# Kibana

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## [Kibana plugin development resources](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-development-resources/171693)

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**Author:** [@Ahmad\_Abulhouf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ahmad_Abulhouf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-development-resources/171693 "2019-03-13T01:39:23Z")

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Hi , I am new in kibana development and need to lean how to develop kibana plugins . Could you please share with me useful resources , tutorials , books and courses to begin building kibana plugins . Best regards,

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## [Multiply the values of two fields in the same index, but different lines](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiply-the-values-of-two-fields-in-the-same-index-but-different-lines/169918)

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**Author:** [@Lemelin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lemelin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiply-the-values-of-two-fields-in-the-same-index-but-different-lines/169918 "2019-03-12T23:32:28Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to show billing information about a client in Kibana. I have created two indexes under the same index pattern to be able to see the data from both in the same dashboard. The first index represents a tr…

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## [Global Variables in Canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-variables-in-canvas/169871)

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**Author:** [@JamesNotJamez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JamesNotJamez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/global-variables-in-canvas/169871 "2019-03-12T20:59:14Z")

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Is it possible to define a global variable in Canvas. At the moment I am defining a target, but when I update this target I have to change queries of each individually. Thanks e.g.

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## [Fill in the empty buckets as 0 - Line Graph using date histogram, for count & cumulative count](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fill-in-the-empty-buckets-as-0-line-graph-using-date-histogram-for-count-cumulative-count/171982)

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**Author:** [@ek9boy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ek9boy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fill-in-the-empty-buckets-as-0-line-graph-using-date-histogram-for-count-cumulative-count/171982 "2019-03-12T20:34:46Z")

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I am using a line graph to predict a count and cumulative count every hour per day. If a file comes in at 3am it will start the count from there and not show anything on from 12am. likewise if no files come in after 7pm…

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## [Scripted Field Disappearing when refreshed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-disappearing-when-refreshed/172018)

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**Author:** [@Meredith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Meredith)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-disappearing-when-refreshed/172018 "2019-03-12T20:21:47Z")

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I created a scripted field and used it to create a new visualization and new dashboard. It appears at first, but if I refresh the browser, the values no longer appear. The name is still there, but with no values in the d…

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## [Terms daily percentage in Data Table visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-daily-percentage-in-data-table-visualization/171925)

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**Author:** [@Fabio-sama](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fabio-sama)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-daily-percentage-in-data-table-visualization/171925 "2019-03-12T17:12:35Z")

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Hi there! I'm struggling to achieve the following result. Let's say I have a field "Result" that can be equal to A, B or C. Everyday I obviously have numerous hits, each with its own Result. Now, is there a way (poss…

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## [Calculating percentage of Field values in Data table](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/calculating-percentage-of-field-values-in-data-table/171893)

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**Author:** [@Rajgopalan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajgopalan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/calculating-percentage-of-field-values-in-data-table/171893 "2019-03-12T16:47:41Z")

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I need to populate a column which has the calculated percentage corresponding to another column. In this case I want to calculate Traffic percentage based on traffic volume ,which is one of the data columns.

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## [Kibana/Netflow bandwidth percentile calculation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-netflow-bandwidth-percentile-calculation/172006)

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**Author:** [@OlSpurty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/OlSpurty)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-netflow-bandwidth-percentile-calculation/172006 "2019-03-12T16:38:48Z")

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Hello, and thanks in advance for any help. I'm working on a bandwidth usage charting tool where I need to get a monthly percentile calculation, and am most of the way there - Here's what I have so far: An Elastic Stack…

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## [Timelion only draw a graph marker if the data field's split values are less than x by count](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-only-draw-a-graph-marker-if-the-data-fields-split-values-are-less-than-x-by-count/165513)

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**Author:** [@Tonbon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tonbon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-only-draw-a-graph-marker-if-the-data-fields-split-values-are-less-than-x-by-count/165513 "2019-03-12T16:21:10Z")

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I want to execute my search for specific data field and its values so that if any of the field's values count goes below x, it will be shown in the graph and the name of that value will be shown in the legend. Otherwise …

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## [Auditing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auditing/171988)

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**Author:** [@riya12](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/riya12)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auditing/171988 "2019-03-12T15:20:50Z")

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Hi guys, I am using the audit logging functionality in Kibana. I have already filtered the logs according to events and users. I am still getting logs for every millisecond and I want to tie all the related audit events…

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## [No cached mapping for this field / refresh of fields not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-cached-mapping-for-this-field-refresh-of-fields-not-working/171821)

