# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=360

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## [Using variable in timefilter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-variable-in-timefilter/265528)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Clarke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mike_Clarke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-variable-in-timefilter/265528 "2021-02-25T19:24:22Z")

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I am attempting to use a variable defined in the workpad in the timefilter but I can't seem to figure it out. timefilter column="dates.createDate" from="now-{var \\"query\_timeframe\\"}h" to="now" Use of the variable does …

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## [Visualization shard errors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-shard-errors/265258)

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**Author:** [@leemase004](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leemase004)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-shard-errors/265258 "2021-02-25T16:46:28Z")

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We originally had "Shard errors: X of Y shards failed- your data may not be complete" We corrected our scripted field and now when we search data from the Discovery tab those errors are no longer present. (we had to te…

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## [Legend Color](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/legend-color/265308)

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**Author:** [@NourBM](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NourBM)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/legend-color/265308 "2021-02-25T16:20:19Z")

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Hello, I'm new with Kibana and Vega I want to customize the legend color in kibana: i need to make the color Green for the "Up" and Red for the "Down" Is this possible?

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## [Vertical line in vertical bar chart, possible?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-line-in-vertical-bar-chart-possible/265232)

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**Author:** [@ElasticQuestion\_1234](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticQuestion_1234)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-line-in-vertical-bar-chart-possible/265232 "2021-02-25T14:52:38Z")

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Hi, I created a vertical histogram bar chart. My Y-axis is count. X axis is histogram range of the field I am interested in. Is it possible to add vertical fixed value lines to this vertical bar chart? Or add a vertical …

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## [Developer mode fail](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/developer-mode-fail/265482)

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**Author:** [@Matias\_Gerstner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matias_Gerstner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/developer-mode-fail/265482 "2021-02-25T14:33:39Z")

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Hello good morning, I am having problems starting kibana in developer mode, it uses 100% of the cpu and gpu, my computer freezes, the idea is to make a plugin, but I cannot start the system, do you have any idea that it …

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## [Kibana Time Histogram x-axis Dates and Time Overlapping](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-time-histogram-x-axis-dates-and-time-overlapping/265448)

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**Author:** [@Disha\_Bodade](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Disha_Bodade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-time-histogram-x-axis-dates-and-time-overlapping/265448 "2021-02-25T13:22:55Z")

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HI, I am using OSS kibana version - 7.5.0, I have created visuals bar charts ,Line charts selected x-axis as Date Histogram with field @timestamp with minimum interval as a Auto. When selecting time range to see visua…

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## [In Vega trying to show the number in percentage form](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-vega-trying-to-show-the-number-in-percentage-form/265476)

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**Author:** [@gaurav1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gaurav1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-vega-trying-to-show-the-number-in-percentage-form/265476 "2021-02-25T12:20:13Z")

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I am new to Kibana and trying to create a Vega visualization for displaying percentage of effort. The data (result of an analysis) we need to display is in percentage. As text in Vega are based on position. When results …

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## [KIBANA: xpack.spaces.enabled: false](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-xpack-spaces-enabled-false/265466)

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**Author:** [@MaximK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MaximK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-xpack-spaces-enabled-false/265466 "2021-02-25T11:32:08Z")

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Hi Team, Could you please let me know if set xpack.spaces.enabled: false i dont have in kibana UI: logs\\metric. Can I use features such as Logs UI , Metric ,... without xpack.spaces.enabled: true ? or spaces is requ…

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## [Export Emojis and Special Characters in CSV Reports](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-emojis-and-special-characters-in-csv-reports/265425)

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**Author:** [@zah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-emojis-and-special-characters-in-csv-reports/265425 "2021-02-25T10:45:38Z")

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Is there a way to export special characters (eg accented letters) and emojis from a Kibana table to CSV format? Whenever I export a data table with special characters and emojis in the text as a CSV report, the csv rende…

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## [Rollup bugs on 7.11.0 in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rollup-bugs-on-7-11-0-in-kibana/264986)

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**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Gachet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeremy_Gachet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rollup-bugs-on-7-11-0-in-kibana/264986 "2021-02-25T10:22:25Z")

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Hello, I upgraded on the 7.11.0 on the elastic cloud this week. Since then, I got new issues with my rollups. At first the option to create an index pattern on rollups index disapeared. Before I got this button : N…

