# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=822 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 823 --- ## [How to backup kibana index?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-kibana-index/134002)
**Author:** [@Beuhlet\_Reseau](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Beuhlet_Reseau)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-backup-kibana-index/134002 "2018-05-31T09:34:46Z")
Hello, I want know how i can backup all kibana index of my ES 5 cluster. Behind, an externe backup application comes in to retrieve backup of kibana index. Ty --- ## [Does kibana support loading configuration from kibana.yml dynamically?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-kibana-support-loading-configuration-from-kibana-yml-dynamically/134007)
**Author:** [@ahrtr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ahrtr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-kibana-support-loading-configuration-from-kibana-yml-dynamically/134007 "2018-05-31T08:53:54Z")
I implemented a kibana plugin, and read some configuration items on startup. But the some configuration items may change during runtime. So does kibana support loading configuration from kibana.yml dynamically? Thanks! --- ## [Filter dashboard list depending on the user role](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-dashboard-list-depending-on-the-user-role/133722)
**Author:** [@GregoryB-T](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GregoryB-T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-dashboard-list-depending-on-the-user-role/133722 "2018-05-31T08:24:24Z")
Hi , I'm in Kibana 6.2.4, and I want to hide some dashboard, depending of the user Role is it possible? Thanks and regards --- ## [Develop kibana 6.0.x plug-in](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/develop-kibana-6-0-x-plug-in/133952)
**Author:** [@drdavew00](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/drdavew00)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/develop-kibana-6-0-x-plug-in/133952 "2018-05-30T23:11:20Z")
Is there up-to-date developer enablement (SDK, how-to, tutorials, etc.) for developing Kibana plug-ins? Searching both elastic.co documentation and this forum seems to indicate no activity in this area in the last two y… --- ## [Kibana reporting, Cannot read property 'payload' of undefined](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-reporting-cannot-read-property-payload-of-undefined/133818)
**Author:** [@pjanzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pjanzen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-reporting-cannot-read-property-payload-of-undefined/133818 "2018-05-30T19:37:46Z")
Hi All, I have some issues generating a report. The GUI reports the following error: There was an error generating your report for the "imp\_actions" visualization: HeadlessError: Phantom Process died Having turned on … --- ## [Getting the formatted fields in a Visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-the-formatted-fields-in-a-visualization/133709)
**Author:** [@k\_ly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/k_ly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-the-formatted-fields-in-a-visualization/133709 "2018-05-30T17:14:38Z")
Hi, I'm working a on a visualization for kibana, however the tabifyAggResponse method only retrieves the the data, and not the field formatted data. Is there an alternate call to retrieve this information? Thanks --- ## [Barplot of aggregation on result of aggregation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/barplot-of-aggregation-on-result-of-aggregation/133916)
**Author:** [@denismaciel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/denismaciel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/barplot-of-aggregation-on-result-of-aggregation/133916 "2018-05-30T17:06:47Z")
I have the following documents in Elasticsearch. Each document represents an order from a user of an e-commerce shop. Each document has the items that were bought (in an array) together with the user id. I want to calcu… --- ## [How to share dashboard with time picker?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-share-dashboard-with-time-picker/133859)
**Author:** [@mamta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mamta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-share-dashboard-with-time-picker/133859 "2018-05-30T17:00:15Z")
Hiieee, I am using ELK 5.6.8 version. I have shared dashboard by using iframe link. That embedded dashboard not giving me real-time data. How can I share time picker and search feature of kibana in my app? Is it possibl… --- ## [Kibana not working after install x-pack](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-working-after-install-x-pack/131435)
**Author:** [@hocul\_Kwak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hocul_Kwak)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-working-after-install-x-pack/131435 "2018-05-30T16:26:15Z")
When I try start kibana after install x-pack I get a following error, {"type":"error","@timestamp":"2018-05-10T19:28:18Z","tags":\["fatal"\],"pid":29046,"level":"fatal","error":{"message":"Cannot read property 'type' of … --- ## [Create aliace name for fields in discover](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-aliace-name-for-fields-in-discover/133614)
**Author:** [@alah64](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alah64)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-aliace-name-for-fields-in-discover/133614 "2018-05-30T08:28:32Z")
my fileds name in index are :category\_code, userdata1,userdata2 ,userdata3 . for events by category\_code= 1 then userdata1 means name ,userdata2 means family ,userdata3 means phone for events by category\_code= 2 then u… --- ## [Sliders always showing up for Gauge visualization (Kibana 6.2)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sliders-always-showing-up-for-gauge-visualization-kibana-6-2/133705)
