# Kibana

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## [Why Current action time option of 2 indices is showing same date and time](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-current-action-time-option-of-2-indices-is-showing-same-date-and-time/318727)

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**Author:** [@jisha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jisha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-current-action-time-option-of-2-indices-is-showing-same-date-and-time/318727 "2022-11-14T05:54:01Z")

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Why Current action time option of 2 indices is showing same date and time. how to check the indice creation details . i have attached the screenshots too.

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## [Cannot log in to Kibana with "elastic" user, after enabling minimal security](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-log-in-to-kibana-with-elastic-user-after-enabling-minimal-security/318808)

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**Author:** [@usaadi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/usaadi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-log-in-to-kibana-with-elastic-user-after-enabling-minimal-security/318808 "2022-11-13T23:20:50Z")

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Hello... I have an Elasticsearch cluster that has been running with security disabled. I tried to enable security by following the instructions at: I completed all the instructions, but I also overwrote the Kibana k…

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## [Calculate elapsed time in Kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/calculate-elapsed-time-in-kibana/316575)

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**Author:** [@TXBigDawg1836](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TXBigDawg1836)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/calculate-elapsed-time-in-kibana/316575 "2022-11-13T10:18:15Z")

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ELK newbie here. Is it possible in Kibana visualization (ie. Table) to calculate the elapsed time from the timestamp and current time? Looking to populate a field in the table to show the elapsed time since the last ti…

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## [Eecute python code from Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eecute-python-code-from-kibana/316748)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajesh_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eecute-python-code-from-kibana/316748 "2022-10-17T08:45:39Z")

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Hi, I need to execute a python script from kibana dashboard, is it something feasible? I have requirement where I need to build a dynamic image via the python and display in the kibana dashboard in a popup/overlay. On…

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## [Sorting identical timestamp of logs in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-identical-timestamp-of-logs-in-kibana/318746)

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**Author:** [@Bikash\_Swain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bikash_Swain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-identical-timestamp-of-logs-in-kibana/318746 "2022-11-11T13:57:36Z")

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Hi , I have filebeat-logstash-ES-kibana setup for index abc\* for one of the application log. In log file we have many occurrences of identical timestamp for messages/logs. sample log file below. when we are searching …

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## [Import saved objects through API](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-saved-objects-through-api/315481)

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**Author:** [@hemmerlin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hemmerlin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-saved-objects-through-api/315481 "2022-10-14T16:00:32Z")

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Hello, To summarize this post, I'm able to import Kibana saved objects using the web UI, but I face some issues importing them using the API. We use a dashboard.ndjson file which is the result of a saved object export …

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## [Elastic Dashboard code of Elastic.co](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-code-of-elastic-co/318688)

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**Author:** [@kelk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kelk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-dashboard-code-of-elastic-co/318688 "2022-11-11T07:13:25Z")

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Just checking the stock ticker of Elastic https://ir.elastic.co/stock/stock-quote/default.aspx Any chance to get the code of the above ? Looks nice and clean and blazing fast. cheers

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## [Kibana unavailable](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-unavailable/316552)

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**Author:** [@not\_correct](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/not_correct)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-unavailable/316552 "2022-10-14T13:26:45Z")

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Hi, I am running into an issue: the kibana is not available. When I check the log it gives me the error that kibana version is not compliant with the version of elasticsearch. It looks like I have to downgrade it in ord…

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## [Using discover plugin in kibana custom plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-discover-plugin-in-kibana-custom-plugin/314736)

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**Author:** [@eshnajain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eshnajain)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-discover-plugin-in-kibana-custom-plugin/314736 "2022-11-10T14:24:10Z")

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HI, I am trying to make a discover page like event table in my custom plug-in. Is it possible ? What is the best way to proceed ?

