# Kibana

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## [Searching on Scripted field fails with shard errors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-on-scripted-field-fails-with-shard-errors/230213)

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**Author:** [@lmit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lmit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-on-scripted-field-fails-with-shard-errors/230213 "2020-05-05T14:15:43Z")

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Trying to filter the following scripted field Status column to show me only GOOD When I enter a filter for this field, I get shard failures A sample error seems to indicates that my script does not return a value i…

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## [How to create new visualization using scripted field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-new-visualization-using-scripted-field/230936)

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**Author:** [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-new-visualization-using-scripted-field/230936 "2020-05-05T13:55:46Z")

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HI Team, I have successfully generated number scripted field and i need to create visualization by using that field. whenever i try to achieve that way im getting below detail " No results displayed because all values …

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## [Display the sum of a particular field based on other fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-the-sum-of-a-particular-field-based-on-other-fields/230944)

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**Author:** [@karthik6](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthik6)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-the-sum-of-a-particular-field-based-on-other-fields/230944 "2020-05-05T14:12:29Z")

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Is it possible to have a first filter that retrieves Unique objects, and then sum a particular field? E.g.: Group, ID,Amount A, 001 ,10 A, 001,10 A,002,1 B,003, 30 C, 004,20 Expected A-\> 11,B-\>30,C-\>20 How to ac…

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## [Kubernetes logs for Ruby applications](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-logs-for-ruby-applications/230961)

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**Author:** [@learner1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/learner1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-logs-for-ruby-applications/230961 "2020-05-05T13:22:18Z")

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I have set up an ELK stack running on Kubernetes. I can see the logs of my containers in Kibana but the logs aren't verbose. In fact, they are not real application logs. They are just basic container logs. Is there anyth…

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## [Static lookup in Visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/static-lookup-in-visualization/230934)

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**Author:** [@rohitarora275](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohitarora275)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/static-lookup-in-visualization/230934 "2020-05-05T13:21:37Z")

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Hi Team , I am trying to use static lookup field in Visualization include tag but I am not get appropriate result. I have written around static lookup value in INSTANCE field. However if I use the output in include, I a…

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## [Alert when not receiving logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alert-when-not-receiving-logs/230973)

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**Author:** [@elasticwan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticwan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alert-when-not-receiving-logs/230973 "2020-05-05T13:20:46Z")

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Greetings, Is there a way to be alerted when a set of hosts that were sending logs suddenly stop? The ideal scenario would be to be automatically alerted (by email, or a visual alert in Kibana) when this happens. It is…

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## [How to get the current logged in user in my kibana plugin server side](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-current-logged-in-user-in-my-kibana-plugin-server-side/230166)

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**Author:** [@sudosu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sudosu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-current-logged-in-user-in-my-kibana-plugin-server-side/230166 "2020-05-05T11:46:45Z")

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Hi, I am writing a kibana plugin and I would like to get the current logged in user infos such as username from my plugin server. I have tried server.plugins.security.getuser but nothing. Any idea? thanks

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## [TSVB Table - Using user selected time interval for calculation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tsvb-table-using-user-selected-time-interval-for-calculation/230379)

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**Author:** [@r\_santosh\_kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/r_santosh_kumar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tsvb-table-using-user-selected-time-interval-for-calculation/230379 "2020-05-05T08:06:03Z")

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Hello Team, \[Kibana Version : 7.4.2\] I am creating a TSVB Table which looks as shown below (note: actual product names have been masked and replaced in the screenshot below) The row data is to be read as: There are…

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## [Kibana - can you create a 'template' visual that the user can interact with on the fly?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-can-you-create-a-template-visual-that-the-user-can-interact-with-on-the-fly/230214)

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**Author:** [@LJB999](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LJB999)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-can-you-create-a-template-visual-that-the-user-can-interact-with-on-the-fly/230214 "2020-05-05T07:12:42Z")

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Hi Is it possible to make a visual that the user can amend on the fly? I mean as an example you have a heatmap that compares one field against another eg age versus gender but there are other combinations you might wa…

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## [Visualization id references by name instead of numbers](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-id-references-by-name-instead-of-numbers/230109)

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**Author:** [@GershonA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GershonA)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-id-references-by-name-instead-of-numbers/230109 "2020-05-05T06:21:18Z")

