# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=806 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 807 --- ## [Adding Visualization Component to Canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-visualization-component-to-canvas/138834)
**Author:** [@w33ladalah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/w33ladalah)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-visualization-component-to-canvas/138834 "2018-07-09T03:55:09Z")
Hi, Can we add existing visualization (like Region Map) to Canvas plugin? If not, is there any possibility to add this feature to future release of Canvas? Thanks --- ## [Not able to run the script to create dashboard in docker kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-run-the-script-to-create-dashboard-in-docker-kibana/138999)
**Author:** [@Vikrant\_Aggarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikrant_Aggarwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-run-the-script-to-create-dashboard-in-docker-kibana/138999 "2018-07-09T02:30:23Z")
I am using the following compose file. My objective is to create the kibana dashboard automatically when the docker container starts hence I created customize image for kibana. version: '3' services: elasticsearch: … --- ## [How to create index-pattern and import dashboard using REST API?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-index-pattern-and-import-dashboard-using-rest-api/138651)
**Author:** [@ahrtr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ahrtr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-index-pattern-and-import-dashboard-using-rest-api/138651 "2018-07-08T23:50:24Z")
Hi, I can create index-pattern and import dashboard using kibana GUI, but I'd like to do these tasks programatically. The kibana version what I am using is 6.2.2. Thanks! --- ## [Add left-hand menu options](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-left-hand-menu-options/138813)
**Author:** [@sm-biz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sm-biz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-left-hand-menu-options/138813 "2018-07-07T14:23:36Z")
Does anyone have a quick tutorial/pointer/link on using a plugin to add additional menu options on the left-hand menu in Kibana, each with a user-definable link? We've got dozens and dozens of dashboards in our instance… --- ## [How to use Document Level Security to make Kibana Multitenant?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-document-level-security-to-make-kibana-multitenant/138567)
**Author:** [@BicaLuv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BicaLuv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-document-level-security-to-make-kibana-multitenant/138567 "2018-07-07T08:00:42Z")
Hello! We use ES 6.2.1 and would like to add some multi-tenant support to kibana. To us it would be good enough to have the Kibana Dashboard View filter dashboards based on their titles. To achieve this I tried adding… --- ## [How can I use previously calculated Data Table columns to calculate a new column?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-previously-calculated-data-table-columns-to-calculate-a-new-column/138962)
**Author:** [@Kredit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kredit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-use-previously-calculated-data-table-columns-to-calculate-a-new-column/138962 "2018-07-06T18:22:42Z")
Hello! I am trying to create a Data Table visualization that shows the total time between the minimum and maximum dates, grouping by another column. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do, where I have manually edi… --- ## [Kibana : Date Comparision](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-date-comparision/138960)
**Author:** [@Divit\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divit_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-date-comparision/138960 "2018-07-06T17:39:28Z")
I have made a chart visualzation and I want quick option through which I can see data of like previous five Mondays etc. I can do this by querying by dates but I was wondering if kibana had any other option ? --- ## [Custom Time Zone Error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-time-zone-error/138958)
**Author:** [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-time-zone-error/138958 "2018-07-06T17:21:07Z")
I keep getting the following error: does not support custom time zones and \[illegal\_argument\_exception\] Field \[EntryDateTime\] of type \[text\] does not support custom time zones How should I format my dates/times? Thi… --- ## [How to store kibana dashboard in docker container?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-kibana-dashboard-in-docker-container/137459)
**Author:** [@Vikrant\_Aggarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikrant_Aggarwal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-kibana-dashboard-in-docker-container/137459 "2018-07-06T16:06:08Z")
If the kibana is storing the dashboard in ES .kibana index then how can i save the dashboard so that users after spinning up the ELK using docker-compsoe can access the dashboard? I know volume is used for persistent sto… --- ## [Kibana Style Customization in Cloud](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-style-customization-in-cloud/138945)
