# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=265

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## [ILM Policy is not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-is-not-working/289465)

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**Author:** [@maltewhiite](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maltewhiite)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-policy-is-not-working/289465 "2021-11-19T15:00:21Z")

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I have an Index Lifecycle Management Policy using a Hot Phase with recommended defaults. So Roll over when an index is 30 days old or any primary shard reaches 50 gigabytes. I assume this means that the index is conv…

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## [Split chart with individual y axis?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-chart-with-individual-y-axis/288492)

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**Author:** [@NiclasK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NiclasK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-chart-with-individual-y-axis/288492 "2021-11-19T12:40:52Z")

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Hi, I have a field that contains a string representation of a state. Some states are normal which means that there are many documents with these states. Other states represents errors. Usually, the number of documents c…

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## [If the condition is two fields equal how to write?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-the-condition-is-two-fields-equal-how-to-write/289531)

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**Author:** [@KhalidDu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KhalidDu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/if-the-condition-is-two-fields-equal-how-to-write/289531 "2021-11-19T03:10:48Z")

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Excuse me, I am a novice, so I would like to ask about the query ES, if the condition is two fields equal how to write?

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## [Upgrading kibana from elastic cloud](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrading-kibana-from-elastic-cloud/289606)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_David\_Jaramillo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Juan_David_Jaramillo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrading-kibana-from-elastic-cloud/289606 "2021-11-19T00:18:58Z")

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Hello, good morning I have a question about the kibana upgrade from elastic cloud, my question is if all the data, graphs, machine learning jobs, dashboards, watchers, etc. will be saved. Since the kibana I have in ela…

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## [Assistance Multiplying 2 SQL Variables in Canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/assistance-multiplying-2-sql-variables-in-canvas/289481)

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**Author:** [@butchkelley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/butchkelley)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/assistance-multiplying-2-sql-variables-in-canvas/289481 "2021-11-18T18:50:42Z")

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Hello I'm trying to multiply 2 variables together in Canvas using tiny math. My Elastic version is 7.9. I started with this as an example (which works fine): filters | demodata | var\_set "val1" value=2 | var\_set "val…

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## [Roles to support lowest privilege](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roles-to-support-lowest-privilege/289216)

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**Author:** [@tractor\_boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tractor_boy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roles-to-support-lowest-privilege/289216 "2021-11-18T16:55:58Z")

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Hi, I'd like to have a user configured in kibana/elastic that has limited permissions. In this case the user should be able to insert data into elastic. I believe that this will require a role. What I do not understa…

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## [Error in creating Index patterns for Join Field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-creating-index-patterns-for-join-field/288554)

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**Author:** [@painless\_elastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/painless_elastic)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-creating-index-patterns-for-join-field/288554 "2021-11-18T14:04:42Z")

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Hi, I am following this tutorial Parent ID query | Elasticsearch Guide \[7.15\] | Elastic After creating an index and inserting documents, the search is working fine both in my local and dev server. But when I am creatin…

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## [Kibana removing fields from index pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-removing-fields-from-index-pattern/288330)

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**Author:** [@hellotty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hellotty)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-removing-fields-from-index-pattern/288330 "2021-11-18T13:57:27Z")

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Hello. During the test, I created a lot of fields that are now irrelevant and interfere with the search. Can I delete fields that I don't need?

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## [How to extract a function from Kibana source code?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-a-function-from-kibana-source-code/288996)

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**Author:** [@Sandra\_Schlichting](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandra_Schlichting)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-a-function-from-kibana-source-code/288996 "2021-11-18T12:07:21Z")

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Dear all =) I would like to be able to convert KQL to Lucene in my NodeJS application that uses the Kibana API to create rules. In this I see fromExpression(expression) and toElasticsearchQuery(node, indexPattern) does…

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## [X-pack for "read only accounts" in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-for-read-only-accounts-in-kibana/289429)

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**Author:** [@cf4455](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cf4455)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-for-read-only-accounts-in-kibana/289429 "2021-11-18T07:11:06Z")

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Hi, at the moment we only use Kibana with accounts that can create, edit and view dashboards and visualizations. Can we use x-pack, for example, to create additional users who can only read certain dashboards / visualiz…

