# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1069 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 1070 --- ## [A workaround to use the current date in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-workaround-to-use-the-current-date-in-kibana/46569)
**Author:** [@javieredo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javieredo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/a-workaround-to-use-the-current-date-in-kibana/46569 "2016-04-06T23:26:44Z")
Hi all, is there a way to get the current date in Kibana? We need to calculate the days between a date inside an index and the current date. We haven't been able to find a proper Lucene expression to get the current da… --- ## [Filterable Search Boxes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filterable-search-boxes/46607)
**Author:** [@SecurityN00b](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SecurityN00b)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filterable-search-boxes/46607 "2016-04-06T23:17:50Z")
I have indexed our firewall syslogs. I am wondering if it's possible to create a dashboard with text boxes that would apply filters. For example, there would be src\_IP, dst\_IP, src\_Port, dst\_Port, etc.... boxes that wo… --- ## [Waiting for Marvel Data after one sided 2.2.0 -\> 2.3.1 upgrade](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/waiting-for-marvel-data-after-one-sided-2-2-0-2-3-1-upgrade/46589)
**Author:** [@mdrago](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mdrago)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/waiting-for-marvel-data-after-one-sided-2-2-0-2-3-1-upgrade/46589 "2016-04-06T21:47:27Z")
We're using an external marvel cluster to monitor our production elasticsearch cluster. As part of rolling out elasticsearch 2.3.1 I deployed it to the external marvel cluster but have not yet upgraded the production cl… --- ## [How to implment compound query in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-implment-compound-query-in-kibana/46396)
**Author:** [@Liu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Liu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-implment-compound-query-in-kibana/46396 "2016-04-06T20:33:21Z")
I have two questions about kibana 4 based on the following scenario : we index our acceptance test into elasticsearch ,including: caseName, status(fail or success), and buildID ( means the times run the case) Question … --- ## [Increasing Performance](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increasing-performance/46587)
**Author:** [@jnpetty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jnpetty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/increasing-performance/46587 "2016-04-06T19:17:13Z")
So I was wondering whats going to be the best way to increase the performance of our dashboards. Currently we do daily indexes, which are closed after 30 day and deleted after 90. Each index is also around 12Gb. We have … --- ## [Tile Map doesn't show results on map using geopoint](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tile-map-doesnt-show-results-on-map-using-geopoint/46550)
**Author:** [@frazer84](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/frazer84)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tile-map-doesnt-show-results-on-map-using-geopoint/46550 "2016-04-06T19:08:16Z")
Hi, I'm trying to create a Tile Map using my geopoint data in ES. This is how I've set up the map: As you can see, the map has no results. Looking in the details section, the ES request body looks like this: { … --- ## [Graph 2.3.1+ shield problem](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graph-2-3-1-shield-problem/46549)
**Author:** [@Grazius](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Grazius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graph-2-3-1-shield-problem/46549 "2016-04-06T18:47:07Z")
Hi all i got a problem with a fresh install of Graph 2.3.1 When i try to make a search i got an authentication message ! I don't found if i need a special role in my roles.yml for graph ... Thx for help --- ## [How to create custom visulaizations on kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-custom-visulaizations-on-kibana/46546)
**Author:** [@anur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-custom-visulaizations-on-kibana/46546 "2016-04-06T17:59:22Z")
Hi All, How to create custom visualizations on Kibana4.1. I have requirement to show a visualization in a different template which is not available in kibana 4.1 and is looks like merged form of Metric and DataTable. … --- ## [Kibana forwarding headers to Elastic Search Request](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-forwarding-headers-to-elastic-search-request/46528)
**Author:** [@Chandan\_PR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chandan_PR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-forwarding-headers-to-elastic-search-request/46528 "2016-04-06T17:33:29Z")
Hi Guys, With custom realm implementation we are planning to implement a custom authentication for Elastic Search. Some discussions have already pointed that "Kibana forwards request headers to Elastic Search". Now… --- ## [Multiple Y-Axis extents on line charts?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-y-axis-extents-on-line-charts/46142)
**Author:** [@ChrisR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrisR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-y-axis-extents-on-line-charts/46142 "2016-04-06T13:54:43Z")
Is there way to set separate Y-axis extents for each line on a line chart? Often I want to show changes of two fields that have very different values, and the smaller values become imperceptible and flattened to the bot… --- ## [Graph with nested datatypes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graph-with-nested-datatypes/46376)
