# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1032

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## [Kibana splitting fields with dots or spaces in them](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-splitting-fields-with-dots-or-spaces-in-them/61298)

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**Author:** [@sacasumo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sacasumo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-splitting-fields-with-dots-or-spaces-in-them/61298 "2016-09-22T17:43:20Z")

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I'm stuck with an issue in the vizualisation page, where Kibana is splitting fileds which have a space or a dot between them. For example with a source hostname such as server.domain.local I get a count for server, anoth…

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## [Histogram column question](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/histogram-column-question/61291)

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**Author:** [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/histogram-column-question/61291 "2016-09-22T16:27:35Z")

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Is there a way to resize the column of histograms? Items longer than the default are truncated and I'd like change that. Thank you.

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## [Table Count column resets on changing tabs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/table-count-column-resets-on-changing-tabs/61288)

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**Author:** [@DigiAngel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DigiAngel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/table-count-column-resets-on-changing-tabs/61288 "2016-09-22T16:11:35Z")

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Hope I said this right. Here's a screenshot of the table on the dashboard with Count descending: After clicking the Visualize tab and going back, now this is what I see: Count is now reset. I've changed the sorti…

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## [Customization Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customization-kibana/61274)

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**Author:** [@rockdale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rockdale)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customization-kibana/61274 "2016-09-22T15:23:37Z")

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Hi, all: I am working on customize kibana interface. Basically I need to add a new tab that will show some information from a RESTful service that talks to a relational data source. So far, I am able to get my new …

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## [Dashboard oriented authentication, with Azure AD SSO - anyone done that?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-oriented-authentication-with-azure-ad-sso-anyone-done-that/61261)

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**Author:** [@erikl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-oriented-authentication-with-azure-ad-sso-anyone-done-that/61261 "2016-09-22T13:30:04Z")

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We have a use case where we we need to set up Kibana dashboards for various groups of users. Users need to authenticate them to get access and this needs to support Azure ActiveDirectory. The roles associated with diff…

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## [Difference between histogram bars](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-histogram-bars/60457)

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**Author:** [@Shubham\_Agrawal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shubham_Agrawal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-histogram-bars/60457 "2016-09-22T13:13:46Z")

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Hi, I am currently working on custom kibana visualizations. The new visualization is similar to vertical bar chart. In that, i want to use filter aggregation. now instead of showing the metric for each filter, the bars s…

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## [Trendline regression](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trendline-regression/48833)

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**Author:** [@pittoch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pittoch)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trendline-regression/48833 "2016-09-22T09:37:49Z")

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Hi, How can we graph a trendline regression in Kibana ? Example: \[image\] Regards

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## [Kibana and Solaris](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-and-solaris/24300)

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**Author:** [@Voldemar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Voldemar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-and-solaris/24300 "2016-09-22T09:04:26Z")

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May be it's very easy question, but i'm still stupid \[smile\] . We're trying to install Kibana(v.4.1.0) on Solaris 10 and have an error: ./bin/kibana: /u/user/kibana-4.1.0/node/bin/node: cannot execute Something about …

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## [Query to Check if a Value has Changed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-to-check-if-a-value-has-changed/61198)

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**Author:** [@suaveh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suaveh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-to-check-if-a-value-has-changed/61198 "2016-09-22T04:51:20Z")

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Good day, I want to run a query on an index to see if a value has changed for a certain field after a certain date. For example, my document looks like this: { "@timestamp" : "2016-09-22T00:02:02.297Z", "re…

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## [Visualizing an analysed field intentionally](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-an-analysed-field-intentionally/61184)

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**Author:** [@phate1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/phate1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-an-analysed-field-intentionally/61184 "2016-09-22T04:49:34Z")

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Hi all banging my head against a wall here hope someone can help. I have a field that gets populated with content like this: 100000 2 111/udp; 100000 2 111/udp; 100021 1 970/udp; 100021 3 970/udp; 100021 4 970/udp; 100…

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## [Visualizing data with no indexing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-data-with-no-indexing/61122)

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**Author:** [@jdmac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jdmac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-data-with-no-indexing/61122 "2016-09-21T20:08:59Z")

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Hi All, I originally posted a thread in the ElasticSearch forum (https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pulling-values-for-properties-that-have-index-set-to-no/61106), ultimately the question now comes over to the Kibana side. …