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**Author:** [@Lowwa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lowwa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-cached-mapping-for-this-field-refresh-of-fields-not-working/171821 "2019-03-12T09:57:37Z")

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Hi, Any new fields added to my index are ignored by my index pattern. The fields list remain empty. I tried to refresh field list, to remove / add index pattern, to remove / re-create index... The fields are shown in …

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## [Create visualization with filter count](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-visualization-with-filter-count/171875)

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**Author:** [@Ofrir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ofrir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-visualization-with-filter-count/171875 "2019-03-12T06:48:45Z")

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Hi, I have index with the following fields: App\_id, status, timestamp The app\_id is identifier for process, and status is the status of the process (can be start, succeeded, failed, aborted). I want to build visualiz…

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## [Kibana repository tag v6.6.1 code does not match with kibana 6.6.1 docker image](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-repository-tag-v6-6-1-code-does-not-match-with-kibana-6-6-1-docker-image/171641)

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**Author:** [@Sebastian\_Treu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sebastian_Treu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-repository-tag-v6-6-1-code-does-not-match-with-kibana-6-6-1-docker-image/171641 "2019-03-11T22:48:57Z")

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I've notice that the repo version 6.6.1 is not included in the docker image: And if I do: $ docker run -it docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:6.6.1 ls -l node\_modules/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/login/component…

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## [Kibana 6.5.4: error on unfolding legend](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-5-4-error-on-unfolding-legend/167894)

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**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-5-4-error-on-unfolding-legend/167894 "2019-03-11T22:31:45Z")

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Hey there, don't know, if this is already known, but I encounter a bug in the legend of visualizations in 6.5.4 of kibana. I have just a visualization with legend: If I click on one legend entry the legend should ge…

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## [Can a scripted field be mapped as a geo\_point](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-scripted-field-be-mapped-as-a-geo-point/171655)

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**Author:** [@rahul\_bhagwat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahul_bhagwat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-a-scripted-field-be-mapped-as-a-geo-point/171655 "2019-03-11T22:18:29Z")

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I have some log files with latitude and longitude data in different rows, i created a scripted field which concatenated the data of these two rows but i am unable to save this field as a geo\_point to visualise it. How ca…

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## [How to understand search/index rate in kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-understand-search-index-rate-in-kibana/171585)

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**Author:** [@luxiaoxun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/luxiaoxun)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-understand-search-index-rate-in-kibana/171585 "2019-03-11T22:06:56Z")

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Hi I am using kibana to monitor ES cluster. From kibana, it shows search rate is 2000/s, indexing rate is 10000/s (total shards), how to understand these 2 numbers? If indexing rate is 10000/s (total shards), does it m…

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## [Adding current timestamp as a visualisation in my dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-current-timestamp-as-a-visualisation-in-my-dashboard/171749)

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**Author:** [@joe123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joe123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-current-timestamp-as-a-visualisation-in-my-dashboard/171749 "2019-03-11T21:37:15Z")

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Is it possible to add current timestamp as a visualization to my dashboard? If yes , then how can we do it.

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## [Interactive Control on Kibana to Trigger Commands](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interactive-control-on-kibana-to-trigger-commands/171748)

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**Author:** [@vsalunkhe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vsalunkhe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/interactive-control-on-kibana-to-trigger-commands/171748 "2019-03-11T21:34:14Z")

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Hi, I need to execute commands to check system parameters(by executing commands) when certain conditions are met. Does Kibana support any such Interactive Control with the help of which I can get the output of commands…

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## [Kibana 6.6.1 - show only Docs where Field has a value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-6-1-show-only-docs-where-field-has-a-value/171742)

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**Author:** [@MarcusCaepio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarcusCaepio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-6-1-show-only-docs-where-field-has-a-value/171742 "2019-03-11T21:27:21Z")

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Hi all, we have many documents where a FIELD has a value entry of "Strings and Numbers" OR "Empty String". In the kibana discovery, how can I see entries, where FIELD got a value and don't show the "Empty String" docu…

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## [How to attach new Leaflet Map plugin to Kibana coordinate map](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-attach-new-leaflet-map-plugin-to-kibana-coordinate-map/169754)

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**Author:** [@praveen\_elk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/praveen_elk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-attach-new-leaflet-map-plugin-to-kibana-coordinate-map/169754 "2019-03-11T21:10:40Z")

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Dear Team, There are few Leaflet plugins already part of Kibana coordinate map visualization Setup like leaflet-responsive-popup, etc. Similarly we need to add other leaflet plugins into Kibana like leaflet-control-osm-…

