# Kibana

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## [Kibana custom plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-custom-plugin/332603)

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**Author:** [@rodrigo\_Ceron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rodrigo_Ceron)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-custom-plugin/332603 "2023-05-09T22:35:01Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm developing a customplugin however I have a question. Is it possible to give privileges to a user so they can access only this plugin?

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## [Use new metric like legacy with Last value function on keyword field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-new-metric-like-legacy-with-last-value-function-on-keyword-field/332927)

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**Author:** [@Jonas\_S](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jonas_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-new-metric-like-legacy-with-last-value-function-on-keyword-field/332927 "2023-05-09T15:31:48Z")

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Hello, i create one index per month, which are grouped in a data view. There is a keyword field in the index which contains a string representation of the month that the index was created like 'May 2023'. Up until now …

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## [List all runtime fields in index pattern?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-all-runtime-fields-in-index-pattern/332908)

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**Author:** [@nisow95612](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nisow95612)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/list-all-runtime-fields-in-index-pattern/332908 "2023-05-09T15:28:57Z")

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Hello, sadly it seems Are runtime multi-fields possible? is not possible, so my question for today is: Is it possible to list all runtime fields for an index pattern in Kibana? I know I can dump the mapping for each i…

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## [Vega: Signal resets to initial value after refreshing the dashboard (revisit)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-signal-resets-to-initial-value-after-refreshing-the-dashboard-revisit/332963)

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**Author:** [@edgarmat1964](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/edgarmat1964)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-signal-resets-to-initial-value-after-refreshing-the-dashboard-revisit/332963 "2023-05-09T15:15:36Z")

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LS, when is this https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-signal-resets-to-initial-value-after-refreshing-the-dashboard/138263 issue going to be solved? I'm running into this issue. Elasticsearch 7.17.9 Kibana 7.17.9 Rock…

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## [Geo-Containment Issues](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-containment-issues/332598)

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**Author:** [@wwalker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wwalker)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-containment-issues/332598 "2023-05-09T14:51:11Z")

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I've been trying to get a geo-containment rule to work, but it just wont alert. Anybody able to identify where I'm going wrong? I can't get it to trigger either of the actions. Running Elastic Stack 8.7.1. Here's the…

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## [Disable exists query in Kibana 8.7](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-exists-query-in-kibana-8-7/329753)

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**Author:** [@Jonas\_S](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jonas_S)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-exists-query-in-kibana-8-7/329753 "2023-05-09T12:45:20Z")

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Hello, after the new controls came out and replaced the beta controls, i started to add them to every dashboard i'm managing. There was no exists query possible at all back then. Then a new update came out, introducing…

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## [Importing dashboards into multiple spaces through the kibana api](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-dashboards-into-multiple-spaces-through-the-kibana-api/332599)

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**Author:** [@CarolynR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CarolynR)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-dashboards-into-multiple-spaces-through-the-kibana-api/332599 "2023-05-09T12:42:04Z")

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I have saved objects that I am trying to import into 2 different spaces. This worked under kibana 7, but is broken under kibana 8. I use s/spacename in the url when working with the different spaces Importing into the…

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## [Lens Formula subtract first and last document](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-formula-subtract-first-and-last-document/330837)

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**Author:** [@deepack86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepack86)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-formula-subtract-first-and-last-document/330837 "2023-05-09T08:05:37Z")

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I want to subtract the last and the first document from a timerange to check how much engergy was consumed. So i make a lens with a formula like this : (last\_value(value.value\_float32) - min(value.value\_float32)) . I ta…

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## [How to solve - "We couldn't log you in. Please try again." - error in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-solve-we-couldnt-log-you-in-please-try-again-error-in-kibana/332658)

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**Author:** [@M\_S](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/M_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-solve-we-couldnt-log-you-in-please-try-again-error-in-kibana/332658 "2023-05-08T17:10:36Z")

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I tried to open kibana on my properly working ELK stack one fine morning only to discover this error message - We couldn't log you in. Please try again. I opened kibana.log to discover this following log entry coming r…

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## [Error when importing my custom dashboard through kibana UI with metricbeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-importing-my-custom-dashboard-through-kibana-ui-with-metricbeat/332421)