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## [Machine Learning 1 Day Bucket Span and Alerts](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/machine-learning-1-day-bucket-span-and-alerts/317825)

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**Author:** [@edang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/edang)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/machine-learning-1-day-bucket-span-and-alerts/317825 "2022-11-10T14:23:21Z")

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Hi All, I have unique data coming in once a day for a field and set up an advanced ML job with a bucket span of one day accordingly. The configured detector is a summation of a unique number field partitioned by another…

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## [Kibana csv reporting error randomly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-csv-reporting-error-randomly/318609)

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**Author:** [@sbyunnn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sbyunnn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-csv-reporting-error-randomly/318609 "2022-11-10T13:34:34Z")

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my kibana error randomly when reporting a csv file. error: Unable to generate report Error: Failed to decrypt report job data. Please ensure that xpack.reporting.encryptionKey is set and re-generate this report. Erro…

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## [How to visualize deeper into a donut chart?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-visualize-deeper-into-a-donut-chart/318017)

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**Author:** [@tinrik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tinrik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-visualize-deeper-into-a-donut-chart/318017 "2022-11-10T10:23:57Z")

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Hi! We'd like to implement something similar to the "baobab" tool on Ubuntu. It's a tool that displays information about the size of all the folders and files in the hard drive. It starts with a simple donut chart repr…

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## [To get the data of Index size into Kibana Dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-get-the-data-of-index-size-into-kibana-dashboards/318080)

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**Author:** [@anushyaadam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anushyaadam)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-get-the-data-of-index-size-into-kibana-dashboards/318080 "2022-11-10T08:19:56Z")

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Hi Team, We would like to open the same topic (To get the data of Index size into Kibana Dashboards) due to that topic has been closed automatically and we need more clarification to know about this. Actually we are ma…

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## [Differentiate coursor and touch event stream](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differentiate-coursor-and-touch-event-stream/318546)

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**Author:** [@karlanakamura](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karlanakamura)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differentiate-coursor-and-touch-event-stream/318546 "2022-11-10T08:19:03Z")

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Hello, I'm using version 8.4.3 of elastic cloud. Is there any way to differentiate when the click is done with the cursor (mouse or touchpad) or with touch (ipad)? I developed some charts in vega, but when I open them …

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## [Index security in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-security-in-kibana/318428)

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**Author:** [@Petr.Simik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Petr.Simik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-security-in-kibana/318428 "2022-11-10T05:02:06Z")

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if the user does not have access to the index, no message is displayed (insufficient privileges). but just doesn't display any data which confuses my users, and they call me saying the data is missing. This is a situa…

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## [Best Practices for Saving and Maintaining Kibana Saved Objects (Index Patterns & Dashboards)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practices-for-saving-and-maintaining-kibana-saved-objects-index-patterns-dashboards/318603)

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**Author:** [@dante10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dante10)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practices-for-saving-and-maintaining-kibana-saved-objects-index-patterns-dashboards/318603 "2022-11-10T02:52:17Z")

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What is the best practice for maintaining kibana saved objects for index-patterns and dashboards in github? 1. Do you save index-patterns and dashboards in one file? Ex: saved\_objects.ndjson {"type":"index-pattern", …

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## [Transform Vega Data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-vega-data/314480)

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**Author:** [@Irwan\_Kurniawan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Irwan_Kurniawan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transform-vega-data/314480 "2022-10-13T04:19:57Z")

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How to transform data that I already get from index like this: Into the format like this: So the Type and Value can be separated in different column. I only know how to do this in Vega-Lite but not in Vega.

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## [Restricting kibana access - iframe](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restricting-kibana-access-iframe/315455)

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**Author:** [@shivendra95](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shivendra95)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restricting-kibana-access-iframe/315455 "2022-11-09T21:32:02Z")

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Hi, We have a kibana instance and we are using kibana iframe embedding into our application page. This is working fine, the problem that we are facing is that we have different clients and for every client we have creat…

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## [Kibana Monitors (Private Location) APIs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-monitors-private-location-apis/316470)

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**Author:** [@BenB196](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenB196)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-monitors-private-location-apis/316470 "2022-10-12T21:47:25Z")

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Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find any Kibana API docs (if they exist) for setting up lightweight private location monitors? The docs mention how to use the push command to setup browser monitors, …

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## [Date\_range field does not refresh my dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-range-field-does-not-refresh-my-dashboard/318328)

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**Author:** [@Ilyas\_Badr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ilyas_Badr)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-range-field-does-not-refresh-my-dashboard/318328 "2022-11-09T15:50:47Z")

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I am using kibana to search the document of elasticsearch, somehow my dashboard stopped to be refreshed I found that date\_range filed ,which represents the time that event occurred. any idea how to fix the issue?

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## [Integrating Power Automate flows with Azure Elastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/integrating-power-automate-flows-with-azure-elastic/316465)

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**Author:** [@mohan.guttula](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mohan.guttula)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/integrating-power-automate-flows-with-azure-elastic/316465 "2022-10-12T18:56:22Z")

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how to ingest telemetry from Power Automate to Azure Elastic ?

