# Kibana

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## [Kibana 5.0 shows field type as string, not keyword: working as designed?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-0-shows-field-type-as-string-not-keyword-working-as-designed/67164)

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**Author:** [@GrahamHannington](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GrahamHannington)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-0-shows-field-type-as-string-not-keyword-working-as-designed/67164 "2016-11-28T03:52:09Z")

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In Elastic 5.0, I understand that the index property no longer supports the value not\_analyzed. So I'm now using the following index template to map "incoming" strings to the new-for-5.0 keyword type: { "template": "…

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## [What is the encryptionKey for?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-encryptionkey-for/67162)

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**Author:** [@tmshn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tmshn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-encryptionkey-for/67162 "2016-11-28T02:32:59Z")

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According to the getting started guide for the reporting plugin, the reporting.encryptionKey property need to be set in kibana.yml. And without setting it, I got the following error as expected: FATAL { \[Error: repor…

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## [Any one knows how come I see not cached mapping for this field at Kibana dashboard?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-one-knows-how-come-i-see-not-cached-mapping-for-this-field-at-kibana-dashboard/67275)

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**Author:** [@shilong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shilong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-one-knows-how-come-i-see-not-cached-mapping-for-this-field-at-kibana-dashboard/67275 "2016-11-28T01:06:41Z")

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I am unsure where they come from? The index has a \_type but Kibana also displays type as well. The yellow warning I don't know what exactly they are meaning for? Is there anyone know how they are? Even I refresh the i…

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## [Kibana url](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-url/67165)

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**Author:** [@ytzlax](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ytzlax)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-url/67165 "2016-11-27T18:43:21Z")

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Hi, I have embede dashboard iframe, I want to filter the dashboard by button that position in the application , outside from the iframe. I built plugin that listener to outside post message, When its gets message its add…

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## [Kibana Security Exception](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-security-exception/66283)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Lancaster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tom_Lancaster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-security-exception/66283 "2016-11-25T21:02:14Z")

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I'm running Kibana 5.0.0 from homebrew on Mac OS. I've installed x-pack for both elastic search and Kibana. I've installed the geoip plugin for elasticsearch and created a new user with all rights to a single index. W…

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## [Tile Map zoom to street level (15 meter)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tile-map-zoom-to-street-level-15-meter/66733)

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**Author:** [@Hans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tile-map-zoom-to-street-level-15-meter/66733 "2016-11-25T18:43:47Z")

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Hi, I would like to find out how to get a map integrated to Kibana to see the street level and zoom in further than the existing map available? I am using my own GPS coordinates for information and have numerous points t…

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## [Tile Map highlighting the entire country](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tile-map-highlighting-the-entire-country/66732)

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**Author:** [@Hans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hans)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tile-map-highlighting-the-entire-country/66732 "2016-11-25T18:41:07Z")

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Hi, I would like to find out how to highlight an entire country as Heatmap. I would like to have one detailed map with exact geo information from the IP address however then I would like to have an overview of which coun…

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## [Data table with Sum metrics and percentage column](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-table-with-sum-metrics-and-percentage-column/25670)

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**Author:** [@frank\_van](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/frank_van)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-table-with-sum-metrics-and-percentage-column/25670 "2016-11-25T15:02:00Z")

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Hi, I have a use case looks fairly simple but I couldn't figure out how to build a visualization for it with Kibana. Given the following dataset: POST /test\_index/test\_type/\_bulk {"index":{"\_id":"1"}} {"host": "ww…

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## [How to generate log files from kibana's dashboard settings](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-generate-log-files-from-kibanas-dashboard-settings/67180)

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**Author:** [@leantw1ce](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leantw1ce)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-generate-log-files-from-kibanas-dashboard-settings/67180 "2016-11-25T13:54:36Z")

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Hello there, I was wondering if it's possible to generate log files using kibana's dashboard , I mean use the logs which are already filtered and displayed on the kibana's dashboard and put this information in a file or …

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## [Why the graph is suddenly falling to ZERO?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-graph-is-suddenly-falling-to-zero/63250)

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**Author:** [@Ravi\_Shanker\_Reddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Shanker_Reddy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-the-graph-is-suddenly-falling-to-zero/63250 "2016-11-25T11:13:29Z")

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I am using a trail version of Marvel to monitor my ES. I am observing that the Lucene memory, Index size & document count is suddenly falling to 0 and retains its position after a second. Whats happening in that second…