**Author:** [@logesh\_j](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/logesh_j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-style-customization-in-cloud/138945 "2018-07-06T15:37:54Z")
I am new to ELK stack. Currently using the cloud 14 day trial version. My question is how import the Kibana plugins in to cloud? Is there any way to customize the chart properties like color, font, scroll bars etc. Why… --- ## [Long messages not displayed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/long-messages-not-displayed/138922)
**Author:** [@zizou](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zizou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/long-messages-not-displayed/138922 "2018-07-06T15:09:53Z")
Hi All, I Have problem when I try to display long message 1000 caractere in kibana. I use a data table so, some message is display but the long message wasn't display. Do you know if it have a limit caractere to displ… --- ## [How does other field work in Kibana's Piechart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-other-field-work-in-kibanas-piechart/138859)
**Author:** [@gevmart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gevmart)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-other-field-work-in-kibanas-piechart/138859 "2018-07-06T15:04:34Z")
Hey there, I was playing around with Kibana 6.3 piecharts, and exploring the other field of the piechart. I was exploring the following situation. Suppose the documents stored in kibana have a text type value name, and… --- ## [You should be able to use the saved searches in .kibana to do direct queries to ES](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/you-should-be-able-to-use-the-saved-searches-in-kibana-to-do-direct-queries-to-es/138803)
**Author:** [@ThickFreeze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ThickFreeze)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/you-should-be-able-to-use-the-saved-searches-in-kibana-to-do-direct-queries-to-es/138803 "2018-07-06T14:10:12Z")
I'm referencing this closed topic by @eebee and @tsullivan here regarding using the data in the .kibana saved searches to query elasticsearch directly. Get data from saved objects through REST I honestly think the give… --- ## [Line chart color change](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-chart-color-change/138930)
**Author:** [@Shrikanth\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shrikanth_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-chart-color-change/138930 "2018-07-06T13:56:13Z")
Hi, Can anyone suggest, how can I change the color of Line as below condition, if Performance less then Threshold Point 1 and Threshold Point 2 then the Performance line color should change to Red color. if Performanc… --- ## [Is my Visual Builder up to date?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-visual-builder-up-to-date/138753)
**Author:** [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-my-visual-builder-up-to-date/138753 "2018-07-06T13:17:40Z")
When i attempt to use the Visual Builder, I see a message at the top of the page: This visualization is marked as experimental. Have feedback? Please create an issue in GitHub. Do I need to update my Kibana? I am try… --- ## [Getting rid of labels partially](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-rid-of-labels-partially/138833)
**Author:** [@Sunil\_Khullar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sunil_Khullar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-rid-of-labels-partially/138833 "2018-07-06T13:17:38Z")
How does one get rid of some of the labels and retain some. Below I want to retain the vertical labels and get rid of the horizontal ones (status : Descending ; where status is the name of a term) --- ## [Business Analytics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/business-analytics/138624)
**Author:** [@Sunil\_Khullar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sunil_Khullar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/business-analytics/138624 "2018-07-06T12:57:19Z")
Trying out Visualization for BI charts This was a target chart after some trial and error this is what we got, how do we color different years There are other issues. How do you drill down from year to quarter… --- ## [Angular 5 and Kibana Visualization without IFrame](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/angular-5-and-kibana-visualization-without-iframe/138848)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Fallar\_III](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Benjamin_Fallar_III)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/angular-5-and-kibana-visualization-without-iframe/138848 "2018-07-06T12:47:44Z")
I have created some Kibana visualizations and dashboard, and I would like to know if there is any packages or components that I can re-use to embed the visualizations in my Angular 5 application without using IFrames. Th… --- ## [How to avoid duplicated logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-avoid-duplicated-logs/138871)
**Author:** [@asalma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asalma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-avoid-duplicated-logs/138871 "2018-07-06T11:35:52Z")
Hi, As you can see I have the same log duplicated two times or more : How can I resolve this please ? --- ## [How I can Create pivot in kibana...? IMP](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-i-can-create-pivot-in-kibana-imp/138854)
