# Kibana

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## [Which version is ready for production use?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-is-ready-for-production-use/161763)

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**Author:** [@brandtj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandtj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-is-ready-for-production-use/161763 "2018-12-21T22:05:42Z")

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I see too many issues that point to basic functionality not working in the 6.5 releases. Is there a release the team suggests to use that has the least amount of regression bugs? I can't go off of the regression label …

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## [Why does elasticsearch use PKCS#12, while Kibana needs PEM?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-elasticsearch-use-pkcs-12-while-kibana-needs-pem/161756)

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**Author:** [@avocado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/avocado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-elasticsearch-use-pkcs-12-while-kibana-needs-pem/161756 "2018-12-21T17:49:12Z")

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What's the best way to deal with this? Should I just convert the CA and keys using openssl?

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## [When can i place vis.updateState();?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-can-i-place-vis-updatestate/161185)

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**Author:** [@Yasser\_Ouakil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yasser_Ouakil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-can-i-place-vis-updatestate/161185 "2018-12-21T15:04:45Z")

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Hi ! i created a visualization and I want to update current state with values from vis.params. the problem is that the function is executed several times, and I want it to run only one time. So when can i place the fo…

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## [Kibana 6.5.3 javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: null cert chain](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-5-3-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-null-cert-chain/161375)

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**Author:** [@totsugeki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/totsugeki)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-5-3-javax-net-ssl-sslhandshakeexception-null-cert-chain/161375 "2018-12-21T15:04:28Z")

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Hello everyone. I have an elastic cluster in 6.2.4, with the x-pack plugin, a licence, and full ssl required (http, transports) A kibana is also installed and is authenticated with signed certificates I am trying to i…

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## [Best practice to denormalize array objects](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-to-denormalize-array-objects/161647)

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**Author:** [@snicoll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/snicoll)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-to-denormalize-array-objects/161647 "2018-12-21T14:39:15Z")

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We're working on a new data structure to display in Kibana and we've got the " Objects in arrays are not well supported" warning. We also found that creating queries on this data structure does not seem straightforward. …

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## [Watcher alert not functioning with Time range](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-alert-not-functioning-with-time-range/161737)

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**Author:** [@fjm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fjm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-alert-not-functioning-with-time-range/161737 "2018-12-21T14:06:32Z")

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Hi there, I am looking to create an advanced watch where I am alerted when any docker container stops running on any VMs in a network. While I receive results back and during testing I am able to have the alert fire off…

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## [Extending pie chart and time line](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extending-pie-chart-and-time-line/160720)

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**Author:** [@Serrg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Serrg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extending-pie-chart-and-time-line/160720 "2018-12-21T11:09:21Z")

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Welcome all, I would like to extend pie chart and time line to add extra functionality. What I would prefer not to do is (correct me if I am wrong): a) creating a completely new plugin with new pie chart or time line …

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## [Compare fields from different index pattern using a scripted field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compare-fields-from-different-index-pattern-using-a-scripted-field/161632)

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**Author:** [@Sanj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sanj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compare-fields-from-different-index-pattern-using-a-scripted-field/161632 "2018-12-21T09:42:09Z")

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Hi Team, My scenario is that I need to compare fields from two different data. I have three fields named "Server", "Name" and "Size". Say I'll be getting data from two servers (i.e) server1 and server2. these servers w…

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## [Using bootstrap popover in kibana plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-bootstrap-popover-in-kibana-plugin/159028)

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**Author:** [@Rohit\_Gupta1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rohit_Gupta1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-bootstrap-popover-in-kibana-plugin/159028 "2018-12-21T05:03:08Z")

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How can I use bootstrap in custom Kibana plugin. I want to use popover to be displayed on clicking a link like bootstrap does.

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## [Kibana Plugin helpers command not found in plugin development](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-helpers-command-not-found-in-plugin-development/161733)

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**Author:** [@aaronoah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaronoah)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-helpers-command-not-found-in-plugin-development/161733 "2018-12-21T02:25:52Z")

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Hi, Kibana community, I ran into an issue when porting a new version of my calendar visualization plugin for Kibana master branch. I followed the doc here: It seems that yarn add --dev link:../../kibana/packages/k…

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## [Kibana\_dashboard\_only\_user not display search object total info](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-only-user-not-display-search-object-total-info/161681)

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**Author:** [@test987654123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/test987654123)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-only-user-not-display-search-object-total-info/161681 "2018-12-21T01:13:17Z")

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Hi，my kibana version is 6.4.2. In the kibana\_dashboard\_only\_user , Dashboard not display search object.