**Author:** [@Shafique](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shafique)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sliders-always-showing-up-for-gauge-visualization-kibana-6-2/133705 "2018-05-30T06:24:15Z")
Hello, I'm creating a Gauge visualization in Kibana 6.2. For some reason, the visualization always has a vertical and a horizontal slider on the dashboard, no matter how much space I gave that gauge. Is there any option… --- ## [Kibana Filter Position](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-filter-position/133782)
**Author:** [@Dhanashree](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dhanashree)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-filter-position/133782 "2018-05-30T03:36:32Z")
Hi, How can i change the position of filters from top to left of the screen in kibana 6.2.2? --- ## [Visualize top 5 errors as table](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-top-5-errors-as-table/133628)
**Author:** [@DrMeta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DrMeta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-top-5-errors-as-table/133628 "2018-05-29T23:35:20Z")
Hello Community, I am relatively new to ELK Stack and I hope you can help me with my issue. I want to visualize / display the top 5 error messages ordered by their occurence as a table view. Is there a way I can manag… --- ## [Correlate data from two different saved searches and plot it into the same graph](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/correlate-data-from-two-different-saved-searches-and-plot-it-into-the-same-graph/133572)
**Author:** [@mc84](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/correlate-data-from-two-different-saved-searches-and-plot-it-into-the-same-graph/133572 "2018-05-29T23:34:56Z")
Hi to all, I have two saved search, the one is called api, and looks something like: +-----------------------+--------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | @timestamp | @id | related\_func\_id |… --- ## [Kibana plug-in or standalone web app](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plug-in-or-standalone-web-app/133672)
**Author:** [@paulkeogh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paulkeogh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plug-in-or-standalone-web-app/133672 "2018-05-29T22:36:38Z")
I have a requirement for a simple web app - basically display a table of data (from elastic) with actionable buttons associated with each row. My users would prefer this function as a Kibana plug-in for ease of use reas… --- ## [External URLs are not enabled for VegaLite](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/external-urls-are-not-enabled-for-vegalite/133714)
**Author:** [@denismaciel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/denismaciel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/external-urls-are-not-enabled-for-vegalite/133714 "2018-05-29T22:27:56Z")
Hi there, I am trying to read data from an external source and plot it with the VegaLite plugin in Kibana. From some topics in this forum, I got the impression that this should be possible. But I keep getting the fol… --- ## [Kibana Dashboard Fails to Fetch - Shard Failure](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-fails-to-fetch-shard-failure/133279)
**Author:** [@Kali17](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kali17)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-fails-to-fetch-shard-failure/133279 "2018-05-29T22:21:17Z")
Hi there, We're using ELK v-5.5 and have set our index in Kibana to logstash-\*. When a dashboard is loaded it searches total number of shards no matter what timeperiod is set to (15-mins). There are 450 shards in our … --- ## [Kibana With X-Pack Security behind apache rejects digest authentication](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-with-x-pack-security-behind-apache-rejects-digest-authentication/132899)
**Author:** [@Emily1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Emily1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-with-x-pack-security-behind-apache-rejects-digest-authentication/132899 "2018-05-29T22:14:22Z")
Hello, I recently installed X-Pack 6.2.4 and am running Kibana behind an Apache reverse proxy using digest authentication. For whatever reason, when X-Pack security and Apache Digest authentication are both enabled, Ki… --- ## [How to remove formatting from visualization?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-formatting-from-visualization/132539)
**Author:** [@gregpaskal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gregpaskal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-formatting-from-visualization/132539 "2018-05-29T15:43:12Z")
I have a super basic question about formatting visualizations. I'm finding Kibana wants to add all sorts of helpers to my visualizations. I've attached a screenshot of some type of expander which expands this visualizati… --- ## [Unable to configure new watch from Kibana, getting E-mail Disabled. Configure elasticsearch.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-configure-new-watch-from-kibana-getting-e-mail-disabled-configure-elasticsearch-yml/131790)
**Author:** [@Deepak\_Singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Deepak_Singh)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-configure-new-watch-from-kibana-getting-e-mail-disabled-configure-elasticsearch-yml/131790 "2018-05-29T15:09:26Z")
Applied the email settings using cluster update settings API and able to send mails when set up a custom watch using raw JSON. Here's screen shot of cluster settings: Taking cue from this this thread, I am assuming, … --- ## [Kibana not coming up after X-PACK Installation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-coming-up-after-x-pack-installation/133641)
