# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=642

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## [Dashboards only role overwrites other roles](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboards-only-role-overwrites-other-roles/189804)

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**Author:** [@ZoranK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ZoranK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboards-only-role-overwrites-other-roles/189804 "2019-07-10T18:56:02Z")

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I created custom roles in kibana dashboard users .. which is Dashboards only role dashboard creators .. which has privileges to create dashboards if user is part of dashboard users as well as dashboard creators ... "d…

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## [Inconsistent "Error in visualization: Request Entity Too Large"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/inconsistent-error-in-visualization-request-entity-too-large/188353)

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**Author:** [@ebalmeida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ebalmeida)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/inconsistent-error-in-visualization-request-entity-too-large/188353 "2019-07-10T18:46:13Z")

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Hi guys, I have developed a kibana dasboard for a customer and it's deployed on a private cloud which is neither in my environment or the customer's. During development I got a few of the aforementioned errors so I chop…

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## [Scripted Fields in Annotations \[TSVB\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-fields-in-annotations-tsvb/189782)

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**Author:** [@PeterPain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PeterPain)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-fields-in-annotations-tsvb/189782 "2019-07-10T14:04:32Z")

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Hey there is it possible to display scripted Fields for the annotations in the time series visual builder? I created a scripted Field, which works fine, but when adding it to the annotation templates with the list of u…

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## [How to display a latest string value in Kibana metric visualize widget?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-display-a-latest-string-value-in-kibana-metric-visualize-widget/189767)

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**Author:** [@spot62](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spot62)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-display-a-latest-string-value-in-kibana-metric-visualize-widget/189767 "2019-07-10T13:22:14Z")

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need vizualize the JSON: { "last\_send\_date": "2019-07-10 12:58:00.0", "waiting\_qty": 0, "verifying\_qty": 0, } "last\_send\_date" in metric or table widget. Or my field was not listed in fields dropdown list. Solutio…

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## [Issue with Elasticsearch occupying too much memory and Kibana getting hanged while querying](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-elasticsearch-occupying-too-much-memory-and-kibana-getting-hanged-while-querying/189740)

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**Author:** [@Neel.Gagan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neel.Gagan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-elasticsearch-occupying-too-much-memory-and-kibana-getting-hanged-while-querying/189740 "2019-07-10T12:23:13Z")

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ES 6.8.0 Kibana 6.8.0 i have allocated 10 GB in heap size. xms10g xmx10g when i check performance in task manager the disk utilisation shows around 93%, i there any issue with swap space to increase the memory to pr…

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## [Extra serve options "- -oss" must have a value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extra-serve-options-oss-must-have-a-value/187338)

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**Author:** [@dkelsen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkelsen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extra-serve-options-oss-must-have-a-value/187338 "2019-07-10T11:54:42Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to launch the open-source Kibana dev server for plugin development using yarn start --oss. However, I'm getting the following error: $ plugin-helpers start --oss Usage: serve \[options\] Run the kiba…

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## [Derivation in Canvas data preview](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/derivation-in-canvas-data-preview/187798)

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**Author:** [@BennyInc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BennyInc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/derivation-in-canvas-data-preview/187798 "2019-07-10T09:50:18Z")

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I want to display the network traffic of one system on a canvas page, with the raw data coming from metricbeat. I have set up a line chart element with a timelion source like this: .es(index=metricbeat-\*,metric=max:sys…

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## [Dynamic Metrics in Bar chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dynamic-metrics-in-bar-chart/189599)

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**Author:** [@Sivabose06](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sivabose06)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dynamic-metrics-in-bar-chart/189599 "2019-07-10T09:25:17Z")

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Hi All, I'm new to Kibana. I just want to create a bar chart with dynamic metrics. I mean, if I have a filter with values a,b and c, if a is selected the bar chart will need to show count(a), if b is selected, count(b)…

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## [Retrieving results by using kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON from a saved search](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieving-results-by-using-kibanasavedobjectmeta-searchsourcejson-from-a-saved-search/189464)

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**Author:** [@Lars\_Veelaert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lars_Veelaert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrieving-results-by-using-kibanasavedobjectmeta-searchsourcejson-from-a-saved-search/189464 "2019-07-10T08:51:07Z")

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I have a use-case that demands reading out the API for saved searches in Kibana and retrieving the results. There seems to be no API for Kibana to do this. A defined saved search can be retrieved and in it's json respo…

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## [How can the measured values of time series in one visualization be connected via a line per each time series?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-the-measured-values-of-time-series-in-one-visualization-be-connected-via-a-line-per-each-time-series/189125)