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## [Does an index pattern have a limit to the amount of fields it contains?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-an-index-pattern-have-a-limit-to-the-amount-of-fields-it-contains/289434)

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**Author:** [@hNiven](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hNiven)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-an-index-pattern-have-a-limit-to-the-amount-of-fields-it-contains/289434 "2021-11-17T23:26:44Z")

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Hi, We have an index pattern that is currently at 1008 fields and when trying to add a new index that would fall into this index pattern the extra fields are not appearing on the index pattern. I have had a look and al…

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## [Kibana kql suggestions not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-kql-suggestions-not-working/289240)

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**Author:** [@Tingda\_Du](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tingda_Du)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-kql-suggestions-not-working/289240 "2021-11-17T22:32:35Z")

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Do I need to configure anything to make kibana kql filtering suggestions working?

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## [Machine Learning for Visualizations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/machine-learning-for-visualizations/289393)

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**Author:** [@pianist\_iris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pianist_iris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/machine-learning-for-visualizations/289393 "2021-11-17T20:43:01Z")

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We have multiple Kibana visualizations which are traffic volume graph or login count graph. Now we would like to utilize machine learning module to detect anomaly in those graphs. What would be the most efficient way t…

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## [TSVB ability to use tokens in panel filters that represent global time filter values to adjust viz based on global time selection](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tsvb-ability-to-use-tokens-in-panel-filters-that-represent-global-time-filter-values-to-adjust-viz-based-on-global-time-selection/287841)

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**Author:** [@catchsvix](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/catchsvix)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tsvb-ability-to-use-tokens-in-panel-filters-that-represent-global-time-filter-values-to-adjust-viz-based-on-global-time-selection/287841 "2021-11-17T18:24:11Z")

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Apologies if I'm not using the correct terminology for the kibana fields I'm referring to. I have a need to create a day-over-day (or WoW etc) comparison visualization for a given time range. I'm able to do it for a fi…

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## [Watcher template for terms with no data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-template-for-terms-with-no-data/289490)

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**Author:** [@GavinBeattie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GavinBeattie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-template-for-terms-with-no-data/289490 "2021-11-17T17:56:38Z")

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Hi, I would like a watcher alert (released as an email) that identifies vehicles with no data, for example: vehicles = \["abc", "def", "ghi"\] show vehicles with no data in past 7 days. I could count those that have occ…

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## [Dashboard TSVB panel item url ignores filter when linked to dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-tsvb-panel-item-url-ignores-filter-when-linked-to-dashboard/289431)

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**Author:** [@ella.danielsson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ella.danielsson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-tsvb-panel-item-url-ignores-filter-when-linked-to-dashboard/289431 "2021-11-17T16:17:17Z")

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Hi, I have linked the objects in a TSVB data table to another kibana dashboard via the item URL option. In the link I use the value of the data table as input to a query like: meta:(alias:!n,disabled:!f,index:'5beaebb…

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## [Add Data Is Broken?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-data-is-broken/289031)

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**Author:** [@corndog](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/corndog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-data-is-broken/289031 "2021-11-17T15:51:41Z")

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I am at http://localhost:5601/app/home#/tutorial\_directory Specifically Add Data / Upload File. When I Upload my newline delimited JSON file, it is correctly formatted as ndjson. HOWEVER THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO ITEMS …

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## [ILM - Delete beat data after 30 days](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-delete-beat-data-after-30-days/288992)

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**Author:** [@maltewhiite](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maltewhiite)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-delete-beat-data-after-30-days/288992 "2021-11-16T13:14:31Z")

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Hello Elastic We are ingesting a lot of data into Elastic. We are using index templates. But our servers are filling up. I want to automate the cleaning of old data, instead of having to manually watch when they're fi…

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## [Reporting timeout](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-timeout/289180)

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**Author:** [@millie123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/millie123)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-timeout/289180 "2021-11-17T10:26:31Z")

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Generating a PDF report in canvas fails when the report is too big. Tried increasing timeout without success. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

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## [Lens - show values on histogram visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-show-values-on-histogram-visualisation/289371)

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**Author:** [@cpu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cpu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-show-values-on-histogram-visualisation/289371 "2021-11-17T10:10:06Z")

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Hi All, I'm trying to show values on histogram visualisation created with lens. I can't find the option to get this results... I'm missing something? Could anyone point me to the solution? Thanks in advance!