**Author:** [@abhat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-not-coming-up-after-x-pack-installation/133641 "2018-05-29T15:04:40Z")
Hi Team, I have installed X-PACK on Kibana and after installation the kibana is not coming up. \[root@elk log\]# sudo systemctl status kibana ● kibana.service - Kibana Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/kibana.service… --- ## [Kibana slows down after X-Pack security installation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-slows-down-after-x-pack-security-installation/133346)
**Author:** [@chena](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chena)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-slows-down-after-x-pack-security-installation/133346 "2018-05-29T10:35:42Z")
Hello, after installing x-pack for security the performance of Kibana slowed down significantly. I cannot even create a new index pattern because of time outs. I have seen a similar issue here but there is no conclusi… --- ## [Kibana: Can't visualize collapsed result](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-visualize-collapsed-result/133520)
**Author:** [@xdholy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xdholy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-visualize-collapsed-result/133520 "2018-05-29T09:05:49Z")
Hi, I'm new in kibana/elastic. So i saved a collapsed search. I get 2 search result but the total hits is still 7. Now, I just want to visualize the collapsed result. But i can't find any solution. Just to be sure, I … --- ## [How to change the default load page with different users?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-default-load-page-with-different-users/133439)
**Author:** [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-default-load-page-with-different-users/133439 "2018-05-29T06:58:45Z")
how to change the default load page? with the kibana the default loading page is xxxx:5601/app/kibana, i have two users one with the date ,the other user is with monitoring . i wan't one default loading page is /app… --- ## [Session mangement in kibana server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/session-mangement-in-kibana-server/133579)
**Author:** [@sandhya\_kumari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandhya_kumari)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/session-mangement-in-kibana-server/133579 "2018-05-28T20:24:01Z")
If a user say (bob) logs in to kibana and then another user say (Alice) also logs in to kibana. How does kibana create dedicated sessions for both of them logged in to kibana at the same time? Moreover how does it differ… --- ## [Change index dynamically in dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-index-dynamically-in-dashboard/133545)
**Author:** [@Alessio\_Frabotta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alessio_Frabotta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-index-dynamically-in-dashboard/133545 "2018-05-28T14:19:34Z")
Based on what I wrote on another post, I read that to dynamically reload a dashboard compared to a new index you must edit this section of the json file: "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": { "searchSourceJSON": "{\\"index\\… --- ## [Not able to access Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-access-kibana/133553)
**Author:** [@abhat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-access-kibana/133553 "2018-05-28T14:16:14Z")
Hi Team, I have installed ELK stack on the Cent OS system. Now I am trying to login to Kibana but I am seeing below page - \[image\] Used below URL - http://HOSTNAME:5601/ Also used elastic stack domain that I used i… --- ## [\[6.2.2\] reporting max attempts reached for some users](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-2-reporting-max-attempts-reached-for-some-users/132772)
**Author:** [@dao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dao)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-2-2-reporting-max-attempts-reached-for-some-users/132772 "2018-05-28T12:21:26Z")
Hello, I have a cluster behind a reverse proxy (nginx) with reporting. as superuser, I can create some reports correctly. I have created some users with those credentials \[image\] the revima role limits the index acces… --- ## [Fields not displaying in visualize](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-not-displaying-in-visualize/133501)
**Author:** [@fluidjeel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fluidjeel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-not-displaying-in-visualize/133501 "2018-05-28T11:03:57Z")
The fields are not displaying in visualize under Terms or Significant Terms but are available in discover page. What should i change to make fields available in Visualize: I have tried with keywords and text Mapping: P… --- ## [How to display aggregations results in bar chart with vega](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-display-aggregations-results-in-bar-chart-with-vega/133409)
**Author:** [@pqt120583](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pqt120583)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-display-aggregations-results-in-bar-chart-with-vega/133409 "2018-05-28T10:38:23Z")
Currently, I want to display a barchart with y is the number Of customer value and x is the name of bucket field properties ("isActive", "isRegistered", "isBanned") as below query result: "buckets": \[ { "key\_as\_string… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=821) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=823)