# Kibana

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## [Total Count next to Series](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/total-count-next-to-series/154317)

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**Author:** [@panda2004](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/panda2004)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/total-count-next-to-series/154317 "2018-10-29T15:00:28Z")

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Hey, In previous versions of Kibana, it was possible to create a date histogram which also shows the total count of document results from all dates per series. It seems that newer kibana versions doesn't support this op…

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## [How to extract Values from field within a fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392)

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**Author:** [@Baskaran\_Chidambaram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Baskaran_Chidambaram)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-values-from-field-within-a-fields/154392 "2018-10-29T14:14:43Z")

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Hi Team, I want to extract the following values from the below content Activity "ExceptionMessage" "\_source": { "activityInfo": { "DisplayName": "Sequence", "State": "Closed", "Activity": "System.Activities.Stat…

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## [Plugin management setting missing CSS styling](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-management-setting-missing-css-styling/154230)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Reynolds](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_Reynolds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/plugin-management-setting-missing-css-styling/154230 "2018-10-29T13:24:50Z")

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Hello, I followed this guide to add a plugin specific management section: Adding management plugin The problem I'm having is that the html is displaying without any styling. this is an example of my html: \<kbn-managem…

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## [Kibana in Custom App](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-in-custom-app/154450)

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**Author:** [@adwaitjoshi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adwaitjoshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-in-custom-app/154450 "2018-10-29T14:00:24Z")

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I am trying to embed Kibana (with XPACK) enabled in a custom app. Logically it would work as follows The user is authenticated in the custom app and then a call is made to Kibana (with authentication headers) based on …

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## [Change bar graph color in 'Discover' tab](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-bar-graph-color-in-discover-tab/153550)

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**Author:** [@babeesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/babeesh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-bar-graph-color-in-discover-tab/153550 "2018-10-29T12:07:05Z")

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Hi, My kibana version is 6.2.4 I need to change the color of the graph shown in "Discover" tab in kibana view. Whenever an error log comes, the graph color should be red. How can I do that

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## [How change/remove timestamp field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-change-remove-timestamp-field/153807)

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**Author:** [@wheelq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wheelq)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-change-remove-timestamp-field/153807 "2018-10-29T12:05:45Z")

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Any idea how can I: a) remove b) change field that has been defined as a timestamp? Thank you

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## [How to make a Rest Call from Kibana to a external machine?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-a-rest-call-from-kibana-to-a-external-machine/153767)

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**Author:** [@pshreyasholla](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pshreyasholla)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-a-rest-call-from-kibana-to-a-external-machine/153767 "2018-10-29T12:04:45Z")

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My requirement is to create a Visualization whose contents are the output of an external rest service

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## [JSON Input - get RIGHT characters from string](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-input-get-right-characters-from-string/153547)

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**Author:** [@singhster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/singhster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-input-get-right-characters-from-string/153547 "2018-10-29T12:02:56Z")

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I'm using Kibana 6.4 and am trying to get the rightmost characters from a string using the JSON Input in a visualisation. I can successfully do this: {"script":"\_value.substring(0,8)"} But can't seem to find any docume…

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## [Visualizations size change in dashboard after import from Kibana 6.4.0 to Kibana 6.2.4](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizations-size-change-in-dashboard-after-import-from-kibana-6-4-0-to-kibana-6-2-4/154238)

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**Author:** [@barcomasile](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/barcomasile)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizations-size-change-in-dashboard-after-import-from-kibana-6-4-0-to-kibana-6-2-4/154238 "2018-10-29T11:09:29Z")

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I exported every saved object (indices, searches, visualizations and dashboards) from an instance of Kibana 6.4.0 to another instance of Kibana 6.2.4 . The problem I encounter is after the import, the size of the panels…

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## [Unable to connect to Elasticsearch at http://localhost:5601 - Windows 10](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-at-http-localhost-5601-windows-10/152869)

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**Author:** [@jugurtha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jugurtha)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-at-http-localhost-5601-windows-10/152869 "2018-10-29T10:58:32Z")

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kibana doesn't work i installed kibana and elastic in the same server i have this error for kibana kibna.yml Kibana is served by a back end server. This controls which port to use. server.port: 5601 The host to bi…

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## [Do we need to install xpack to use customheaders in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-we-need-to-install-xpack-to-use-customheaders-in-kibana/154213)