**Author:** [@Raju.Chavan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raju.Chavan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-i-can-create-pivot-in-kibana-imp/138854 "2018-07-06T11:31:45Z")
How I can Create pivot in kibana...? IMP --- ## [X-Pack Enabled Kibana not showingup Xpack features](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-enabled-kibana-not-showingup-xpack-features/134708)
**Author:** [@john.akash](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/john.akash)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-enabled-kibana-not-showingup-xpack-features/134708 "2018-07-06T07:23:47Z")
Hi Team, I have installed kibana and installed xpack on that. If I am starting the kibana as service (sudo systemctl restart kibana.service) the xpack menu on kibana such as monitoring, graph, machine learning, etc. Bu… --- ## [Kibana SAML integration issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-saml-integration-issue/134761)
**Author:** [@Indisol](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Indisol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-saml-integration-issue/134761 "2018-07-06T06:48:33Z")
Hello Experts, While trying to enable SAML authentication for Kibana 6.2, i am getting an error in the elasticsearch logs \[WARN \]\[o.e.x.s.a.AuthenticationService\] \[nfvn304-1\] Authentication to realm saml1 failed - Prov… --- ## [How to setup basic authentication in kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-basic-authentication-in-kibana/138811)
**Author:** [@Learn\_Hadoop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Learn_Hadoop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-basic-authentication-in-kibana/138811 "2018-07-06T06:33:44Z")
i am new to Elasticsearch and kiban. We created an index and dashboard with graph. We would like to introduce basic user authentication which helps end customers couldn't see left hand side menus(discover,Visualizer ,dev… --- ## [How to create scripted field via API?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-scripted-field-via-api/138664)
**Author:** [@canhht](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/canhht)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-scripted-field-via-api/138664 "2018-07-06T01:16:39Z")
Hello everybody, I want create scripted field via API but I not find example specifically. Help for me, please. --- ## [TypeError: Cannot read property 'updated\_at' of undefined](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-cannot-read-property-updated-at-of-undefined/137334)
**Author:** [@f26227279](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/f26227279)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/typeerror-cannot-read-property-updated-at-of-undefined/137334 "2018-07-06T01:03:52Z")
Hi, I install own home plugin and readonlyrest plugin, and when I open the kibana there are some problems. The log shows TypeError: Cannot read property 'updated\_at' of undefined. I didn't modify elasticsearch.yml, and… --- ## [Unable to connect to Kibana using an IP address](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-kibana-using-an-ip-address/138275)
**Author:** [@APJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/APJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-kibana-using-an-ip-address/138275 "2018-07-05T23:04:19Z")
I have installed Kibana and Elastic search on one of my organization's server. The server runs on Cent OS 6.6. I have been following this tutorial \[Link\](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-e… --- ## [Unable to connect to Kibana on public IP](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-kibana-on-public-ip/138788)
**Author:** [@APJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/APJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-kibana-on-public-ip/138788 "2018-07-05T20:02:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Unable to connect to Kibana using an IP address: --- ## [Maps, geojson and display in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-geojson-and-display-in-kibana/138727)
**Author:** [@avranCheck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/avranCheck)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-geojson-and-display-in-kibana/138727 "2018-07-05T19:06:45Z")
I want to load geojson files in Kibana. I am following the examples here https://www.elastic.co/blog/custom-region-maps-in-kibana-6-0. Need help to figure out from the point of downloading the aus\_state.geojson, how do I… --- ## [Kibana Log file](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-log-file/138760)
**Author:** [@bigdamhero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bigdamhero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-log-file/138760 "2018-07-05T18:27:43Z")
Very basic question here. I am working on a DEB install of Kibana and I cannot seem to find where the applications log files are kept. I assumed they would be in /var/log/kibana but that does not seem to exist. Any h… --- ## [Split bars on visualisation by using custom query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-bars-on-visualisation-by-using-custom-query/138411)
**Author:** [@byakku](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/byakku)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-bars-on-visualisation-by-using-custom-query/138411 "2018-07-05T15:37:37Z")
Hello everyone. I have two folders in my source (using wildcards) and I have created visualisation based on this. The big picture is that, I'm visualising amount of errors/failed builds from Jenkins log, now I want to … [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=805) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=807)