# Kibana

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## [Control UI format in Kibana dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/control-ui-format-in-kibana-dashboard/332379)

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**Author:** [@rituraj\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rituraj_B)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/control-ui-format-in-kibana-dashboard/332379 "2023-05-03T10:49:41Z")

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Hi, is there any way to make the controls on the Kibana dashboard appear one below the other, say on the left hand side of my dashboard, instead of it defaulting to clustering on top of the dashboard?

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## [Pie chart: Custom color settings and legend font size](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-chart-custom-color-settings-and-legend-font-size/332280)

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**Author:** [@Rama\_Krishna2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rama_Krishna2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-chart-custom-color-settings-and-legend-font-size/332280 "2023-05-03T10:42:16Z")

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I have recently started working with Kibana version 7.17.3 and have two issues that I need help with. Firstly, I want to create a custom color range for a pie chart. Specifically, I want to use shades of red for each sli…

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## [Do Kibana 6.8.1 have ability to create an interactive dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-kibana-6-8-1-have-ability-to-create-an-interactive-dashboards/332397)

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**Author:** [@oraib](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oraib)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-kibana-6-8-1-have-ability-to-create-an-interactive-dashboards/332397 "2023-05-03T10:16:22Z")

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I created an a dashboard included a pie chart using Kibana dashboard version 6.8.1 . I am trying to allow the users to click on a pie chart to redirect them to a corresponding dashboard that provides detailed informat…

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## [Change Scaled Date format by query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-scaled-date-format-by-query/332203)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Raju)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-scaled-date-format-by-query/332203 "2023-05-03T03:55:42Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to change Scaled Date format by query. Here in scaled format , I want to add: \["P1MT", "MMM-YYYY"\], Basically, we can change in Kibana UI, but for this instance I do not have kibana access and h…

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## [Ssl error on accessing Kibana interface](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-error-on-accessing-kibana-interface/331999)

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**Author:** [@ishan.abhinit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ishan.abhinit)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-error-on-accessing-kibana-interface/331999 "2023-05-02T19:01:07Z")

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I have set up Elasticsearch and Kibana on my server loganalysisclass1.cacr.camp. I have also setup Certbot for loganalysisclass1.cacr.camp using this. I can access Kibana on http://loganalysisclass1.cacr.camp:5601 but wh…

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## [Kibana banner new announcement](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-banner-new-announcement/331017)

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**Author:** [@ShubhamKumarJena](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ShubhamKumarJena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-banner-new-announcement/331017 "2023-05-02T15:33:43Z")

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Hello Guys, I am trying to add a new banner for my Kibana home page, can somebody share some of their experience with it. I checked the official Elastic page but unable to find an example. Also we are using the PLATINUM…

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## [Kibana failed to start](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-failed-to-start/332212)

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**Author:** [@target\_test](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/target_test)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-failed-to-start/332212 "2023-05-02T11:17:26Z")

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hi i'm new using kibana and Elasticsearch at first i don't have any problem following guide on the internet but after i restart my computer kibana won't start

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## [How to create Heat Map in kibana 7.17.8?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-heat-map-in-kibana-7-17-8/331016)

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**Author:** [@Chinmay\_Bhusate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chinmay_Bhusate)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-heat-map-in-kibana-7-17-8/331016 "2023-05-02T04:43:44Z")

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I want to create heat map in kibana version 7.17.8 . But I'm not able to see option of heatmaps like other versions . Attaching the map I'm referring to. Inputs are appreciated .

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## [Kibana Global variables](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-global-variables/331055)

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**Author:** [@Farah\_Bhr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Farah_Bhr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-global-variables/331055 "2023-05-02T03:31:52Z")

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I want to do an elasticsearch query, then based on the result of this query, can I store the result of the wanted field in a global variable somewhere and use it as an input to another query ? is there a way to do so wi…

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## [Kibana unable to parse syslog logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-unable-to-parse-syslog-logs/330972)

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**Author:** [@ishan.abhinit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ishan.abhinit)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-unable-to-parse-syslog-logs/330972 "2023-05-01T15:52:33Z")

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I have a text file which contains data in the below format (syslog). Oct 9 2019 23:39:37 myrtle sshd\[41925\]: pam\_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=221.49.202.135 user=…