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## [Vertical bar chart displaying private information](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-displaying-private-information/61042)

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**Author:** [@RPGambit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RPGambit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-displaying-private-information/61042 "2016-09-21T19:17:48Z")

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I created a vertical bar chart that has the following settings: The y axis has an aggregation of "Average", a field called: "itemprojectionfactor" which is a number (float), and a label: "Sum of Purchased Item Project…

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## [Stop "delete" key from bringing up autocomplete](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-delete-key-from-bringing-up-autocomplete/61167)

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**Author:** [@rcompton](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rcompton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-delete-key-from-bringing-up-autocomplete/61167 "2016-09-21T18:55:15Z")

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While editing a query hitting "delete" often clears the search bar and replaces it with the autocomplete suggestions. This renders kibana nearly unusable. Is it possible to disable autocomplete?

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## [Restrict the Kibana controls using Shield](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restrict-the-kibana-controls-using-shield/60220)

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**Author:** [@balubollam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balubollam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restrict-the-kibana-controls-using-shield/60220 "2016-09-21T17:08:18Z")

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Hi Every0ne, We have Configured Shield with kibana ...It is working... But is it possible my shield to restrict the Controls of kibana like creating the dashboard,creating visualizations by only particular user only…

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## [License doesn't work with Elasticsearch (Kibana) v5](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-doesnt-work-with-elasticsearch-kibana-v5/60939)

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**Author:** [@j16r](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/j16r)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-doesnt-work-with-elasticsearch-kibana-v5/60939 "2016-09-21T14:04:37Z")

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I'm unable to log into my Kibana dashboard right now because the license has expired, when I try to set my license however I get the error: {"error":{"root\_cause":\[{"type":"illegal\_argument\_exception","reason":"unknow…

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## [Field data loading is forbidden](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-loading-is-forbidden/61136)

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**Author:** [@rsaeks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rsaeks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-loading-is-forbidden/61136 "2016-09-21T13:20:55Z")

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Hi all, I've run into this issue twice now and am wondering the best practice for the field mapping. Initially when creating visualizations based on text I was using fieldname.raw. I then had the "Field data loading is…

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## [Change Index on Visualisatons](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-index-on-visualisatons/58593)

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**Author:** [@alvaroca1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alvaroca1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-index-on-visualisatons/58593 "2016-09-21T13:16:28Z")

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Good day, when I created my Index's for elastic I renamed them so I can validate and keep them organized. now I'm loading the default visualizations provided for Kibana and they create a winlobeat, Fileneat..etc. index …

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## [Kibana Timelion error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-error/34511)

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**Author:** [@Carlos\_Vega\_Moreno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Carlos_Vega_Moreno)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-error/34511 "2016-09-21T11:02:55Z")

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I get this error when I open timelion. Does it has something to do with the reverse proxy?

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## [Broken App when selecting index pattern that doesn't have corresponding indices](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/broken-app-when-selecting-index-pattern-that-doesnt-have-corresponding-indices/60937)

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**Author:** [@hartfordfive](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hartfordfive)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/broken-app-when-selecting-index-pattern-that-doesnt-have-corresponding-indices/60937 "2016-09-20T16:45:18Z")

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I've attempted to automate the creation of a list of index patterns by issuing the same requests as the browser. If you select an index pattern corresponding to indices don't exist, such as "\*\*doesnotexist-\*\*\*", the who…

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## [Disable annoying Hover messages "kibana Parts of or the entire chart might not be displayed due to null values in the data"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-annoying-hover-messages-kibana-parts-of-or-the-entire-chart-might-not-be-displayed-due-to-null-values-in-the-data/60701)

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**Author:** [@Normen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Normen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-annoying-hover-messages-kibana-parts-of-or-the-entire-chart-might-not-be-displayed-due-to-null-values-in-the-data/60701 "2016-09-20T09:32:09Z")

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Hello there, I got several area charts which do produce from time to time empty values due to Deployments. When this occurs, the Dashboard is overwritten by a huge Textfeld which says: "kibana Parts of or the entire c…

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## [Extracting a portion of a field in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-a-portion-of-a-field-in-kibana/60866)

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**Author:** [@sabyasachi\_mallick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sabyasachi_mallick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-a-portion-of-a-field-in-kibana/60866 "2016-09-20T09:09:39Z")