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## [Kibana 6.5.1 Elastic Cloud Kibana Browser 100%](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-5-1-elastic-cloud-kibana-browser-100/158966)

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**Author:** [@Dallas\_Toth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dallas_Toth)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-5-1-elastic-cloud-kibana-browser-100/158966 "2018-12-20T21:37:46Z")

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Kibana 6.5.1 Elastic Cloud Tested Chrome Version 70.0.3538.110 (Official Build) (64-bit) Internet Explorer 11.407.17134.0 Browser Hangs on Visualizations With CPU 100% In Chrome TaskManager No performance issues in E…

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## [Bitcoin Real-time transactions using canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bitcoin-real-time-transactions-using-canvas/160979)

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**Author:** [@shani\_angarkadu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shani_angarkadu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bitcoin-real-time-transactions-using-canvas/160979 "2018-12-20T20:56:18Z")

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Not a question, feels like sharing this canvas real-time page created for bitcoin monitoring

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## [Selectable Text in the Maps Hover/Pop-up Box](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selectable-text-in-the-maps-hover-pop-up-box/160959)

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**Author:** [@avocado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/avocado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selectable-text-in-the-maps-hover-pop-up-box/160959 "2018-12-20T20:33:09Z")

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It would be great if a user could select the text in the map hover popup, and then copy/paste the data onto the clipboard. Is there a way to do this?

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## [User-friendly option to do large filtering with an option to save the queries](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-friendly-option-to-do-large-filtering-with-an-option-to-save-the-queries/160690)

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**Author:** [@Nikhil\_Utane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Utane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-friendly-option-to-do-large-filtering-with-an-option-to-save-the-queries/160690 "2018-12-20T20:20:41Z")

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Hi, ours is a log analytics solution. I have received a feature request to provide a way where users can provide many filter strings (both include and exclude category). For e.g. assume there are a million log messages, …

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## [Upgrade 6.4.0-\>6.5.1 or .2 loses time field on some Kibana index patterns](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-6-4-0-6-5-1-or-2-loses-time-field-on-some-kibana-index-patterns/160933)

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**Author:** [@jmb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-6-4-0-6-5-1-or-2-loses-time-field-on-some-kibana-index-patterns/160933 "2018-12-20T20:12:55Z")

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We've just upgraded ES/Kibana in our dev environments, and on both my laptop and our two-node dev cluster, we've noticed that some index patterns in Kibana have lost the notion of their time field. The fields themselves …

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## [Discover data seems different from visualize data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-data-seems-different-from-visualize-data/160940)

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**Author:** [@josh\_taroko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/josh_taroko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discover-data-seems-different-from-visualize-data/160940 "2018-12-20T20:10:59Z")

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I am trying to visualize my data that is stored in ElasticSearch. However The does not seem consistent between discover and visualize. As you can see in this discovery when I divide the graph by significant terms onl…

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## [Multiple Fields on A Single Coordinate Map Visualization (i.e. layers)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-fields-on-a-single-coordinate-map-visualization-i-e-layers/160958)

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**Author:** [@avocado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/avocado)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-fields-on-a-single-coordinate-map-visualization-i-e-layers/160958 "2018-12-20T20:09:53Z")

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I would like to be able to show multiple Fields on the same Coordinate Map Visualization. Is there a way to do this? This request is analogous to the GIS concept of data layers. I would like to show a geo-spatial heat m…

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## [Display Additional Fields in Maps Text Popup](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-additional-fields-in-maps-text-popup/160976)

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**Author:** [@avocado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/avocado)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-additional-fields-in-maps-text-popup/160976 "2018-12-20T20:07:02Z")

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Is there a way to display additional Field data in the Coordinate Map Text Box/Popup? So far I can only get the mapped field value and coordinates.