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## [Failed to Parse date](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-parse-date/331445)

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**Author:** [@valleram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/valleram)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-parse-date/331445 "2023-05-01T02:58:25Z")

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Hi All, I'm trying to parse dates with format 1/3/2022. I've tried to parse it using following mapping M/d/YYYY but Kibana is showing a completely different result. See example below. Ingested date: Date showed in …

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## [Search template Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-kibana/331053)

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**Author:** [@Farah\_Bhr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Farah_Bhr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-template-kibana/331053 "2023-04-30T23:02:07Z")

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Is there a way to use search template within kibana page like in discover ? I know we can use elasticsearch search template in devTools , but the output of the result is in json which not very visual I want to display…

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## [View In context option is not available(EFK- Elasticsearch Fluentd kibana Stack)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/view-in-context-option-is-not-available-efk-elasticsearch-fluentd-kibana-stack/331367)

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**Author:** [@Srijitha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Srijitha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/view-in-context-option-is-not-available-efk-elasticsearch-fluentd-kibana-stack/331367 "2023-04-30T16:03:45Z")

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Hi Team, I am sending log from fluentd to elasticsearch, everything works fine. But I am not able to see "VIEW IN CONTEXT" option in log section of observability, Elasticsearch version: 8.7 and Kibana Version: 8.7. Below…

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## [Draw circle or polygons in Kibana Maps](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/draw-circle-or-polygons-in-kibana-maps/331161)

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**Author:** [@Ulpcan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ulpcan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/draw-circle-or-polygons-in-kibana-maps/331161 "2023-04-30T11:11:19Z")

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Hello, There are 2 different fields in my index: location - geo\_point distance - long (we use as km) In kibana maps I would like to visualize: location field as a center of the circle or polygon distance field is t…

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## [Disabled xpack security plugin in Kibana 8](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabled-xpack-security-plugin-in-kibana-8/331065)

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**Author:** [@pchakour](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pchakour)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disabled-xpack-security-plugin-in-kibana-8/331065 "2023-04-28T16:55:00Z")

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Hello ! I want to migrate (from 7.16 to 8.6) my own plugin that manage Kibana security with a custom login page and a custom security strategy. Unfortunately, I notice that the xpack.security.enabled configuration disa…

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## [How to improve Kibana initial loading time](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-improve-kibana-initial-loading-time/330619)

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**Author:** [@ysattvik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ysattvik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-improve-kibana-initial-loading-time/330619 "2023-04-28T16:47:26Z")

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I have a Kibana dashboard which contains 7 Vega-lite visualizations & 2 Kibana lens visualizations. Version used: 8.6.1 The dashboard takes around 13-14 sec to load. Most of the time is spent in initial loading of Kiban…

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## [Filtering on pdf reports](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-on-pdf-reports/329955)

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**Author:** [@ElasticLiver](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticLiver)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-on-pdf-reports/329955 "2023-04-28T14:19:02Z")

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Hi, when in a dashboard I select share -\> pdf reports - post url to create a report, i get this url: /api/reporting/generate/printablePdfV2?jobParams=(browserTimezone:America/Santiago,layout:(dimensions:(height:1463.984…

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## [Failed to assign role via role mapping API ldap realm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-assign-role-via-role-mapping-api-ldap-realm/331039)

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**Author:** [@GaetanCia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GaetanCia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-assign-role-via-role-mapping-api-ldap-realm/331039 "2023-04-28T09:59:04Z")

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Hi, I have issue to assign a role via the role-mapping setting. I tried to assign a role to a certain group of people who connect from the ldap realm. If i use the native role mapping file, it work fine My role\_mappi…

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## [Error updating Security Data View](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-updating-security-data-view/331027)

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**Author:** [@TheMadmax](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TheMadmax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-updating-security-data-view/331027 "2023-04-28T08:17:08Z")

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I am facing an error on my kibana: Error updating Security Data View { "name": "AbortError", "body": null, "message": "The operation was aborted. ", "stack": "o@https://kibana.xxxxxx:5403/59020/bundles/kbn-ui-sh…

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## [Globla Time Filter for Lens Visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/globla-time-filter-for-lens-visualisation/330881)

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**Author:** [@deepack86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepack86)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/globla-time-filter-for-lens-visualisation/330881 "2023-04-28T08:13:15Z")

