# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=446

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## [Create aliases for indicies and fields through GUI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-aliases-for-indicies-and-fields-through-gui/242546)

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**Author:** [@gbfamas003](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gbfamas003)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-aliases-for-indicies-and-fields-through-gui/242546 "2020-08-06T18:41:53Z")

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Hello, I am trying to create an alias for three indices, as well as a field alias for them, so that I can use a control on a dash that can filter the data without resulting in no information being displayed for the indi…

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## [Kibana goes down if a specific node is down](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-goes-down-if-a-specific-node-is-down/242526)

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**Author:** [@Dimitrios\_Dellios](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dimitrios_Dellios)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-goes-down-if-a-specific-node-is-down/242526 "2020-08-06T18:33:59Z")

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Greetings to all, I have a 3 node es-cluster (2 data and master-eligible nodes and 1 dedicated master node). Kibana is installed on the first node, pointing out to the host address that acts as a load balancer. For exa…

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## [How to create a custome plugin to metric visualization that based on our requriment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-custome-plugin-to-metric-visualization-that-based-on-our-requriment/242457)

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**Author:** [@Sandeep505](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sandeep505)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-custome-plugin-to-metric-visualization-that-based-on-our-requriment/242457 "2020-08-06T18:28:28Z")

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hey friends i am new to kibana and elasticsearch we are using 7.5.0 version custom url navigation in metric visualisation to dash board. we try to change the metric visualisation in kibana 7.5.0. our requirement is wh…

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## [Timeline summary data from table](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timeline-summary-data-from-table/242452)

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**Author:** [@radd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/radd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timeline-summary-data-from-table/242452 "2020-08-06T18:24:21Z")

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Hi, Suppose we have summary data in one table, for example: Is there any way to show this already prepared table data (based on count(\*) of records for specific ID for specific DAY) on time line using Kibana, without…

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## [Filter curation, kql, dashboards, codegen: am I doing something stupid?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-curation-kql-dashboards-codegen-am-i-doing-something-stupid/242065)

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**Author:** [@EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIV)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-curation-kql-dashboards-codegen-am-i-doing-something-stupid/242065 "2020-08-06T18:09:12Z")

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Hi, I get the feeling that I am doing something silly here, so hoping someone might have some insight that's been using ELK for longer than I have. I have a deployment of LME from ncsc which is an ELK stack fed by sysm…

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## [Dockerized kibana not connecting to elasticsearch in prod server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dockerized-kibana-not-connecting-to-elasticsearch-in-prod-server/241993)

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**Author:** [@Bhanu\_Praveen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bhanu_Praveen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dockerized-kibana-not-connecting-to-elasticsearch-in-prod-server/241993 "2020-08-06T17:55:50Z")

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Hello, I had a docker compose set-up of whole elastic stack and the same is working fine on my dev instance. Once i moved the whole to production server, facing connectivity issues between kibana and elastic search. Pl…

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## [\[DEV-TOOLS\]\[6.8.10\] DELETE /\_security/api\_key Error 400 request body is required](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dev-tools-6-8-10-delete-security-api-key-error-400-request-body-is-required/241577)

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**Author:** [@Agzem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Agzem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dev-tools-6-8-10-delete-security-api-key-error-400-request-body-is-required/241577 "2020-08-06T17:41:10Z")

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I have elastic cloud service version 6.8.10 and I currently have an api-key that I want to invalidate through dev tools, but when I made the call, it responsed as below snippet. Request DELETE /\_security/api\_key { "…

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## [Kibana: Map: How to set the default Latitude, Longitude and zoom factor?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-map-how-to-set-the-default-latitude-longitude-and-zoom-factor/243980)

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**Author:** [@Hung\_M\_Le](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hung_M_Le)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-map-how-to-set-the-default-latitude-longitude-and-zoom-factor/243980 "2020-08-06T17:31:03Z")

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Hi I would like to find out if there is a way to set the current map : Latitude, Longitude and Zoom factor based on the ingested data. I have created a map to map all the Geospatial field on the map; however, I find th…

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## [Writing Custom Plugins](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/writing-custom-plugins/241938)

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**Author:** [@tinhn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tinhn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/writing-custom-plugins/241938 "2020-08-06T17:28:14Z")

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Hello, I'm currently developing a custom plugin for Kibana 7.8.0. I've followed the steps to generate a sample plugin. It successfully shows up on my kibana instance built from source. When I try to add this plugin to …

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## [Kibana UI crashing when searching Index Pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-ui-crashing-when-searching-index-pattern/244031)

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**Author:** [@holt\_g](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/holt_g)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-ui-crashing-when-searching-index-pattern/244031 "2020-08-06T16:18:52Z")

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Using Kibana 7.6.1, when I open a Codex Index Pattern in the Discover Page the UI freezes and stops responding. No error messages.