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## [Kibana visualise using a JSON key instead of value as the Term](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualise-using-a-json-key-instead-of-value-as-the-term/161026)

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**Author:** [@kibanaquestions](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kibanaquestions)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualise-using-a-json-key-instead-of-value-as-the-term/161026 "2018-12-20T20:02:27Z")

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Hi If I have some JSON data that I've added to Kibana/Elastic and it's automatically created the index, I can easily create visualisations for the final leaf values. E.g. in the data below, I could create a pie chart wi…

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## [Difference in Visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-in-visualization/161188)

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**Author:** [@jmukhtar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmukhtar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-in-visualization/161188 "2018-12-20T19:30:10Z")

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Hi I am facing an annoying issue where i am getting different results in different visualizations. I am comparing gauge visualization from Visual Builder and other from Standard Gauge. See attached snapshot I have ad…

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## [Using "Math" aggregation and "Group by filter" together in Visual Builder](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-math-aggregation-and-group-by-filter-together-in-visual-builder/161127)

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**Author:** [@vicpav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vicpav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-math-aggregation-and-group-by-filter-together-in-visual-builder/161127 "2018-12-20T19:28:29Z")

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I have the data coming in the format (simplified for clarity): { "@timestamp": date, "order": { "status": string, "price": float } } Now, I want to make a time series plot that sums up the order.p…

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## [Visual Builder Max Values](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-max-values/161583)

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**Author:** [@theonenick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theonenick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-max-values/161583 "2018-12-20T19:24:24Z")

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Apologies if posted elsewhere but I searched and didn't find anything. I am testing with Visual Builder which I know is Experimental. I am not sure if this is on my data-input, or just a byproduct of Visual Builder. I…

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## [Simple CPU alert](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-cpu-alert/159975)

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**Author:** [@devops\_mike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/devops_mike)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-cpu-alert/159975 "2018-12-20T19:15:40Z")

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I have been trying to create a CPU alert in Watcher. I tried both the advanced option as well as the threshold. I can get pretty close, but invariably something goes wrong, despite following many examples in these forums…

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## [Scripted "String" Field not available for Visualisations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-string-field-not-available-for-visualisations/161323)

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**Author:** [@999chris](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/999chris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-string-field-not-available-for-visualisations/161323 "2018-12-20T19:15:07Z")

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Hello, I have 2 scripted fields: "ratio" (number) and "time\_bucket" (string). These are showing up as expected in "discovery" without issue. I can also use the "ratio" field without issue when creating visualisations ho…

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## [Filter does not apply](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-does-not-apply/161376)

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**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Saleem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Muhammad_Saleem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-does-not-apply/161376 "2018-12-20T19:12:48Z")

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Filter by clicking the visualization (piechart does not apply) after manipulating the field using the JSON script. I have divided by duration time by a factor and then used is to make a range piechart using user-defined…

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## [Kibana Not Sorting Results](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-sorting-results/161383)

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**Author:** [@SteeltownRiot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SteeltownRiot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-sorting-results/161383 "2018-12-20T19:10:56Z")

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I'm using a simple data table to display a list of clients and dropped calls. The visualization originally was sorted by metric field, but when I added it to a dashboard, I wanted the clients to match up. One visualizati…

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## [How do I set the day intervals on my Timelion visualisation to start at 00:00:00?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-set-the-day-intervals-on-my-timelion-visualisation-to-start-at-0000/161393)

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**Author:** [@jonnydavies53](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jonnydavies53)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-set-the-day-intervals-on-my-timelion-visualisation-to-start-at-0000/161393 "2018-12-20T19:10:06Z")

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I am creating a visualisation in Timelion to show one event divided by another but I can't get the count of the first event to be correct because the intervals start at 8am whereas all my Kibana visualisations start at m…

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## [Combine nested fields in scripted field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-nested-fields-in-scripted-field/161500)

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**Author:** [@Nele](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nele)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/combine-nested-fields-in-scripted-field/161500 "2018-12-20T18:55:25Z")

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Hello Community! I would like to create a scripted field that checks two properties of a nested field. I have an ES index that contains information about processes. A process is configured as a nested object. Each doc …

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## [No mapping found for {field} in order to sort on for top hit metrics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-mapping-found-for-field-in-order-to-sort-on-for-top-hit-metrics/161581)

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**Author:** [@jasmine.liang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasmine.liang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-mapping-found-for-field-in-order-to-sort-on-for-top-hit-metrics/161581 "2018-12-20T18:47:54Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create a visualization using top hit metric. But I always got warning/error say 2/30 shards failed. And when looking at the response, there are failures with reason 'No mapping found for {field} in or…

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