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**Author:** [@bkruenelke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bkruenelke)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-the-measured-values-of-time-series-in-one-visualization-be-connected-via-a-line-per-each-time-series/189125 "2019-07-10T07:14:18Z")

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Hello, I'm new to the Kibana environment and I did not manage to build the following visualization: From several temperature sensors, the measured values ​​are retrieved from a server and written to the Elasticsearch. …

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## [Index pattern - circuit break and cannot read property of null](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-circuit-break-and-cannot-read-property-of-null/189285)

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**Author:** [@Simran\_Chauhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Simran_Chauhan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-circuit-break-and-cannot-read-property-of-null/189285 "2019-07-10T04:51:54Z")

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Hello , I have documented API's which include which tags they belong to, their request and response parameters, description, hostname. each API goes up to 2000+ lines and up to date, I have pushed approximately 200 such…

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## [No Compatible Fields: The news\* index pattern does not contain any of the following field types: geo\_point](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-compatible-fields-the-news-index-pattern-does-not-contain-any-of-the-following-field-types-geo-point/188811)

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**Author:** [@jaylucasm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jaylucasm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-compatible-fields-the-news-index-pattern-does-not-contain-any-of-the-following-field-types-geo-point/188811 "2019-07-10T01:29:11Z")

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I am having issues getting geo\_points to show up in kibana :frowning: Following this guide: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.7/search-aggregations-bucket-geohashgrid-aggregation.html 1. I crea…

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## [Showing zero count for metric visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/showing-zero-count-for-metric-visualization/189618)

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**Author:** [@Michiele\_Ogbagabir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michiele_Ogbagabir)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/showing-zero-count-for-metric-visualization/189618 "2019-07-10T00:06:03Z")

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I am visualizing quarterly count data using a metrics visualization. Whenever the count for a quarter is zero, the data is excluded from the visualization instead of displaying zero. For example, in the below image, 2018…

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## [How to add a user in 7.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-user-in-7-2/189627)

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**Author:** [@dandago](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dandago)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-a-user-in-7-2/189627 "2019-07-10T00:04:09Z")

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Hi, I've read that security is now free in Elasticsearch. However, I can't find any Security section in my recently downloaded Kibana 7.2, much less a page to manage users, and the X-Pack download says it's for versions…

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## [Different fonts for inline words in markdown](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-fonts-for-inline-words-in-markdown/189042)

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**Author:** [@Vartika\_Srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vartika_Srivastava)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-fonts-for-inline-words-in-markdown/189042 "2019-07-09T22:11:11Z")

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Hi,how can we give different font to inline words in markdown? eg.

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## [How about standard deviation through a scripted field painless expression?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-about-standard-deviation-through-a-scripted-field-painless-expression/189152)

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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Mak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joseph_Mak)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-about-standard-deviation-through-a-scripted-field-painless-expression/189152 "2019-07-09T21:50:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Standard Deviation in Timelion: Is Timelion able to plot a graph involving standard deviation, through a scripted field (painless expression)?

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## [Roundrobin kibana names](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roundrobin-kibana-names/187857)

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**Author:** [@elasticforme](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elasticforme)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roundrobin-kibana-names/187857 "2019-07-09T19:55:59Z")

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I have three kibana server kib01, kib02, kib03 ( 10.x.x.1, 10.x.x.2, 10.x.x.3) I did setup dns for them kibglobal -\> 10.x.x.1 kibglobal -\> 10.x.x.2 kibglobal -\> 10.x.x.3 now when I do nslooking I get all this ip in…

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## [Updated to 7.2, now I cannot connect to kibana gui](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updated-to-7-2-now-i-cannot-connect-to-kibana-gui/189592)

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**Author:** [@durrellgray](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/durrellgray)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updated-to-7-2-now-i-cannot-connect-to-kibana-gui/189592 "2019-07-09T19:03:51Z")

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I recently deployed version 7.2. My elasticsearch is running, but I cannot get to the Kibana interface. here are my configs. ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration ========================= NOTE: Elastic…

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## [Kibana docker list multiple ES hosts](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-docker-list-multiple-es-hosts/189594)

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**Author:** [@jlim0930](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jlim0930)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-docker-list-multiple-es-hosts/189594 "2019-07-09T17:56:50Z")

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how do you list multiple ELASTICSEARCH\_HOSTS ? I want to pass along 2 different ELASTICSEARCH\_HOSTS but I can't seem to get the syntax right.