**Author:** [@tomasfalt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomasfalt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/graph-with-nested-datatypes/46376 "2016-04-06T07:52:54Z")
Hi, I just wonder if it's possible to do graph queries on documents with nested datatypes? Thanks, Tomas Fält --- ## [How to integrate Kibana Dashboard in Kibana Plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-integrate-kibana-dashboard-in-kibana-plugin/46407)
**Author:** [@vganjare](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vganjare)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-integrate-kibana-dashboard-in-kibana-plugin/46407 "2016-04-06T06:08:57Z")
Hi, I am having few dashboards created in Kibana. I want to export these dashboards to a custom plugin. How can this be done? Thanks!! --- ## [Reposting : Kibana 4.4.2 connects to Elastisearch 2.2.1 every 2-3 seconds](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reposting-kibana-4-4-2-connects-to-elastisearch-2-2-1-every-2-3-seconds/46110)
**Author:** [@sdselk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sdselk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reposting-kibana-4-4-2-connects-to-elastisearch-2-2-1-every-2-3-seconds/46110 "2016-04-05T23:33:44Z")
Kibana keeps on creating new connection to Elastisearch every 2- 3 seconds and gets disconnected . Not sure which side disconnects but I see "Checking Elasticsearch version "message every 2-3 seconds. {"type":"log","@t… --- ## [Kibana development snapshot doesn't build](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-development-snapshot-doesnt-build/46324)
**Author:** [@johncst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/johncst)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-development-snapshot-doesnt-build/46324 "2016-04-05T23:00:17Z")
I'm trying to build Kibana, and following the instructions in contributing.md. Under Linux, when trying to run the command npm run elasticsearch, I get: jc3@jc3-vgn:~/kibana$ npm run elasticsearch kibana@5.0.0-snapsho… --- ## [Kibana dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboards/46460)
**Author:** [@sreeramg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sreeramg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboards/46460 "2016-04-05T22:42:11Z")
Finally I have Kibana showing good dashboards. But to share there these, seen that it can be done thru creating a share link. Using Shared link exposes all the menu items, which I do not want my end users to see/control… --- ## [Internet Explorer 11 can't open dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/internet-explorer-11-cant-open-dashboard/46430)
**Author:** [@rezwu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rezwu)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/internet-explorer-11-cant-open-dashboard/46430 "2016-04-05T21:25:52Z")
Hi, I created a dashboard and confirmed it was working in the latest version of Chrome. However, when I open the same url from IE 11, it shows me this page Apply now will redirect the page to discover tab but dashbo… --- ## [Can't Load/Save Dashboard nor find Data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-load-save-dashboard-nor-find-data/46357)
**Author:** [@NicoYUE](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NicoYUE)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-load-save-dashboard-nor-find-data/46357 "2016-04-05T18:39:33Z")
Hello, I'm having some problem setting up Kibana, seems like it can't reach Elasticsearch. I'm using ELS 2.3 with a modified Kibana 3.1.3 which was made to work with ELS 2. After a while with this set up, Kibana st… --- ## [I am un able to get any result by using divide operator in Kibana 4.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-un-able-to-get-any-result-by-using-divide-operator-in-kibana-4-3/43405)
**Author:** [@mrizwan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrizwan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-un-able-to-get-any-result-by-using-divide-operator-in-kibana-4-3/43405 "2016-04-05T15:43:33Z")
My divide operator is not working I am doing this : doc\['total calls offered'\].value/doc\['total calls abandon'\].value However, I am getting result by using add (+) operator doc\['total calls offered'\].value+doc\[… --- ## [Kibana won't start after installing Shield plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-after-installing-shield-plugin/46309)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Wurtz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mike_Wurtz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-after-installing-shield-plugin/46309 "2016-04-05T00:43:56Z")
After installing the Shield plugin on Kbana 4.4.1 like this: /opt/kibana/bin/kibana plugin --install kibana/shield I restart kibana, and this error shows up in the log: {"type":"log","@timestamp":"2016-04-05T00:22:… --- ## [Filter on Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-on-kibana/44842)
**Author:** [@rafaellamuniz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rafaellamuniz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-on-kibana/44842 "2016-04-04T19:05:05Z")
Hello, I'm trying to filter the Topbeat Dashboard by the servers name. But when I click on the server name appear a table with colors. (see on image attached) Is there a way to make this work? I mean, when I click on t… --- ## [Is Kibana 4.2 still supported?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-kibana-4-2-still-supported/46281)