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Hi! I want to make a canvas pad with much lens visualisation. There is globaltimefilter to set the date an time for all lens. If i set a date and time the lens visualtion doesn't scale the time axis The code for the …

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## [Definition of plugin "runtimeFields" not found and may have failed to load](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-of-plugin-runtimefields-not-found-and-may-have-failed-to-load/330556)

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**Author:** [@Alfredo\_Casanova](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alfredo_Casanova)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/definition-of-plugin-runtimefields-not-found-and-may-have-failed-to-load/330556 "2023-04-27T19:17:34Z")

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Hi. I just had to reboot my box and now when i submit my password in kibana i'm getting this message. my log file says not about it. Obviously i've tried "clearing my session" as suggested but it did't work.

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## [Watcher - trying to print all document hits from search results](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-trying-to-print-all-document-hits-from-search-results/330978)

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**Author:** [@vee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-trying-to-print-all-document-hits-from-search-results/330978 "2023-04-27T18:16:38Z")

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Hi, trying to create a watcher to just print all hits on the message field which matches a particular string. All I was able to get to is print individual hits by using this pattern in the actions to send email: Message…

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## [Elastic metric count to percentage](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-metric-count-to-percentage/330806)

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**Author:** [@Prathamesh\_S\_Pai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prathamesh_S_Pai)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-metric-count-to-percentage/330806 "2023-04-27T17:01:04Z")

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I am using metric visualization type in kibana. In Metric section, I have used 'count' aggregation and in bucket section, i have used 'terms' aggregation with field 'executionStatus.keyword' and clicked on 'update' butt…

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## [Export Users Data Traffic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-users-data-traffic/330937)

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**Author:** [@Mursel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mursel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-users-data-traffic/330937 "2023-04-27T16:58:47Z")

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Hello everyone. I want to export all users' Traffic Data. How can I do ?

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## [Custom Charting](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-charting/330968)

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**Author:** [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-charting/330968 "2023-04-27T16:57:55Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to create a chart which shows data for today overlaid against the same data from yesterday in order to compare patterns and volumes? Thx D

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## [Kibana Embedding URL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-embedding-url/330876)

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**Author:** [@Venkatesh\_Guruprasad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Venkatesh_Guruprasad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-embedding-url/330876 "2023-04-27T16:25:17Z")

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We are using Elastic Cloud currently. We are enabling embedded URL's of Kibana dashboards in our app. We want to just show the filters applied panel in the embedded URL. This is the scenario where users apply a filter on…

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## [How to color a header in table lens](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-color-a-header-in-table-lens/330851)

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**Author:** [@fatousouleymane.mben](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fatousouleymane.mben)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-color-a-header-in-table-lens/330851 "2023-04-27T15:36:43Z")

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how to color a header in table lens

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## [Kibana too many docvalue\_fields issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-too-many-docvalue-fields-issue/329981)

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**Author:** [@Prakash111](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prakash111)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-too-many-docvalue-fields-issue/329981 "2023-04-27T11:36:05Z")

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I'm getting too many docvalue\_fields error in Kibana. PUT /index\_name\_log-\*/\_settings { "index.max\_docvalue\_fields\_search" : "10000000" } by this way we can increase limit, but can I know which log line causing this…

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## [Execute a script inside a core application added by a plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/execute-a-script-inside-a-core-application-added-by-a-plugin/330755)

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**Author:** [@LucasE](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LucasE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/execute-a-script-inside-a-core-application-added-by-a-plugin/330755 "2023-04-27T09:58:29Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm using Kibana v8.3.3 and i'm trying to modify the DOM of my dashboard. For this I tried to use a chrome extension and it worked but I want to explore another option. I tried creating a SPA and embed…

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## [Retrieve the value of ca\_trusted\_fingerprint](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-the-value-of-ca-trusted-fingerprint/330923)

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**Author:** [@Jaud](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jaud)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieve-the-value-of-ca-trusted-fingerprint/330923 "2023-04-27T08:43:06Z")

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Hello here. I was trying to configure my kibana and I've deleted the ca\_trusted\_fingerprint value. I searched online for any solution but I founded nothing. Do you know where can I found this value? Thank for reading …

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