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**Author:** [@\_Zeyad\_Elshater](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/_Zeyad_Elshater)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-when-importing-my-custom-dashboard-through-kibana-ui-with-metricbeat/332421 "2023-05-08T12:45:56Z")

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I'm new to ELK , I have custom ndjson file that I imported through the kibana UI , I have some errors like "The field "nuix\_running\_worker" associated with this object no longer exists in the data view. Please use anothe…

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## [Using Dashboard Control to Filter Data Views](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-dashboard-control-to-filter-data-views/332771)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Mobley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tim_Mobley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-dashboard-control-to-filter-data-views/332771 "2023-05-08T10:36:37Z")

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I am attempting to make a dashboard control that has a list of data views (index patterns). Each of the associated indices contain a different category of computer assets by role. The end goal is that the dashboard user …

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## [Extracting unique labels in the field and wordcount](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-unique-labels-in-the-field-and-wordcount/332567)

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**Author:** [@Rama\_Krishna2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rama_Krishna2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-unique-labels-in-the-field-and-wordcount/332567 "2023-05-08T07:44:00Z")

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Hello all, I have some data stored in Elastic Search Kibana 7.17.3 for one year time period, and I want to analyze a specific field to see how many unique labels it has and how many times each label was mentioned on a d…

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## [Cross cluster search question](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cross-cluster-search-question/332439)

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**Author:** [@elastic\_user4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elastic_user4)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cross-cluster-search-question/332439 "2023-05-07T22:45:30Z")

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Hello, I have 3 clusters in my infrastructure and I wanted to know if it was possible to transfer data from the index of these clusters using cross cluster search. Or is there another way to transfer data. I am using the…

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## [Problem with the size of the circles in Map](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-the-size-of-the-circles-in-map/332570)

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**Author:** [@Phildefer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Phildefer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-the-size-of-the-circles-in-map/332570 "2023-05-05T23:06:21Z")

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I don't understand how Kibana manages the size of proportional circles in Map. For example I want to map data with a proportional circle linked to a variable (fatalities) so I know that the maximum value is 136. My prob…

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## [Formatting markdown alert email (new line)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-markdown-alert-email-new-line/332297)

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**Author:** [@ppic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-markdown-alert-email-new-line/332297 "2023-05-05T14:15:46Z")

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Hi, In "Rules and Connectors", I created an alert generating an email. In this email, I want to display values of a fields, that contain NewLines In Discover, we can see these NewLines. In the email, there is no more…

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## [Query to fetch data for current month](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-to-fetch-data-for-current-month/331034)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Raju)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-to-fetch-data-for-current-month/331034 "2023-05-05T13:33:04Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to fetch data only for current month of april 2023. For example, I have a query filter condition in my search bar in my kibana data table as configuredDate \> now-30d which gives me data for past 1…

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## [KQL Query or Elastic query to fetch data for current month](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kql-query-or-elastic-query-to-fetch-data-for-current-month/331045)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Raju)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kql-query-or-elastic-query-to-fetch-data-for-current-month/331045 "2023-05-05T11:12:35Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to fetch data only for current month of april 2023. For example, I have a query filter condition in my search bar in my kibana data table as configuredDate \> now-30d which gives me data for past 1…

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## [Visualization for \_stats query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-for-stats-query/330828)

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**Author:** [@mcosta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mcosta)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-for-stats-query/330828 "2023-05-05T08:23:21Z")

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Hi all, I need to build a visualization/dashboard (maybe a simple bar graph) with applicational indexes total size (total.store.size). By now, I'm getting it from Kibana dev console, using 'GET index/\_stats?level=clust…

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## [Templating email notifications](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/templating-email-notifications/332535)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_DP](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_DP)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/templating-email-notifications/332535 "2023-05-05T07:28:19Z")

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Hi all, I hope you can help. I have a liitle problem: I created several alerts which nearly delivers the same text but sometimes a few parts of them changes. So I tried to use variables but did not found al solution. …

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## [Kibana Dashboard loading](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-loading/329655)

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**Author:** [@eleven\_e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eleven_e)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-loading/329655 "2023-05-05T06:54:14Z")

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When I try to open a dashboard it keeps loading.