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## [Best practice about index pattern definition](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-about-index-pattern-definition/67156)

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**Author:** [@Houss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Houss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-about-index-pattern-definition/67156 "2016-11-25T07:16:03Z")

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Hello, I am creating an index for each type of logs being sent to the elasticsearch cluster (there might be like 5-6 index patterns overall). The patterns look like this : logstash-squid-%{+YYYY.MM}, or logstash-apache…

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## [Run Kibana as service on CentOS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-kibana-as-service-on-centos/23971)

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**Author:** [@MattStibbs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MattStibbs)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-kibana-as-service-on-centos/23971 "2016-11-24T20:42:51Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to get Kibana up and running on Centos. Following the instructions on the elastic site, I can successfully download the files and run in the console. But is there any guidance anywhere that help…

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## [How to increase the options in "Terms" to create graphics in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-increase-the-options-in-terms-to-create-graphics-in-kibana/65069)

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**Author:** [@Lonck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lonck)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-increase-the-options-in-terms-to-create-graphics-in-kibana/65069 "2016-11-24T19:30:25Z")

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Hi for all. I have servers that send log to the Elastic Stack with use of filebeat. I'm having trouble creating charts in Kibana why are displayed few options to Terms. Only are displayed syslog options, but none of …

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## [Date math in Kibana 5](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-math-in-kibana-5/67112)

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**Author:** [@aros](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aros)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-math-in-kibana-5/67112 "2016-11-24T15:25:48Z")

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Hi, probably a classic and simple to answer, but as I found quite different answers to several questions about date math in Kibana I want to ask here if and how date math is supported in the current 5.0 version of kiba…

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## [Graphing crunchbase data like mark harwood did in youtube vid](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graphing-crunchbase-data-like-mark-harwood-did-in-youtube-vid/66934)

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**Author:** [@manocs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manocs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graphing-crunchbase-data-like-mark-harwood-did-in-youtube-vid/66934 "2016-11-24T15:11:37Z")

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I am new to this, but I have now spent hours reading and watching tutorial videos, but I can't replicate what Mark Harwood (an Elastic developer) did in this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eky\_ml0nOns I am log…

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## [Kibana not using sub keyword field for sorting](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-using-sub-keyword-field-for-sorting/66983)

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**Author:** [@lsilva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lsilva)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-using-sub-keyword-field-for-sorting/66983 "2016-11-24T12:09:10Z")

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I have installed the latest docker containers for Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana 5 and have logback-logstash sending tomcat logs into this ELK stack. The ES mapping is automatically created and looks correct as per …

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## [Kibana 5.0 Ingest API](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-0-ingest-api/65043)

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**Author:** [@j9s3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/j9s3)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-0-ingest-api/65043 "2016-11-24T09:42:23Z")

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Is the Ingest API available in Kibana 5.0.0? I'm following the examples referenced in here: POST localhost:5601/api/kibana/ingest and I'm getting a 404 response: {"statusCode":404,"error":"Not Found"}

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## [Kibana Discover - No results found :|](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-discover-no-results-found/33146)

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**Author:** [@jsps](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsps)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-discover-no-results-found/33146 "2016-11-24T08:48:05Z")

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Im doing something wrong but cant work it out, any help is appreciated. I have a bunch of documents in elasticsearch, this is the search and result from Marvel: GET /my\_index/my\_type/\_search {"query" : { "bool" :…

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## [Kibana 4.6 directory structure](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-6-directory-structure/66542)

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**Author:** [@vvs14](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vvs14)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-6-directory-structure/66542 "2016-11-24T07:52:25Z")

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Hi, I am using Kibana4.1.4 with ES 1.7 and creating log export using Elasticdump behind Nginx. I have Keystone for authentication purpose and I have wrote code for authentication logic in KibanaDir/src/app.js file. Now…

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## [Curl request return 404 (Not Found)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-request-return-404-not-found/57043)

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**Author:** [@michele\_crudele](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michele_crudele)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-request-return-404-not-found/57043 "2016-11-23T22:53:34Z")

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I'm experiencing a strange problem trying to run an aggregation search through kibana. If I run this: curl -H"kbn-version:4.5.0" -H"content-type:application/json" -d'{ "size": 0, "aggs": { …

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## [Format yAxis of timelion graph in KB/sec MB/sec, GB/sec](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/format-yaxis-of-timelion-graph-in-kb-sec-mb-sec-gb-sec/65872)