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## [Kibana Fleet Agents upgrade issues](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-fleet-agents-upgrade-issues/264727)

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**Author:** [@S3l3ct3d](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/S3l3ct3d)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-fleet-agents-upgrade-issues/264727 "2021-02-25T09:51:21Z")

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Good morning, I am currently testing out "Fleet" and I really like it so far, but now that version 7.11 has come out I am seeing all these issues. My main concern on this one is the upgrade. I am seeing the following i…

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## [Painless to convert Kbps to Mbps](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-to-convert-kbps-to-mbps/263944)

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**Author:** [@mohanss08](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mohanss08)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-to-convert-kbps-to-mbps/263944 "2021-02-25T07:43:52Z")

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In kibana i have field in kilobit/second format, But to calculate the average and to visualize i would need to convert data into megabit/second . String speed = doc\['speed\_download.keyword'\].value; long size = Long.pa…

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## [Can't filter Rollup index results](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-filter-rollup-index-results/264097)

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**Author:** [@rokcarl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rokcarl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-filter-rollup-index-results/264097 "2021-02-25T07:18:16Z")

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Hi, I have a rollup index with some values, e.g. customer. I've created a Kibana dashboard from it. When I try to filter the dashboard with customer : some-customer, I get an error. When I do a custom query, I can filte…

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## [Is there a "Top N" filter that can be applied to dashboards?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-top-n-filter-that-can-be-applied-to-dashboards/265400)

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**Author:** [@cealliance](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cealliance)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-top-n-filter-that-can-be-applied-to-dashboards/265400 "2021-02-25T04:55:51Z")

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I would like to filter a dashboard so that a user supplied number of results populate. Is this at all possible? The end use case is to apply a filter such as, "Only return the top 10 altitudes" (only 10 individual docum…

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## [Error Configuring Email for Watcher Kibana 7.3.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-configuring-email-for-watcher-kibana-7-3-2/264389)

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**Author:** [@gobindbirsingh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gobindbirsingh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-configuring-email-for-watcher-kibana-7-3-2/264389 "2021-02-25T02:48:47Z")

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I am trying to configure email for Watcher in Kibana 7.3.2. According to the article here, it suggests configuring gmail settings into Elasticsearch.yml as: xpack.notification.email.account: gmail\_account: profile: gm…

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## [Tooltip on the map gets reset when dashboard is in auto refresh?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tooltip-on-the-map-gets-reset-when-dashboard-is-in-auto-refresh/265375)

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**Author:** [@richardchin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/richardchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tooltip-on-the-map-gets-reset-when-dashboard-is-in-auto-refresh/265375 "2021-02-24T22:42:55Z")

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If I click on a feature on my map, I get the details of the features of each layer and I can go between them with the left/right arrows on the tooltip. But when the dashboard is auto-refreshed, the layer options disappea…

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## [Visualization Based on Current Date](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-based-on-current-date/265399)

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**Author:** [@massouza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/massouza)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-based-on-current-date/265399 "2021-02-24T20:07:15Z")

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Good day, team! I'm pretty new on Elastic stuff and would like to know if there is a way to create a visualization which shows a date field. If this field contains the current date, then set the background to green. Ot…

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## [New fied and visualizations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-fied-and-visualizations/265355)

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**Author:** [@Fred59](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fred59)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-fied-and-visualizations/265355 "2021-02-24T18:53:37Z")

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Hello, On Kibana 6.8.14 Is it possible to rename a field to all visualizations already created with an old one? Is it possible to rename a field and that all visualizations linked to it are updated? Thanks !

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## [Granular Kibana permissions when creating users and roles](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/granular-kibana-permissions-when-creating-users-and-roles/265389)

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**Author:** [@jhegarty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhegarty)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/granular-kibana-permissions-when-creating-users-and-roles/265389 "2021-02-24T18:52:52Z")

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My team needs to set up specific user access to Kibana, and we haven't quite figured out the combination of roles and space privileges. We need a user that has all the permissions of a superuser, with the exception of ac…

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## [Explore underlying data require Write permissions to Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/explore-underlying-data-require-write-permissions-to-dashboard/264326)

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**Author:** [@ewolfman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ewolfman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/explore-underlying-data-require-write-permissions-to-dashboard/264326 "2021-02-24T17:35:10Z")

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Hi, Please see this: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/83279. I have also noticed that just now. Is this really a bug? if not, can you please provide guidance how to troubleshoot? Thanks.