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## [Custom Visualisation using Vega for creating Tag Clous](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-visualisation-using-vega-for-creating-tag-clous/318506)

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**Author:** [@Shashank02](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank02)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-visualisation-using-vega-for-creating-tag-clous/318506 "2022-11-09T11:25:22Z")

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I need some help regarding building a custom Vega Tag Cloud. So, my idea here is that we are giving scores to some of the words. So, if a word is negative it should show red color and if it is positive it should show gre…

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## [Not able to sign in using Keycloak in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-sign-in-using-keycloak-in-kibana/318435)

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**Author:** [@Sheereen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sheereen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-sign-in-using-keycloak-in-kibana/318435 "2022-11-09T08:23:52Z")

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Hi, I have integrated ES, Kibana with Keycloak. Both Kibana and ES are https enabled. The below are the configurations I have made in the yml files. ## elasticsearch.yml #Open ID connect settings xpack.security.authc.…

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## [Import kibana dashboard using ansible playbook](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-kibana-dashboard-using-ansible-playbook/317965)

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**Author:** [@Neelam\_Zanvar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neelam_Zanvar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-kibana-dashboard-using-ansible-playbook/317965 "2022-11-09T06:03:55Z")

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Hi, I have created a kibana dashboard and exported it. This have a .ndjson file with me. Now I want to import this dashboard to kibana (other severs) using ansible playbook using the .ndjson file i already have. How can…

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## [Can someone see the dashboard without the need for sign in](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-see-the-dashboard-without-the-need-for-sign-in/318388)

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**Author:** [@Shashank02](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank02)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-someone-see-the-dashboard-without-the-need-for-sign-in/318388 "2022-11-08T17:29:49Z")

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So, I've been building a website, where I want to show the dashboards of Kibana. So, on the website whenever the user clicks the link they will be redirected to the dashboard page in Kibana. but, the only thing I want to…

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## [How to work with es enrollment token and kibana verification code when working in kubernetes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-work-with-es-enrollment-token-and-kibana-verification-code-when-working-in-kubernetes/316394)

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**Author:** [@Kracozebr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kracozebr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-work-with-es-enrollment-token-and-kibana-verification-code-when-working-in-kubernetes/316394 "2022-10-12T03:24:29Z")

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I need to have opportunity to collect logs from my embedded device and has chosen elasticsearch and kibana for that. I can connect to my embedded device through Ethernet from my PC. I installed elasticsearch and kibana …

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## [How to plot a line chart pointing to zero instead of smoothing out till end](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-plot-a-line-chart-pointing-to-zero-instead-of-smoothing-out-till-end/317979)

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**Author:** [@Tukaram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tukaram)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-plot-a-line-chart-pointing-to-zero-instead-of-smoothing-out-till-end/317979 "2022-11-08T17:03:06Z")

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As per attached graph, I am expecting that line graph should show some round circle if values after 5 on x axis are missing or just drop to zero on x axis.

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## [How to create API Key for user with \`viewer\` role?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-api-key-for-user-with-viewer-role/318359)

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**Author:** [@learningelastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/learningelastic)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-api-key-for-user-with-viewer-role/318359 "2022-11-08T16:57:16Z")

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I've been able to successfully create api keys for super user accounts. But I don't seem to have the option to create api keys for users that only have the role viewer. So for example, I made this user: But when I …

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## [Stop auto-placement of visualisations within a dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-auto-placement-of-visualisations-within-a-dashboard/318442)

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**Author:** [@ChrizK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrizK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stop-auto-placement-of-visualisations-within-a-dashboard/318442 "2022-11-08T15:53:12Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Stop Graphs Auto-Filling Blank Space in Dashboard: Hi, could you provide the steps to creating an empty markdown visualisation? Sorry, I don't understand how this is done. I am editing …

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## [Sending report (csv or pdf) or rollup indices to third party apps (e.g. kafka)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-report-csv-or-pdf-or-rollup-indices-to-third-party-apps-e-g-kafka/315931)

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**Author:** [@mikhatanu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mikhatanu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-report-csv-or-pdf-or-rollup-indices-to-third-party-apps-e-g-kafka/315931 "2022-11-08T15:30:59Z")

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Hello, I'm thinking of sending data of kibana reports to third party service. So far, i can generate report automatically (csv) using the API and create rollup jobs but it does not download or sent automatically. Is ther…

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