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## [Dashboard \[Filebeat Apache\] Access and error logs ECS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-filebeat-apache-access-and-error-logs-ecs/288993)

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**Author:** [@Alphonse\_Kambo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alphonse_Kambo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-filebeat-apache-access-and-error-logs-ecs/288993 "2021-11-17T08:28:06Z")

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Hi Everyone, Can you please tell me the meaning of the unique count of source.address range in this dashboard?

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## [Share Canvas on website](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/share-canvas-on-website/288480)

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**Author:** [@AlexM566](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AlexM566)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/share-canvas-on-website/288480 "2021-11-17T08:19:10Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a problem. I want to share a canvas in static website, and I follow every step from the documentation and it really show the workpad, BUT without my panels. I inserted in my canvas presentation s…

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## [Elastic Search does not get logs from fluentbit](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-does-not-get-logs-from-fluentbit/289276)

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**Author:** [@merveyil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/merveyil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-does-not-get-logs-from-fluentbit/289276 "2021-11-17T07:11:58Z")

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Hi, i am newbie on Elasticsearch. I installed Elasticsearch and tried to send logs from fluentbit to elastic. I have script that generates 60 mb logs per minute. I read these logs with fluentbit and try to send them to e…

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## [Add buttons at Kibana Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-buttons-at-kibana-dashboard/289154)

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**Author:** [@111505](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111505)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-buttons-at-kibana-dashboard/289154 "2021-11-17T00:17:08Z")

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Hello. I would like to add buttons to Kibana Dashboard. This button is to request an API to the server that I developed. Is this possible?

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## [User authentication problem](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-authentication-problem/289202)

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**Author:** [@McElroy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/McElroy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-authentication-problem/289202 "2021-11-16T21:53:51Z")

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Hi, we have a problem with Kibana and XPack. We send out a URL to a specific dashboard to one of our users. When he authenticate with his credentials, he gets a server error. After refreshing the page, he gets onto the …

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## [Dropdown select filter not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropdown-select-filter-not-working/288518)

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**Author:** [@karwei](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karwei)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dropdown-select-filter-not-working/288518 "2021-11-16T16:41:21Z")

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Working with v7.14.1. I'm trying to add a dropdown select filter to my workpad in Canvas, but it is not giving me the list of items in the dropdown. The preview data shows the list. essql query="SELECT appId FROM \\"oe.…

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## [CORS problem when using self hosted tile map server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cors-problem-when-using-self-hosted-tile-map-server/289102)

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**Author:** [@mehrdad22](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mehrdad22)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cors-problem-when-using-self-hosted-tile-map-server/289102 "2021-11-16T15:03:14Z")

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Hi there. I'm ran a self hosted OSM tile server with this repo. map is working well and functional and accessible with leaflet demo. when I use tile map link ( http://map.company.org:8080/tile/{z}/{x}/{y}.png) for serv…

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## [Visualising](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualising/289212)

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**Author:** [@tractor\_boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tractor_boy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualising/289212 "2021-11-16T14:55:00Z")

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So, I have managed to get data into elastic, in this case cpu, and uptime. What I want now is to display the latest cpu and uptime value for each host. I have gone into dashboard visualise and created a table with host…

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## [Change advanced settings via API?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-advanced-settings-via-api/289205)

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**Author:** [@TimWardFS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimWardFS)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-advanced-settings-via-api/289205 "2021-11-16T13:02:30Z")

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I can't see how to change an advanced setting via the API. If I use /api/saved\_objects/\_bulk\_create and don't use overwrite then I get a 409 conflict failure, and if I do use overwrite then it appears that the entire set…

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## [Time panel Elasticsearch/kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-panel-elasticsearch-kibana/289308)

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**Author:** [@Ragazza\_gioiosa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ragazza_gioiosa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-panel-elasticsearch-kibana/289308 "2021-11-16T10:58:25Z")

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I would like to know if it is possible to translate the time panel that is inside a dashboard to another language. Thanks!

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