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i am visualizing syslogs in kibana. i am getting messages under syslog\_message field.I want to visualize the count of a portion of message . e.g in below line i wan to count total number of cdp/interface portion..there …

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## [MultiTenancy for OpenStack cloud with Keystone](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multitenancy-for-openstack-cloud-with-keystone/60577)

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**Author:** [@kornicameister](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kornicameister)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multitenancy-for-openstack-cloud-with-keystone/60577 "2016-09-20T08:03:42Z")

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Hi there, I am writing on behalf of monasca team. Wa are doing monitoring solution for OpenStack clouds and one part of that monitoring is collecting/indexing logs. Obviously we are using Kibana to display collected…

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## [Mysql Performance dashboard: slowest mysql queries](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mysql-performance-dashboard-slowest-mysql-queries/60917)

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**Author:** [@KIVagant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KIVagant)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mysql-performance-dashboard-slowest-mysql-queries/60917 "2016-09-20T07:55:01Z")

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Why the mysql queries is so strange in the table? \[image\] In the Packetbeat debug mode I see all normal queries. And they are absolute normal in the "Discover" tab, for example: SELECT count(DISTINCT l0\_.id) AS sclr…

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## [Unable to search number and date in kibana Discover TAB](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-search-number-and-date-in-kibana-discover-tab/60624)

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**Author:** [@balubollam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/balubollam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-search-number-and-date-in-kibana-discover-tab/60624 "2016-09-20T05:32:59Z")

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Hi everyone, I am using kibana4.5.4 elasticsearch 2.3.3 Iam trying to search data and date with regular expression in the disover tab of kibana But we have data like "url":"/abc/bcd/gcd/sample.jpg" //not-an…

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## [Kibana Fails to start : FATAL { \[Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-fails-to-start-fatal-error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/60807)

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**Author:** [@dvkawa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dvkawa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-fails-to-start-fatal-error-enoent-no-such-file-or-directory/60807 "2016-09-20T03:57:16Z")

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Hi, I have installed ELK stack on windows and for some reason after i stopped Kibana from command prompt, while trying to restart i see below errors and it doesn't start: FATAL { \[Error: ENOENT: no such file or direc…

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## [Aggregating using sum always yields me zero even when there is a value associated to it](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregating-using-sum-always-yields-me-zero-even-when-there-is-a-value-associated-to-it/60638)

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**Author:** [@Akshay\_Iyangar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akshay_Iyangar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregating-using-sum-always-yields-me-zero-even-when-there-is-a-value-associated-to-it/60638 "2016-09-19T23:02:45Z")

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As you can see i can see values in my discover tab. The problem arises when i try using aggregation trying to sum the value. It is always zero for some reason. The response returned is zero by elasticsearch for the ag…

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## [Text box and button to filter by index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/text-box-and-button-to-filter-by-index/60894)

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**Author:** [@maarthala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maarthala)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/text-box-and-button-to-filter-by-index/60894 "2016-09-19T14:49:45Z")

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HI, As part of my requirement, i am thinking to place a text box and button on the dashboad to filter data by index name. Index name is same as RunID and I would like show dashboard data only for the entered Index name.…

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## [Reporting the most common log errors with Logstash 2.3.4](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-the-most-common-log-errors-with-logstash-2-3-4/60750)

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**Author:** [@KIVagant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KIVagant)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-the-most-common-log-errors-with-logstash-2-3-4/60750 "2016-09-19T14:45:17Z")

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Hello. This question is a same as this oldest question but in context of Logstash 2. I trying to get top N of errors from all logs entries with data table visualisation. But, I don't have the "message.raw" field that i…

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## [Graph based on a Value within a String](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graph-based-on-a-value-within-a-string/56794)

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**Author:** [@rider\_nf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rider_nf)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graph-based-on-a-value-within-a-string/56794 "2016-09-19T11:22:35Z")

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Hello Community. I am fairly new to Kibana but reading the manuals I got it to a good state so far. I am having a problem which is as follows: I have ELK working and in Kibana I can go to discover and find the follow…

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## [Kibana doesn't visualize logdate's field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-doesnt-visualize-logdates-field/60536)

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**Author:** [@RdrgPorto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RdrgPorto)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-doesnt-visualize-logdates-field/60536 "2016-09-17T09:04:37Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a problem with Logstash. In this case is about date's creation. I create a new field (logdate) based on severals fields which I have created with Grok. I don't receive any "error parsing", however, w…

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