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## [Migration from 7.10 to 7.17 then to 8.7](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migration-from-7-10-to-7-17-then-to-8-7/332568)

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**Author:** [@Lilia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lilia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migration-from-7-10-to-7-17-then-to-8-7/332568 "2023-05-04T23:20:46Z")

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Hey team, could you please help me with some advices, what is the best approach when i need to migrate custom plugins from the versions mentioned in the topic? I have checked the documentation and apparently should first…

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## [Formatting a date in an alert email](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-a-date-in-an-alert-email/332312)

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**Author:** [@ppic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppic)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-a-date-in-an-alert-email/332312 "2023-05-04T16:44:43Z")

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Hi, I use Kibana 7.17. In "Rules and Connectors", I created an alert generating an email. In this email, I display a date (value of a field) like : 2023-04-28T17:23:23.943Z The user would like a date like 28/04/…

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## [How to check weather filebeat is able to communicate with kibana dashboard or not](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-weather-filebeat-is-able-to-communicate-with-kibana-dashboard-or-not/332483)

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**Author:** [@kirankumarb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kirankumarb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-check-weather-filebeat-is-able-to-communicate-with-kibana-dashboard-or-not/332483 "2023-05-04T15:18:47Z")

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How to check weather filebeat is able to communicate with ELK or kibana dashboard ? If not communicating, then how to know the reason behind it?

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## [Updating kibana dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-kibana-dashboards/330690)

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**Author:** [@Russell\_Fulton](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Russell_Fulton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-kibana-dashboards/330690 "2023-05-04T14:31:43Z")

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I have a bunch of dashboards that I maintain . I do this from a privileged account, ordinary users have read only access. When I make changes to a dashboard and save them. I then login as an unprivileged user and the…

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## [Truncated float number to int problem](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/truncated-float-number-to-int-problem/330811)

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**Author:** [@David\_Hermo\_Blanco](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Hermo_Blanco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/truncated-float-number-to-int-problem/330811 "2023-05-04T13:47:41Z")

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I have a float number of shipping price. When I go to new table in dashboard, this field has a integer number.

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## [How to use Elastic Canvas?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-elastic-canvas/331051)

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**Author:** [@jiage\_liu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jiage_liu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-elastic-canvas/331051 "2023-05-04T13:21:47Z")

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Hi , :grinning: Now our team wants to use Canvas in our new project. so I have below some questions: Can using API generate Canvas for different users? Can I add dynamics query conditions in Canvas (I try to add a que…

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## [Elastic 8.7.0 Error in Discover tab](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-8-7-0-error-in-discover-tab/332329)

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**Author:** [@afmiller1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/afmiller1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-8-7-0-error-in-discover-tab/332329 "2023-05-03T22:00:03Z")

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Have a single node cluster up and trying to use metricbeats locally and running into this error. I haven't come across it before. What is actually broke? This is when I go into the discover tab under metricbeat and try t…

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## [How to create a user with only devtools read only access](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-user-with-only-devtools-read-only-access/329842)

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**Author:** [@Naga\_Prudhvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Naga_Prudhvi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-user-with-only-devtools-read-only-access/329842 "2023-05-03T20:23:11Z")

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how can i create a user , when they login directly view devtools and only have read only(GET) access. what are the steps for this, as I can not see any info related to this. Any help on this would be very appreciated

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## [Why is data from elasticsearch not being updated?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-data-from-elasticsearch-not-being-updated/330810)

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**Author:** [@edgarmat1964](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/edgarmat1964)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-data-from-elasticsearch-not-being-updated/330810 "2023-05-03T11:50:08Z")

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LS, I have a "simple" vega script to extract data from elasticsearch to "visualize": { "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json", "width": 400, "height": 70, "padding": 5, "autosize": "none", "b…

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## [Kibana - the most used room - unique id](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-the-most-used-room-unique-id/330389)

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**Author:** [@TheyCallMeTrinity](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TheyCallMeTrinity)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-the-most-used-room-unique-id/330389 "2023-05-03T11:04:06Z")

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Hello, I have a question about visualizations using a table - for booking sw. I have data in Kibana that contains room name, user name, time from and to, event time,.... and id. Every booking, confirmation and change co…

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