**Author:** [@mutalisk404](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mutalisk404)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-kibana-4-2-still-supported/46281 "2016-04-04T18:37:11Z")
Hi, First and foremost I would like to thank you for providing a great piece of software to the opensource world. Your work is greatly appreciated. I'm the maintainer of Kibana 4.x ports for FreeBSD. I've noticed tha… --- ## [Keep dashboard for more thant 1 month winth one month data retention](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-dashboard-for-more-thant-1-month-winth-one-month-data-retention/46233)
**Author:** [@peppetrick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/peppetrick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-dashboard-for-more-thant-1-month-winth-one-month-data-retention/46233 "2016-04-04T15:11:15Z")
Hi I hope someone ad my same need. I use ELk for log analysis with one month data retention. I was wondering if there is a way to keep dashboard (or the corresponding query result) for more than one month. Looking… --- ## [Kibana not always showing the data from elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-always-showing-the-data-from-elasticsearch/46154)
**Author:** [@sumeshms](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sumeshms)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-always-showing-the-data-from-elasticsearch/46154 "2016-04-04T04:54:12Z")
Hi Kibana discover is not showing some of the documents from a particular Elasticsearch index. But all the records are present in Easticsearch, that I can view through any installed plugins. Surprisingly the same t… --- ## [Unable to bring up Kibana Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-bring-up-kibana-dashboard/46018)
**Author:** [@seeni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seeni)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-bring-up-kibana-dashboard/46018 "2016-04-03T16:37:21Z")
when trying to access Kibana for the first time. I have started elasticsearch successfully. Error: Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function (http://localhost:5601/bundles/commons.bundle.js?v=9889:32054) at… --- ## [Kibana config with Timelion and a seperate Marvel cluster](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-config-with-timelion-and-a-seperate-marvel-cluster/46137)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Paul\_Holzhauer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Peter_Paul_Holzhauer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-config-with-timelion-and-a-seperate-marvel-cluster/46137 "2016-04-03T09:26:38Z")
We use a seperate Elasticsearch cluster for Marvel & Watcher. We changed the elasticsearch.url to the monitoring cluster to work with the Marvel plugin in Kibana. When we start to use timelion it doesn't see the indexe… --- ## [How to in depth visualize data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-in-depth-visualize-data/46065)
**Author:** [@brayndasilva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brayndasilva)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-in-depth-visualize-data/46065 "2016-04-03T02:08:34Z")
Hi, Recently I have set up ELK to gather syslogs and NETFlow from my router and it's all working fine. It's just so basic and when I try to add visualizations and won't find anything. I don't know what I should be look… --- ## [Time series for a particular field in the dataset - No Luck using Timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-series-for-a-particular-field-in-the-dataset-no-luck-using-timelion/45055)
**Author:** [@naveen\_elastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naveen_elastic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-series-for-a-particular-field-in-the-dataset-no-luck-using-timelion/45055 "2016-04-03T00:32:50Z")
Hi, I am a beginner, trying to see time series for a particular field in the dataset. My dataset looks like below {Application:"XXX", timestamp:"", "numofcalculations":1276, "timestamp":2016-03-16T 10:28:08.089Z"} {… --- ## [Unable to start Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-kibana/46093)
**Author:** [@boreal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/boreal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-kibana/46093 "2016-04-02T17:12:29Z")
Hi, I have Kibana 4.4. Today, I installed most of the Kibana plugins from this site: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/wiki/Known-Plugins However, I have not been able to start Kibana since. I removed Timeline and San… --- ## [How do I scale Histogram values to "per second" basis?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-scale-histogram-values-to-per-second-basis/46109)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Carver\_LNKD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jason_Carver_LNKD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-scale-histogram-values-to-per-second-basis/46109 "2016-04-02T02:32:26Z")
In Kibana 3, I can convert the y-axis of a histogram into events per second using the settings (by clicking the checkbox at: Settings -\> Panel -\> Transform Series -\> \[ \] Seconds). As I understand it, that feature divide… --- ## [Segmented fetch for visualisations other than discover](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/segmented-fetch-for-visualisations-other-than-discover/46084)
**Author:** [@tomr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/segmented-fetch-for-visualisations-other-than-discover/46084 "2016-04-01T16:28:06Z")
Title pretty much says it all. I have many large indices (thousands of indices with millions of documents each, billions in total), and occasionally I want to get some fact about the whole lot. Currently the best way t… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1068) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=1070)