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Hello to All, In my dashboard references id some time "numbers" some time "name" { "name": "panel\_0", "type": "visualization", "id": "4e4bb1e0-1b1b-11e7-b09e-037021c4f8df-ecs" }, …

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## [Is Watcher Available for Download?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-watcher-available-for-download/231080)

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**Author:** [@Ong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-watcher-available-for-download/231080 "2020-05-05T05:51:57Z")

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Is Elastic Watcher available with the downloadable version of Elasticserach and Kibana or is a licensed version required to use it? Thank you

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## [Preserve existing layout in PDF](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974)

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**Author:** [@HerveSavard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/HerveSavard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preserve-existing-layout-in-pdf/230974 "2020-05-05T05:18:07Z")

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Hi, Somebody know how activate the open Preserve existing layout in PDF? We use version V7.6 of Kibana. Many thanks

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## [Track Dashboards through user logins](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-dashboards-through-user-logins/229975)

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**Author:** [@Akhil\_Kaithoju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akhil_Kaithoju)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-dashboards-through-user-logins/229975 "2020-05-05T03:41:21Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to track Kibana dashboard usage (i.e. dashboard used by particular user)?

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## [How to create charts with Timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-charts-with-timelion/230992)

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**Author:** [@Jay\_Tran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jay_Tran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-charts-with-timelion/230992 "2020-05-05T00:34:28Z")

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Hi All, I'm a new one with Timelion, I don't know how to build charts using Timelion with data from ES. I found out some examples, I tried to run, but can not, because I don't know index stucture of those examples. the…

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## [Kibana Custom Visualization By Vega](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-custom-visualization-by-vega/230353)

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**Author:** [@ZMMWMY](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ZMMWMY)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-custom-visualization-by-vega/230353 "2020-05-05T03:21:18Z")

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I want create a data table by using Vega , But I don’t know much about its syntax . i copy a json from blog and edit it , i just want a data table looks like { "$schema":"https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v3.jso…

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## [Can I hide the time filter in the specified dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-hide-the-time-filter-in-the-specified-dashboard/230397)

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**Author:** [@Echo\_yu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Echo_yu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-hide-the-time-filter-in-the-specified-dashboard/230397 "2020-05-05T01:21:13Z")

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Hi，I would like to ask if I can hide the time filter in the specified dashboard？Looking forward to your reply. THANKS! Best regards Echo

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## [Timelion - show minimum and max event count legend](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-show-minimum-and-max-event-count-legend/230606)

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**Author:** [@muraliv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/muraliv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-show-minimum-and-max-event-count-legend/230606 "2020-05-05T00:54:30Z")

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Hi Experts, I am new to using Timelion visualization and have a task of creating a visualization to show the max and minimum events ingested for a period of 30 days. How do I show the max and min as a legend instead of…

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## [Kibana does not create a .kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-does-not-create-a-kibana/230907)

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**Author:** [@ElAouane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElAouane)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-does-not-create-a-kibana/230907 "2020-05-05T00:11:49Z")

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Hello everybody, Sorry to bother any of you with my basic question but i have a problem i cant go around anyway as all the solution i found online does not solve my problem. I am a junior DevOps i have been working on…

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## [How to change index mapping?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-index-mapping/230997)

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**Author:** [@DeepakBishi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DeepakBishi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-index-mapping/230997 "2020-05-04T21:55:49Z")

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Hi, I am using ELK of version 6.4.3 I want to changes a field mapping. Can someone help me with the api in dev tools to change. My goal is to change the ignore\_above value of message field. Below is the mapping of one…

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## [Join documents in ELK](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/join-documents-in-elk/230295)

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**Author:** [@sminnakanti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sminnakanti)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/join-documents-in-elk/230295 "2020-05-04T21:48:02Z")

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Hello Everyone, Hope everyone is doing great and staying healthy. As i'm new to ELK, I need input/suggestions from the ELK experts on following use case that i'm currently working on. I'm working on a dashboard to mon…

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## [Remote access to Elasticsearch from Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-access-to-elasticsearch-from-kibana/230953)

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**Author:** [@jfschaff](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jfschaff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-access-to-elasticsearch-from-kibana/230953 "2020-05-04T21:42:28Z")