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## [Flow Chart for Connecting Microservices](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/flow-chart-for-connecting-microservices/244036)

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**Author:** [@dangj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dangj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/flow-chart-for-connecting-microservices/244036 "2020-08-06T16:03:53Z")

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I have a use case where there are multiple microservices from where data is logged. Is there a way in Kibana to create a flow chart to show what services were called?

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## [DELETE PLEASE](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-please/244039)

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**Author:** [@rcowart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rcowart)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-please/244039 "2020-08-06T15:59:54Z")

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DELETE PLEASE

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## [Multiple Users viewing Kibana Reports](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-users-viewing-kibana-reports/243277)

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**Author:** [@vikasp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikasp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-users-viewing-kibana-reports/243277 "2020-08-06T15:49:22Z")

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Hi, I observed that I can see only reports I created. Is there any way that I can view reports created by other users as well in kibana.

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## [Kibana TSVB Markdown](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-tsvb-markdown/243999)

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**Author:** [@david.preston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/david.preston)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-tsvb-markdown/243999 "2020-08-06T15:33:18Z")

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Hi, Can conditional logic be added to the TSVB Markdown visualisation? I saw a post where the Markdown element in a canvas could be conditionally customised by editing the expression. However I cannot see the same fe…

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## [Displaying names for IDs in graphs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-names-for-ids-in-graphs/244027)

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**Author:** [@ch\_tom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ch_tom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-names-for-ids-in-graphs/244027 "2020-08-06T15:20:51Z")

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I found this issue mentioned in a few other (older) threads, but sadly without solutions and was wondering whether there was any way of doing this in the current version. Problem: We process sales data for music artists…

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## [Scripted field with division does not show result](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-with-division-does-not-show-result/243148)

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**Author:** [@MyQuery](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MyQuery)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-with-division-does-not-show-result/243148 "2020-08-06T14:03:13Z")

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Hi , In Scripted filed division is not working. Am not getting the returned values. Here is the snippet perncentile = ((failures\_AF)/(count \* 1.0)); My Version of Kibana is 4.7.2 . Cann some one please help me how to…

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## [Filtering different visualizations in the same dashboard differently](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-different-visualizations-in-the-same-dashboard-differently/239477)

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**Author:** [@Reuven\_Weiser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Reuven_Weiser)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-different-visualizations-in-the-same-dashboard-differently/239477 "2020-08-06T10:20:40Z")

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Assume I have an index of employees, each with a sub-object representing their manager: { "document-id": "XYZ", "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", "office": "midtown", "manager": { "document-id": "ABC", …

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## [Kibana discover display bug?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-discover-display-bug/243731)

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**Author:** [@Tuckson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tuckson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-discover-display-bug/243731 "2020-08-05T14:33:20Z")

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Hi, On 2 servers in 2 seperate clusters I have installed Kibana 7.7 . The thing is, when I start and go to 'discover, all is ok (except for an error message I have a seperate topic for). After initial start I am greete…

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## [Kibana Markdown Visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-markdown-visualisation/243901)

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**Author:** [@david.preston](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/david.preston)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-markdown-visualisation/243901 "2020-08-06T08:41:22Z")

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Hi, Is there any way to add a data source to the markdown visualisation used in dashboard? I can see that a canvas markdown element can be configured with a data source - allowing for dynamic behaviour. However, I'm b…

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## [Can't send dashboard to kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-send-dashboard-to-kibana/243887)

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**Author:** [@headtea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/headtea)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-send-dashboard-to-kibana/243887 "2020-08-06T08:21:51Z")

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Because we like the default "failed logins" dashboard that auditbeat provides, in auditbeat.yml, we have setup.dashboards.enabled: true. It worked fine and now that I've enabled HTTPS for kibana I'm facing some issues. …

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## [Counting the duplicates and non-duplicates of a count aggregation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/counting-the-duplicates-and-non-duplicates-of-a-count-aggregation/243916)

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**Author:** [@benji87](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/benji87)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/counting-the-duplicates-and-non-duplicates-of-a-count-aggregation/243916 "2020-08-06T08:08:58Z")