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## [How to customize spaceselector page in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-customize-spaceselector-page-in-kibana/171326)

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**Author:** [@Tushar\_Garg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tushar_Garg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-customize-spaceselector-page-in-kibana/171326 "2019-03-11T21:07:53Z")

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Hi All, I have kibana 6.6.0 on local as well as production server. When I visit home page on local it show get started page but on production server it shows spaceSelector page. How can I customize that page in Kibna. …

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## [How to make a match to the comma in the search bar of kibana6.5.4?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-a-match-to-the-comma-in-the-search-bar-of-kibana6-5-4/171653)

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**Author:** [@jiangby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jiangby)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-a-match-to-the-comma-in-the-search-bar-of-kibana6-5-4/171653 "2019-03-11T20:54:14Z")

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My log text contains a comma, how do I match him when I search? I tried to use “\\”, it seems to be useless.

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## [Hide menu for unauthorized users](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/hide-menu-for-unauthorized-users/171618)

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**Author:** [@kamal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kamal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/hide-menu-for-unauthorized-users/171618 "2019-03-11T20:34:41Z")

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Hi I have enabled trial license and set up authorization in 6.5.4, so Is it possible to hide some menus for unauthorized users? Also, all users can see more than what they need, like "Advanced Settings". How to disabl…

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## [Is there a way to dynamically add elements to canvas?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-dynamically-add-elements-to-canvas/168825)

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**Author:** [@acalypha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/acalypha)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-a-way-to-dynamically-add-elements-to-canvas/168825 "2019-03-11T19:54:00Z")

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Recently, I have been experimenting with Canvas on Kibana 6. The fact that one can use essql for filtering data and the elements are tweakable from the "expression editor" is awesome. I am now wondering if there is a wa…

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## [Latest download of Canvas for v6.6?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/latest-download-of-canvas-for-v6-6/171823)

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**Author:** [@Codeseer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Codeseer)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/latest-download-of-canvas-for-v6-6/171823 "2019-03-11T18:43:46Z")

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Hi I am trying to find the latest link for Canvas that works with Kibana v6.6 but the Getting Started page does not seem to have a link. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/canvas-getting-started.html The la…

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## [Install kibana plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin/171824)

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**Author:** [@Welton\_Leao\_Machado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Welton_Leao_Machado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/install-kibana-plugin/171824 "2019-03-11T18:39:10Z")

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I i'm trying to install a plugin chart on kibana and have not successful. I tried to install following way. Executing this command in KIBANA\_HOME/bin ./kibana-plugin install https://github.com/dlumbrer/kbn\_radar/relea…

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## [How is RBAC handled in Kibana on AWS?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-is-rbac-handled-in-kibana-on-aws/171802)

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**Author:** [@lar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-is-rbac-handled-in-kibana-on-aws/171802 "2019-03-11T17:07:30Z")

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How is RBAC handled in Kibana on AWS ? Would it needs to be integrated with AD ?

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## [How do you see data sent from syslog \> logstash \> elasticsearch (no filebeats)?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-see-data-sent-from-syslog-logstash-elasticsearch-no-filebeats/171537)

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**Author:** [@meatwad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meatwad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-see-data-sent-from-syslog-logstash-elasticsearch-no-filebeats/171537 "2019-03-11T16:38:20Z")

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Hi, I'm just getting started so please forgive me if this is a stupid question. I've got Elkstack installed onto a CentOS 7 system that is ingesting syslog feeds from remote systems. Rsyslog is configured to listen on…

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## [Filter by clicking legend in line charts](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-clicking-legend-in-line-charts/171329)

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**Author:** [@tomhel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tomhel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-by-clicking-legend-in-line-charts/171329 "2019-03-11T12:11:16Z")

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I'm quite sure that I used to be able to click a legend in a line chart followed by the plus sign to create a filter, but for some reason, the plus and minus signs are missing now. For pie charts this still works: C…

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## [Scale to Y-Axis Data Bounds not working in Kibana 6.6.1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scale-to-y-axis-data-bounds-not-working-in-kibana-6-6-1/171163)

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**Author:** [@pmunoz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pmunoz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scale-to-y-axis-data-bounds-not-working-in-kibana-6-6-1/171163 "2019-03-11T11:58:03Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to create a split bar chart and, where Y-axis have different ranges... I selected the "Scale to Data Bounds" under Y-Axis settings, but I'm still seen the same interval for each graph?? How to fix thi…

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