watcher-script/319816/2 "2022-11-28T05:21:26Z")
Hi @spinscale , Could you please help me to find out the issue?
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### Author:  [@Souvik\_Das](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Souvik_Das)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-return-multiple-variables-from-a-transform-in-elasticsearch-watcher-script/319816/3 "2022-11-28T13:18:34Z")
Found the issue in my script. Made a silly mistake. Resolved!
Below is the updated scripts --
```auto
"transform": {
"script": {
"source": """
def map = [:];
map.beginTime = Instant.ofEpochMilli(ctx.trigger.scheduled_time.getMillis()).minusSeconds(3600);
map.no_of_txns = ctx.payload.hits.total;
return map
"""
}
}
```
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-return-multiple-variables-from-a-transform-in-elasticsearch-watcher-script/319816/4 "2022-12-26T13:19:00Z")
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