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## [How to disable Kibana Overview page](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-disable-kibana-overview-page/265371)

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**Author:** [@ewolfman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ewolfman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-disable-kibana-overview-page/265371 "2021-02-24T17:33:38Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to disable Kibana Overview page? If so, can it be done per Kibana Space? Thanks.

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## [How to trigger a webhook with KQL?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-trigger-a-webhook-with-kql/264717)

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**Author:** [@Sandra\_Schlichting](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandra_Schlichting)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-trigger-a-webhook-with-kql/264717 "2021-02-24T16:29:55Z")

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Dear all =) I would like to create an alert that triggers a webhook each time host:10.10.10.10 is found in the log stream example\_test. When I click on " Stack Management" and then "Create Alert" I get presented with t…

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## [What is the ElasticMachine GitHub Bot?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-elasticmachine-github-bot/265098)

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**Author:** [@alex-treebeard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alex-treebeard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-elasticmachine-github-bot/265098 "2021-02-24T16:16:12Z")

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Hey folks, I've been researching tools for monitoring flaky tests and noticed some pretty neat activity with elasticmachine. By the looks of it this bot does a ton of operational work for elastic.co, and is closed sour…

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## [Kibana SQL question - subselect](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sql-question-subselect/265229)

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**Author:** [@tangkalo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tangkalo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sql-question-subselect/265229 "2021-02-24T15:40:06Z")

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Hi, I am trying to get the latest messages and then sort these messages based on one of their fields(i.e. name in this case). I tried the following. It ran but the sorting didn't happen. Any idea of what I am doing wrong…

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## [Difference between top hit and max in kibana visualization aggregation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-top-hit-and-max-in-kibana-visualization-aggregation/265309)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep_Raju)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-top-hit-and-max-in-kibana-visualization-aggregation/265309 "2021-02-24T15:00:04Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to find the difference between top hit aggregation and max aggregation in kibana. They both are supposed to give maximum value of a group. I went through threads, but could not find anything relate…

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## [\[7.10.2\] Pending alerts when multiple instances of kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/7-10-2-pending-alerts-when-multiple-instances-of-kibana/263583)

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**Author:** [@dao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dao)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/7-10-2-pending-alerts-when-multiple-instances-of-kibana/263583 "2021-02-24T14:48:13Z")

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Hello. This thread is the translation of this one, this one and this issue that may be reopened when I'll have more clues So, I have created a brand new deployment on cloud.elastic.co. Created an alert on it with an ema…

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## [Two indexes how to filter with different name fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/two-indexes-how-to-filter-with-different-name-fields/265095)

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**Author:** [@Lorenzo\_Allori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lorenzo_Allori)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/two-indexes-how-to-filter-with-different-name-fields/265095 "2021-02-24T08:27:33Z")

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Hi there! I have two different indexes that have different fields name which are actually the same thing: For example: Index 1 has: IPV4\_SRC\_ADDR : "75.72.214.200" Index 2 has: source.addr: "75.72.214.200" I cannot …

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## [Change format of labels in a visualization X axis chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-format-of-labels-in-a-visualization-x-axis-chart/265131)

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**Author:** [@fefontana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fefontana)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-format-of-labels-in-a-visualization-x-axis-chart/265131 "2021-02-24T14:37:59Z")

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Hello, I'd like to know if it is possible to change the format of the labels at the chart axis in visualizations. An image with an example is attached.

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## [I have to enable send email alert for if down system and if cross threshold limit](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-have-to-enable-send-email-alert-for-if-down-system-and-if-cross-threshold-limit/265357)

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**Author:** [@psganeshk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/psganeshk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-have-to-enable-send-email-alert-for-if-down-system-and-if-cross-threshold-limit/265357 "2021-02-24T14:36:27Z")

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please guide us what is the price for enabling email alert

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## [Legend Color](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/legend-color/265310)

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**Author:** [@NourBM](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NourBM)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/legend-color/265310 "2021-02-24T14:35:21Z")

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Hi , Is there any way where i can make the color for up= Green and down= RED, instead of default colors provided by Kibana as shown below. and also when you click on down area then Graph shows GREEN which should be RED f…

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