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**Author:** [@snelders](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/snelders)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/format-yaxis-of-timelion-graph-in-kb-sec-mb-sec-gb-sec/65872 "2016-11-23T20:59:09Z")

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I created a timelion graph of my incoming ethernet traffic on interface eth0. (The interval is set to 1 minute hence the devide(60)): .es(q="metricset.name: network AND system.network.name: eth0", metric=avg:system.ne…

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## [Marvel Screen Not Showing Data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marvel-screen-not-showing-data/34006)

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**Author:** [@tgdesrochers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tgdesrochers)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marvel-screen-not-showing-data/34006 "2016-11-23T19:22:39Z")

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ES 2.0 Logstash 2.0 Kibana 4.2 I installed marvel 2.0 two days ago and it was working as expected until today. Now when I go to the marvel tab in Kibana I see the following: and when I look at the index I see: I…

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## [Sense query UI in Kibana 5.0 -- HTTP methods names are case sensitive](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sense-query-ui-in-kibana-5-0-http-methods-names-are-case-sensitive/66917)

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**Author:** [@vkroz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vkroz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sense-query-ui-in-kibana-5-0-http-methods-names-are-case-sensitive/66917 "2016-11-23T16:41:48Z")

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Is it just me or anyone else? I discovered quite confusing behaviour of DevTools (former Sense) in Kibana 5.\*. HTTP method names are case-sensitive there, i.e. the following queries behave differently: # Works proper…

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## [How to localize kibana visualization of kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-localize-kibana-visualization-of-kibana/66966)

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**Author:** [@jamal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jamal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-localize-kibana-visualization-of-kibana/66966 "2016-11-23T12:32:48Z")

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I want to localize "Have multi language English,Dari" visualization of kibana, is there any way to do it ?

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## [How to configure index pattern to use custom timestamp in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-index-pattern-to-use-custom-timestamp-in-kibana/66505)

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**Author:** [@himaz.m](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/himaz.m)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-index-pattern-to-use-custom-timestamp-in-kibana/66505 "2016-11-23T10:07:55Z")

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I'm using, filebeat version 5.0 elasticsearch version 5.0 kibana version 5.0 I have a log file with below format {"timestamp":"2016-11-10 06:06:11","severity":"INFO","service": "login request","trace":"1e2rexxxxxxxx"…

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## [Representation of Flow sequences in a Pie Chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/representation-of-flow-sequences-in-a-pie-chart/66703)

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**Author:** [@Hicham\_Mouddi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hicham_Mouddi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/representation-of-flow-sequences-in-a-pie-chart/66703 "2016-11-23T09:09:13Z")

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Hello, I am new in using Kibana, and I would like to visualise a temporal sequence of actions in a PieChart. Context : : Each time a user receive a notification on his smartphone, I collect the log (user\_id, timestamp…

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## [Trying to build Timelion charts with metricbeat data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-build-timelion-charts-with-metricbeat-data/65006)

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**Author:** [@tomx1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomx1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-build-timelion-charts-with-metricbeat-data/65006 "2016-11-23T03:07:18Z")

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Hey Folks, I have installed Kibana v5 and I'm trying to build some nice Timelion charts using postgres metrics data collected via Metricbeat. I have noticed a strange issue, maybe I'm missing the point here: I'm using …

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## [While I'm using share dashboard using Iframe tag?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/while-im-using-share-dashboard-using-iframe-tag/65000)

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**Author:** [@kartheek91](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kartheek91)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/while-im-using-share-dashboard-using-iframe-tag/65000 "2016-11-23T02:48:20Z")

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I'm using share dashboard using Iframe tag and copied that link to my application. My question is how to restrict the user not to edit the content by editing the query .How to disable the edit option. Regards Karth…

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## [Sort by multiple fields Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-multiple-fields-kibana/66923)

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**Author:** [@krishna\_chaitanya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krishna_chaitanya)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-multiple-fields-kibana/66923 "2016-11-23T02:47:55Z")

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I would like to sort based on 2 fields in Kibana. First sorted by field1 then by field2. I can see that we can sort by one field in Discover tab, but when I try to sort by another field, the first sorted order is lost. …

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## [Can't load kibana on 5601](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-load-kibana-on-5601/41886)

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**Author:** [@babeesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/babeesh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-load-kibana-on-5601/41886 "2016-11-23T00:47:18Z")

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I have installed Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana and Nginx following this guide, https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-elasticsearch-logstash-and-kibana-elk-stack-on-ubuntu-14-04 Elasticsea…

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