# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=684 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 685 --- ## [Unable to use alias in index pattern creation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-alias-in-index-pattern-creation/176122)
**Author:** [@justinw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justinw)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-use-alias-in-index-pattern-creation/176122 "2019-04-15T23:04:06Z")
Hi, I've seen a few old discuss posts about this, and this PR claims to fix it, but myself and others are still having issues using an alias for index pattern creation. Furthermore, creating the pattern on an older ver… --- ## [Unable to filter for presence of meta fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-filter-for-presence-of-meta-fields/176715)
**Author:** [@VamPikmin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VamPikmin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-filter-for-presence-of-meta-fields/176715 "2019-04-15T22:59:54Z")
Hi I'm not sure what this means and how should I go about fixing it? I'm using 6.7.1 The following fields are grayed out t \_id nhqbFGoB7LVKCcAvRMhX t \_index winlogbeat-6.7.1-2019.04.13 # \_score 1 t \_type d… --- ## [Apache2 -Could not locate that index-pattern-field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apache2-could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-field/176292)
**Author:** [@msina](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/msina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apache2-could-not-locate-that-index-pattern-field/176292 "2019-04-13T23:16:45Z")
Hi, In kibana dashboard we are getting below error. We have followed the steps mentioned here https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/6.3/filebeat-module-apache2.html Our Setup: "version" : { "number" : "6… --- ## [Kibana did not load properly. Check the server output for more information-6.4.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-did-not-load-properly-check-the-server-output-for-more-information-6-4-3/176971)
**Author:** [@diya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/diya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-did-not-load-properly-check-the-server-output-for-more-information-6-4-3/176971 "2019-04-15T21:07:46Z")
I get this error when i try to login to a remote server.The ports are open and we are able to see the results of elasticsearch from our machines.Please help.This is the console output I get from firefox and I have tried … --- ## [Kibana downloads timing out?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-downloads-timing-out/176959)
**Author:** [@mvdobrinin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mvdobrinin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-downloads-timing-out/176959 "2019-04-15T20:23:50Z")
It seems that the download for https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-7.0.0-windows-x86\_64.zip is timing out. It reaches nearly 100% and then hangs. The one time that it did download, the ZIP appeared corru… --- ## [Stage view in circles (goals/gauges/vega-lite)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stage-view-in-circles-goals-gauges-vega-lite/176897)
**Author:** [@AditiKhalatkar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AditiKhalatkar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stage-view-in-circles-goals-gauges-vega-lite/176897 "2019-04-15T19:56:30Z")
I am aiming to provide some visualization of different stages. The basic features of this stage view would be:- Defined number of stages(say 3 stages - stage 1, stage 2, stage 3) Each stage will have a status like so… --- ## [Kibana generating screenshots?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-generating-screenshots/176965)
**Author:** [@mmisztal1980](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mmisztal1980)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-generating-screenshots/176965 "2019-04-15T19:51:03Z")
A colleague of mine has shown me a rather interesting concept of grafana generating a screenshot, which can later be sent to a chat provider (such as Slack or MS Teams) via a webhook and associated with an alert or an ev… --- ## [Multipolygon in kibana maps](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multipolygon-in-kibana-maps/176852)
**Author:** [@Rahul\_Tandon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rahul_Tandon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multipolygon-in-kibana-maps/176852 "2019-04-15T18:45:43Z")
I have inserted a big multipolygon in elasticsearch index,but i am not able to view it on kibana maps.when i inserted a small polygon with four points i am able to view. Please suggest me any solution. I also want to k… --- ## [How to extend i18n translations?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784)
**Author:** [@Hamed\_Jml](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hamed_Jml)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784 "2019-04-15T17:41:53Z")
Hi As I realized, elk 6.7 and 7 supports simplified chinese, and for each plugin it is possible to have translation files. I need to translate kibana core to another language and I don't know chinese. Is there an engl… --- ## [Kibana : failed to parse date field \[1554163200000\] with format \[year\_month\_day\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-failed-to-parse-date-field-1554163200000-with-format-year-month-day/176689)
**Author:** [@igour](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/igour)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-failed-to-parse-date-field-1554163200000-with-format-year-month-day/176689 "2019-04-15T17:21:19Z")
In Kibana, i am able to see date in mentioned format which was very much anticipated. Mapping which I created was type like this: "StartDate" : { "type" : "date", "format" : "year\_month\_day" } Once i select any… --- ## [Not getting logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-getting-logs/173638)