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**Author:** [@Rifat\_Erdem\_Sahin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rifat_Erdem_Sahin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/do-we-need-to-install-xpack-to-use-customheaders-in-kibana/154213 "2018-10-29T07:58:19Z")

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after reading this it was not clear to me. ##Option 2 - Kibana customHeaders This solution is very similar to Option 1. Using the elasticsearch.customHeaders setting in the kibana.yml you can pass the same Basic Auth h…

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## [Need to Create Visualization as in Discover?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-create-visualization-as-in-discover/154134)

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**Author:** [@Baskaran\_Chidambaram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Baskaran_Chidambaram)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-create-visualization-as-in-discover/154134 "2018-10-29T06:59:40Z")

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Hi Team, I am New to Kibana, My Kibana is interlinked with Elastic Search and Uipath Orchestrator. My complete index is visible in Discover. I have a case. Could you kindly help me in creating the visualization for it …

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## [API to show kibana dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-to-show-kibana-dashboards/151941)

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**Author:** [@adwaitjoshi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adwaitjoshi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-to-show-kibana-dashboards/151941 "2018-10-29T01:45:42Z")

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I have a kibana secured with SearchGuard and we also have an application written in Node which includes all types of user configs. I want to show the user specific dashboards based on their permissions. One way to do th…

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## [Unusual auth error after moving to Elastic stack v6.4.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unusual-auth-error-after-moving-to-elastic-stack-v6-4-2/153265)

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**Author:** [@nick-george](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nick-george)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unusual-auth-error-after-moving-to-elastic-stack-v6-4-2/153265 "2018-10-28T22:43:57Z")

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Hi, I've just updated to v6.4.2 of Elasticsearch + Kibana. (RPM on RHEL7) I'm encountering some auth errors when starting Kibana. I am using Searchguard (no issues prior to v6.4.2), and normally if there are any issues…

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## [Marking Kibana as Production](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marking-kibana-as-production/154316)

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**Author:** [@panda2004](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/panda2004)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marking-kibana-as-production/154316 "2018-10-28T10:36:14Z")

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Hey, I have many Kibana instances, related to different ElasticSearch clusters. Is there a way for adding a red background in the left for making the kibana as "Production"? Or adding a the name of the related cluster? …

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## [Can't access kibana from outside network](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-access-kibana-from-outside-network/154324)

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**Author:** [@Guy\_Barnea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Guy_Barnea)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-access-kibana-from-outside-network/154324 "2018-10-28T08:55:45Z")

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Hello, I have 2 kibana instances on my company server. the first works on port 5601 and the second works on port 5602 from my company network i can access bothof them, but from outside network (via wifi for example) …

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## [Duplicate entries in Kibana in the logs generated in the last minute](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/duplicate-entries-in-kibana-in-the-logs-generated-in-the-last-minute/154225)

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**Author:** [@Chamani\_Shiranthika](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chamani_Shiranthika)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/duplicate-entries-in-kibana-in-the-logs-generated-in-the-last-minute/154225 "2018-10-27T14:02:39Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to visualize logs on Kibana from a log file which is updating in real time. The log file is splitting in each minuite generating a new log file with the name of the particular minute. I have writ…

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## [How to customize navigation in Kibana dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-customize-navigation-in-kibana-dashboard/154153)

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**Author:** [@harutsuki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/harutsuki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-customize-navigation-in-kibana-dashboard/154153 "2018-10-27T04:22:36Z")

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Hi, I wanna customize my kibana dashboard navigation(Change text and add link). But I have no idea how to do this. Change src/core\_plugin/kibana? or add hack plugin?

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## [Display latest values in metric vis](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-latest-values-in-metric-vis/152188)

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**Author:** [@djfab](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/djfab)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-latest-values-in-metric-vis/152188 "2018-10-26T21:30:44Z")

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Trying to display the latest values of metricbeat into the metric viz. However, Top Hit displays the max value in the series. The time series:

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## [Getting error while bypassing Kibana's login screen](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-bypassing-kibanas-login-screen/154035)

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**Author:** [@Khushboo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Khushboo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-bypassing-kibanas-login-screen/154035 "2018-10-26T20:20:04Z")

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Hi All, I am trying to hit this url - https:HOST/api/security/v1/login to bypass login screen. What I want to achieve is to navigate from my angular application to Kibana without going to login screen. So, I got to know…