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Hi, I could not configure a local Kibana instance to query a remote Elasticsearch cluster... I have access to the cluster from my local machine: $ curl \<IP\>:9200 { "name" : "node-1", "cluster\_name" : "\<cluster name\>…

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## ["Data Table" visualization output using Vega](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-table-visualization-output-using-vega/230920)

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**Author:** [@dataplatform12345](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dataplatform12345)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-table-visualization-output-using-vega/230920 "2020-05-04T21:36:03Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to create Vega/Vega-Lite outputs which produces visualization similar to "Data Table" available in Kibana? The reason I'm trying to use Vega instead of "Data Table" directly is because I have to perf…

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## [Line Time-Series Graph for Metric from multiple servers showing only count not actual value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-time-series-graph-for-metric-from-multiple-servers-showing-only-count-not-actual-value/230749)

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**Author:** [@mfzhsn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mfzhsn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-time-series-graph-for-metric-from-multiple-servers-showing-only-count-not-actual-value/230749 "2020-05-04T21:33:28Z")

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Hello All, I am new to Kibana and I am trying create Time-Series Graph to Monitor CPU and Memory Utilization from Multiple Servers from ES and looking for some help from experts. Goal Multiple Servers CPU Metrics- CP…

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## [Kibana behind zuul proxy](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-behind-zuul-proxy/230637)

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**Author:** [@mstfe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mstfe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-behind-zuul-proxy/230637 "2020-05-04T21:28:23Z")

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Hi, I get this error that kibana host behind the zuul proxy. screenshot and my configs are below. could you please help ? kibana.yml server.name: kibana server.host: "0.0.0.0" elasticsearch.hosts: \["http://ela…

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## [Vega filter with controls in dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-filter-with-controls-in-dashboard/230596)

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**Author:** [@nb03briceno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nb03briceno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vega-filter-with-controls-in-dashboard/230596 "2020-05-04T21:24:40Z")

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Hello everyone, Hope one of you can help me, i would like to know if it is possible to use control filters on a vega visualization that involves aggregations, and queries. In my example, i'm trying to filter by a partic…

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## [Changed many index field to Keywords now cannot query in KQL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changed-many-index-field-to-keywords-now-cannot-query-in-kql/230543)

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**Author:** [@yoyomonkey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yoyomonkey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changed-many-index-field-to-keywords-now-cannot-query-in-kql/230543 "2020-05-04T21:23:18Z")

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Hi I hope someone can help me. Apologies as it may be a stupid question and i am still learning. Would anyone happen to have some simple guide or explanation they can point me to to explain why this is happening ? I ha…

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## [Kibana Coordinating node using official Docker image](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-coordinating-node-using-official-docker-image/230538)

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**Author:** [@staticdev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/staticdev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-coordinating-node-using-official-docker-image/230538 "2020-05-04T21:22:10Z")

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I have a production cluster of 6 nodes (3 master + 3 data nodes) and I would like to configure a Kibana instance using docker on Kubernetes. I came across the documentation recommending running "an Elasticsearch Coordina…

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## [Not Record Found for a field in Visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-record-found-for-a-field-in-visualization/230528)

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**Author:** [@DeepakBishi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DeepakBishi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-record-found-for-a-field-in-visualization/230528 "2020-05-04T21:20:59Z")

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Hi, In discovery, i can see that a particular field has data. But when i am creating a visualization for that field, it is saying no record found. Please help me to solve this issue. Thanks in advance.

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## [Using math in Kibana visulisations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-math-in-kibana-visulisations/230517)

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**Author:** [@Oggy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oggy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-math-in-kibana-visulisations/230517 "2020-05-04T21:17:23Z")

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Hello, I have a bit of a weird thing to ask here. We have a system where customer by buying products gets stars, after the user has 6 stars he can use them for a discount. We log every time the user gains a star in Kiba…

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## [Chart from array of integers](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/chart-from-array-of-integers/230499)

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**Author:** [@Nuno\_Silva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nuno_Silva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/chart-from-array-of-integers/230499 "2020-05-04T21:12:19Z")

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Hi, Is there anyway i can import a array of integers in a single fields and then create a chart from it? Imagining a 60 seconds test, which i want to demonstrate the value obtained per second, that is contained in the …

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