**Author:** [@nvnitt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nvnitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-getting-logs/173638 "2019-04-15T16:36:42Z")
Hi All, I am new to ELK thing.I want to get an alert whenever there is a failed ssh attempt on number of servers.I am able to get the alert whenever there is a failed attempt and if a log reached out to kibana.However t… --- ## [Short URL redirect problem Internet Explorer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/short-url-redirect-problem-internet-explorer/176916)
**Author:** [@Stancho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stancho)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/short-url-redirect-problem-internet-explorer/176916 "2019-04-15T16:35:22Z")
Hi guys, I have a Dashboard in Kibana (6.5.0) which has a pretty long URL (more than 2000 characters). That's why I cannot open the dashboard in Internet Explorer. Generating a short URL ( https://www.elastic.co/guide/… --- ## [Build Kibana source code with Maven in SVN Repo](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-kibana-source-code-with-maven-in-svn-repo/176837)
**Author:** [@RAM\_NATHAN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RAM_NATHAN)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/build-kibana-source-code-with-maven-in-svn-repo/176837 "2019-04-15T15:59:38Z")
Hi I'm just trying to build kibana using maven/ant in svn repo. Can you please direct me a document/steps to do that? Regards Ram --- ## [System metric Visualised by Kibana are not accurate](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/system-metric-visualised-by-kibana-are-not-accurate/176876)
**Author:** [@Nishar\_shaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nishar_shaik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/system-metric-visualised-by-kibana-are-not-accurate/176876 "2019-04-15T15:52:34Z")
Hi all, I am new to Kibana trying to monitor & visualise my Ubuntu local system metrics. But in kibana the system metrics are very inaccurate (Tested by typing top command in my local system to know the metrics ). The… --- ## [Doc-viewer component does not comply with dark mode setting in 6.7.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doc-viewer-component-does-not-comply-with-dark-mode-setting-in-6-7-1/176845)
**Author:** [@flalar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/flalar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doc-viewer-component-does-not-comply-with-dark-mode-setting-in-6-7-1/176845 "2019-04-15T15:35:53Z")
After upgrading to 6.7.1 we noticed the table view of the doc-viewer component is no longer complying with the dark mode scheme. That is... The tekst is but the background stays white. Any one else seen this issue? --- ## [Kibana is Unable to Get Index Pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-unable-to-get-index-pattern/176754)
**Author:** [@stevetso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stevetso)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-unable-to-get-index-pattern/176754 "2019-04-15T15:14:38Z")
When I upgrade from 6.7 to 7, I am unable to create index pattern in Kibana. Reference Video: https://youtu.be/ZYYt4fbGvao In the world of 6.7, everything is working fine and I can create any index patterns in Kibana. … --- ## [All shards failed after migration to 6.7.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-shards-failed-after-migration-to-6-7-1/176864)
**Author:** [@Ludovic9](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ludovic9)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/all-shards-failed-after-migration-to-6-7-1/176864 "2019-04-15T14:14:06Z")
Hi, I have a problem with kibana. I have done a migration to 6.3.0 to 6.7.1 OK for elasticsearch OK for logstash But for kibana, after I have done a yum install kibana and restarted it, I can't connect to the web in… --- ## [Fetch Kibana Dashboard links from Canvas Plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fetch-kibana-dashboard-links-from-canvas-plugin/175774)
**Author:** [@tarkin67](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tarkin67)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fetch-kibana-dashboard-links-from-canvas-plugin/175774 "2019-04-15T13:50:52Z")
Hi, We are running Elasticsearch and Kibana 6.6.1 want to have a landing page as a canvas workpad that displays a set of other canvas workpads and kibana dashboards with the corresponding links. For this we need to be a… --- ## [How can i use iframe code in emails watcher](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-iframe-code-in-emails-watcher/176012)
**Author:** [@bhushan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhushan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-iframe-code-in-emails-watcher/176012 "2019-04-15T13:31:00Z")
I want my dashboard to be view in email so i copied the iframe code and pasted in html email watcher but i see blank in emails.Please help me in embedding it or mention any other way to show dashboard on email. Thanks a… --- ## [Kibana 6.7 Uptime limitation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-7-uptime-limitation/176088)
**Author:** [@Ashootosh\_Bhardwaj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ashootosh_Bhardwaj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-7-uptime-limitation/176088 "2019-04-15T11:47:05Z")
Hi, I recently installed ELK 6.7 suite. I listed around 350 servers in heartbeat module and I was able to see their status in Kibana Uptime. However details were available only for first 50 servers. There were around 40 … --- ## [Kibana Dashboard Utilization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-utilization/176137)