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## [German Number Formats in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/german-number-formats-in-kibana/154114)

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**Author:** [@BicaLuv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BicaLuv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/german-number-formats-in-kibana/154114 "2018-10-26T18:44:35Z")

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According to a former post here I would like to know how to achieve a German number format like 12.345,67 for general settings using Kibana 6.4.1. I saw the git hub link to issue https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues…

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## [Pie Chart cuts Labels](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-chart-cuts-labels/154117)

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**Author:** [@BicaLuv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BicaLuv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-chart-cuts-labels/154117 "2018-10-26T18:37:28Z")

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When creating a Pie chart with enabled labels and you shrink your visualization, the labels get cut so one is no longer able to read them. No hovering, marking with "...", etc to make them readable again or give a hint t…

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## [Visual Builder : No spyglass in Table](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-no-spyglass-in-table/154218)

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**Author:** [@jtebbens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jtebbens)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-no-spyglass-in-table/154218 "2018-10-26T17:23:46Z")

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I am comparing the behavior of Data Table vs Visual Builder Table. Oddly I can click on a spy glass to adjust the filter at the top but this seems not available via the Table portion Visual Builder. Am I missing somethin…

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## [Getting Bad Request with message Request must contain a kbn-xsrf header](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-bad-request-with-message-request-must-contain-a-kbn-xsrf-header/154138)

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**Author:** [@Geet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Geet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-bad-request-with-message-request-must-contain-a-kbn-xsrf-header/154138 "2018-10-26T17:09:52Z")

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Hi , i am new to Kiabana , and when trying to Login , i am getting : {"statusCode":400,"error":"Bad Request","message":"Request must contain a kbn-xsrf header."} Can anyone help ?? Because somewhere i read that : Hi, …

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## [Steps for configuring SAML for kibana cloud](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/steps-for-configuring-saml-for-kibana-cloud/154227)

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**Author:** [@nikhil.bokil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nikhil.bokil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/steps-for-configuring-saml-for-kibana-cloud/154227 "2018-10-26T17:06:21Z")

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I'm using kibana cloud and want to enable the SSO using the SAML, the use case is, A dashboard designed with kibana, is embedded in another website, but when I access the website, the iFrame containing the Kibana Dashboa…

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## [URL formatting from Advanced Setting](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/url-formatting-from-advanced-setting/154164)

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**Author:** [@r00ting](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/r00ting)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/url-formatting-from-advanced-setting/154164 "2018-10-26T17:01:47Z")

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I have formatted a file path on a shared drive and it works fine within the browser as file:///path1/file.txt. I am trying to open the file that pointed to the contents that was indexed. I have added this string within …

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## [Visual Builder : Passing $1 parameters](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-passing-1-parameters/154217)

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**Author:** [@jtebbens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jtebbens)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-passing-1-parameters/154217 "2018-10-26T16:45:00Z")

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Is it possible to have a $1 parameter being used/parsed to the Panel Filter / Panel option to pass over filters from one table to another? We need something flexible to pass filters so like setting a $1 or $myfilter. …

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## [Kibana Regex Searching Problems](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-regex-searching-problems/154108)

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**Author:** [@jasonazzarella](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasonazzarella)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-regex-searching-problems/154108 "2018-10-26T16:37:32Z")

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Running into an issue that I hope some folks on here can help me with. I've been using the stack for quite a few years and had no issues with regex searching up until now. I've recently upgraded to 6.4.2 on the entire st…

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## [Dasboard - separate filters for controls](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dasboard-separate-filters-for-controls/154144)

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**Author:** [@Marcin\_Stepien](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcin_Stepien)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dasboard-separate-filters-for-controls/154144 "2018-10-26T16:24:57Z")

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Hi, I would like to make dashboard with two heatmaps - one should have average values for all servers and second should show values for particular server. On Dashoard I would like to change/select servers but keep avera…

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## [Kibana dashboard only user cannot paginate on saved searches](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-only-user-cannot-paginate-on-saved-searches/153769)

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**Author:** [@cflee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cflee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-only-user-cannot-paginate-on-saved-searches/153769 "2018-10-26T15:54:06Z")

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I have a dashboard with a saved search added to it. In dashboard only mode, the "x-y of z" and left/right pagination buttons entirely do not appear, when they're fine for a full Kibana user. Left side: dashboard only …

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