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Hello all, I'm hoping someone can help me with my issue, as I feel it's a simple problem to solve and it's just me missing something! I'm fairly new to ELK (3 months in), so hopefully this isn't too much of a newbie qu…

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## [Unable to login to Kibana after changing Space settings for specific role](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-login-to-kibana-after-changing-space-settings-for-specific-role/239888)

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**Author:** [@peternijem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/peternijem)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-login-to-kibana-after-changing-space-settings-for-specific-role/239888 "2020-08-06T07:25:06Z")

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Hi, I have created a user 'X' with role 'Y'. A space 'Z' is assinged to this role. In the settings of the Space for this role, I've decided to hide all features including 'dashboards' from it and keep only dev tools for…

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## [Painless script for date to minutes calculation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-script-for-date-to-minutes-calculation/243252)

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**Author:** [@Gauti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gauti)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-script-for-date-to-minutes-calculation/243252 "2020-08-06T06:43:09Z")

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Hi All, We are ingesting data using logstash http\_poller, there is a date field which need to be subtracted with a default value (1970.01.01 00:00:00) eg: result.timeworked : 1970.01.01 00:00:40 this field need to be…

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## [Circuit breaker exception resulted in temination of all the nodes of Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circuit-breaker-exception-resulted-in-temination-of-all-the-nodes-of-elasticsearch/242783)

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**Author:** [@rohitarorait82](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohitarorait82)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/circuit-breaker-exception-resulted-in-temination-of-all-the-nodes-of-elasticsearch/242783 "2020-08-06T06:07:58Z")

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Hi All, I am new to ELK and tried load testing for the first time, I did some heavy load testing in ELK and tried to create a report for last three months .When I ran the command . I can see shards started failing and a…

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## [Vega - Request must contain a kbn-xsrf header](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-request-must-contain-a-kbn-xsrf-header/243890)

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**Author:** [@TVxJVOV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TVxJVOV)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-request-must-contain-a-kbn-xsrf-header/243890 "2020-08-06T06:12:10Z")

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Hi! I am new to Kibana. I hope I am using all the terminology in the right way. I am currently working on a Vega viz and I am getting a weird error message. It comes when I do a search query to elastic API. It says: …

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## ['Kibana server is not ready' after 7.7.1-7.8.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-server-is-not-ready-after-7-7-1-7-8-1/243937)

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**Author:** [@Gavin\_Clark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gavin_Clark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-server-is-not-ready-after-7-7-1-7-8-1/243937 "2020-08-06T02:34:07Z")

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After experiencing slowness in the Kibana UI from the jump from 6.8.9 to 7.7.1, I was told on the forums I should upgrade to 7.8 as that had a number of UI performance improvements. All elasticsearch nodes were upgraded…

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## [Kibana unable to create and update index pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-unable-to-create-and-update-index-pattern/243644)

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**Author:** [@umay\_fb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/umay_fb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-unable-to-create-and-update-index-pattern/243644 "2020-08-06T02:15:09Z")

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Hi all... I have an issue creating new Index in Kibana 7.5.0; when i want to save the index pattern i get error : the circle only spining but the index pattern still not succes create. the issue not just found w…

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## [Dashboard Drill Down - source of updated viz that support?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-drill-down-source-of-updated-viz-that-support/243812)

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**Author:** [@johnwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/johnwood)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-drill-down-source-of-updated-viz-that-support/243812 "2020-08-05T23:18:58Z")

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Hi - Is there somewhere I can go to see if and when each visualization type (metrics, pie, gauge, TSVB etc) has support for dashboard drill-downs built-in? As I understand I can do dashboard drill-downs from line charts…

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## [Drilldown using scripted field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drilldown-using-scripted-field/243747)

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**Author:** [@inhinyera16](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/inhinyera16)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drilldown-using-scripted-field/243747 "2020-08-05T21:59:52Z")

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how to apply filter when chart is aggregated using scripted field?

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## [Is there any way to make a sync line across charts on hover in dashboard?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-make-a-sync-line-across-charts-on-hover-in-dashboard/243665)

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**Author:** [@mmk1995](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mmk1995)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-make-a-sync-line-across-charts-on-hover-in-dashboard/243665 "2020-08-05T21:54:31Z")

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I find that in stack monitoring, it is default to have such line as screen captured below Is it possible to make the same line on dashboard? Thanks.

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