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## [Canvas: duplicate date across table using formatdate](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-duplicate-date-across-table-using-formatdate/189055)

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**Author:** [@TsuWeiQuan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TsuWeiQuan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-duplicate-date-across-table-using-formatdate/189055 "2019-07-09T18:18:08Z")

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Hello, I am using canvas and have some trouble getting a nice formatted time. I would like to ask why is my formatted time on the right most column always output UTC time and it duplicates across the table. I follow…

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## [How to download Canvas datatable as CSV?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-download-canvas-datatable-as-csv/189177)

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**Author:** [@YuWatanabe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YuWatanabe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-download-canvas-datatable-as-csv/189177 "2019-07-09T18:16:10Z")

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Is there any way to download Canvas datatable as CSV file ? I know that CSV is available for discover and visualiaze but I want to download the data table which is created using rich math function of Canvas. Looks like…

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## [Kibana's default index pattern get deleted automatically](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibanas-default-index-pattern-get-deleted-automatically/189577)

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**Author:** [@tomeri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomeri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibanas-default-index-pattern-get-deleted-automatically/189577 "2019-07-09T18:15:05Z")

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Hi, Kibana 6.7.1 I started to face a weird behavior with Kibana, for an unknown reason when logging in to Kibana it complains that there's no default index-pattern configured I then chose one of the index-pattern from…

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## [RegEx Query in Discover](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-in-discover/189586)

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**Author:** [@wwalker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wwalker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-in-discover/189586 "2019-07-09T17:00:02Z")

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I'm looking at website requests in my log that shows lots of strings in Kibana 7.0. I want to filter out anything that ends in a file extension, so I have the following regex pattern that should work, \\.\\w{3,4}$. Howev…

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## [Kibana 7 Discover UI is \*very\* cluttered compared to 6 and 5](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-discover-ui-is-very-cluttered-compared-to-6-and-5/189587)

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**Author:** [@jong99](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jong99)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-discover-ui-is-very-cluttered-compared-to-6-and-5/189587 "2019-07-09T16:23:09Z")

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We've been using Kibana 7 now for a while, however after trying to get used to it I'm afraid that I'm still finding the new Kibana 7 UI very cluttered and clunky. Compare the Discover UI below from previous versions: K…

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## [Auto authenticating to an embedded Kibana dashboard (on Elastic.co CLOUD) via Apache](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-authenticating-to-an-embedded-kibana-dashboard-on-elastic-co-cloud-via-apache/189526)

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**Author:** [@letailli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/letailli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-authenticating-to-an-embedded-kibana-dashboard-on-elastic-co-cloud-via-apache/189526 "2019-07-09T15:28:58Z")

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I'm in the exact same situation as this closed topic: Auto authenticating to an embedded Kibana dashboard (on Elastic.co CLOUD) But I prefer to use Apache rather than Nginx as a reverse proxy. Here is my apache config…

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## [Parsing Nested JSONS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-nested-jsons/189470)

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**Author:** [@shivkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shivkumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-nested-jsons/189470 "2019-07-09T15:21:32Z")

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I have the following JSON Structure: { "\_index": "my\_reports", "\_type": "\_doc", "\_id": "ZNDj0GsOIHTBt-YGGDR", "\_version": 1, "\_score": null, "\_source": { "@timestamp": "2019-07-08T09:21:32.352Z", "@version": "1"…

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## [Separate Basic Auth for Different Dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/separate-basic-auth-for-different-dashboards/189539)

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**Author:** [@bgoyal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bgoyal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/separate-basic-auth-for-different-dashboards/189539 "2019-07-09T15:14:28Z")

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Hi All, We have 2 Kibana dashboards & need to give it to some other teams for read only access. There must be two separate credentials to access two different dashboards User should not have access to other dashboards …

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## [Creating custom legends for Kibana visualizations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-custom-legends-for-kibana-visualizations/189409)

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**Author:** [@amclaughlin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amclaughlin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-custom-legends-for-kibana-visualizations/189409 "2019-07-09T14:05:12Z")

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Good afternoon everyone! We are just getting started with our rollout of the ELK stack, and I have found, on several occasions, that it would be very beneficial for us to be able to customize the legend of a given visua…

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## [Error in custom plugin of Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-custom-plugin-of-kibana/188066)

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**Author:** [@masterThomas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/masterThomas)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-custom-plugin-of-kibana/188066 "2019-07-09T13:10:43Z")

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hi team, Please, help with issue. Getting error while making a POST/PUT requests from custom plugin from browser to elastic index: status: 401, displayName: 'AuthenticationException', message: '\[security\_exception\] m…

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## [Dedup on hostname](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dedup-on-hostname/189381)

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**Author:** [@hursto75](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hursto75)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dedup-on-hostname/189381 "2019-07-09T12:40:03Z")

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I have a search that should be fairly simple, and cannot figure out how to do it. I want to show the latest result for a string one per hostname. Want to do this in KQL if possible.

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