**Author:** [@Ashok2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ashok2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-utilization/176137 "2019-04-15T09:42:50Z")
Hi, The Requirement is to Display data volume per index on a daily basis. I would like to see for a given date how many documents/logs are created and what is the storage size consumed by the newly created documents/lo… --- ## [Kibana new visualization error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-new-visualization-error/176643)
**Author:** [@masterThomas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/masterThomas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-new-visualization-error/176643 "2019-04-15T08:45:32Z")
hi team, i use kibana\_sample\_visualization refference. Incept new visualization and get this error. Didnt change any string of this template. use developing kibana 6.7.0 --- ## [Error While Embedding Inbuilt Kibana Plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-embedding-inbuilt-kibana-plugin/173767)
**Author:** [@Jagadeesh\_ctm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jagadeesh_ctm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-embedding-inbuilt-kibana-plugin/173767 "2019-04-15T08:01:32Z")
Hii, I want to embedd in build kibana visualization to my custom kibana plugin . I created some visualizations using the kibana UI and later in the code of my custom plugin i followed this tutorial https://www.elastic.… --- ## [Kibana discover does not filter the time field correctly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-discover-does-not-filter-the-time-field-correctly/176580)
**Author:** [@pszemesy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pszemesy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-discover-does-not-filter-the-time-field-correctly/176580 "2019-04-15T07:45:01Z")
I have an index where the timestamp filed called start mapped as: "start": { "type": "date", "format": "yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss Z" } When I click on the filter button next to the value the filter gives no result. L… --- ## [Cannot visualize data in real-time, using vega\\vega-lite in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-visualize-data-in-real-time-using-vega-vega-lite-in-kibana/176569)
**Author:** [@wardakhan149](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wardakhan149)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-visualize-data-in-real-time-using-vega-vega-lite-in-kibana/176569 "2019-04-15T05:53:54Z")
I have real time data. I am writing an ES query to filter my data for better visualization (kibana-vega). apparently using ES queries don't let me visualize in real time anymore. vega rather takes all the data in index a… --- ## [Kibana shows weird format](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-shows-weird-format/176817)
**Author:** [@Donny\_Nightfrost](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Donny_Nightfrost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-shows-weird-format/176817 "2019-04-15T04:31:17Z")
Hi guys, I have a small problem with Kibana display : Any reason why in the fields there's "\\u00d" and something similar to that? How to fix it? Thanks in advance --- ## [Two index with same field cant be merged as single document](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/two-index-with-same-field-cant-be-merged-as-single-document/171845)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Krishnan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hari_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/two-index-with-same-field-cant-be-merged-as-single-document/171845 "2019-04-14T12:54:19Z")
Hi i'm new to Kibana. I tried to merge two index into a single document but failed Here what i did: Created index as index11 and index12 Created index pattern as index1\* then in Discover tab i can see filed of two in… --- ## [Debug loggers on Node JS in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/debug-loggers-on-node-js-in-kibana/176376)
**Author:** [@sstest](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sstest)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/debug-loggers-on-node-js-in-kibana/176376 "2019-04-14T09:51:16Z")
Hi, I am using Kibana3 and now I am in the need to enable DEBUG on Node.js to get more loggers as my Kibana instance going down frequently. I explored a few and looks like which suits for Kibana4 as I am not seeing kiba… --- ## [Maps in Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-in-dashboard/176707)
**Author:** [@Kenneth\_M\_Kolano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kenneth_M_Kolano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-in-dashboard/176707 "2019-04-13T22:36:25Z")
I was excited to try out the new Maps functionality in Kibana 7.0; however after implementing a few maps I've realized that there seems to be no way to include a Maps visualization within a dashboard. Am I missing somet… --- ## [Question on multiple date fields in an event and time range](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/question-on-multiple-date-fields-in-an-event-and-time-range/176090)
**Author:** [@Sudhakar\_Madeti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sudhakar_Madeti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/question-on-multiple-date-fields-in-an-event-and-time-range/176090 "2019-04-13T10:28:22Z")
I am trying to push all our team's tickets into ELK. The tickets have 5 date fields and I have 2 questions in this regard. I have all the data in the same index. The 5 different date fields: Planned\_Start\_Time Planned\_… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=683) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=685)