# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=836

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## [How to show empty bukets in aggregation Range](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-show-empty-bukets-in-aggregation-range/127489)

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**Author:** [@radi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/radi)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-show-empty-bukets-in-aggregation-range/127489 "2018-04-26T08:28:02Z")

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Hello This visualization don't display the empty buckets ?! How can i show the empty buckets it's possible in agreagation histogram but I need to use range! any solution?! Thanks { "aggs": \[ { "enabled…

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## [Creating Dashboard according to beat.name or hostname?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-dashboard-according-to-beat-name-or-hostname/129438)

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**Author:** [@roly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/roly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-dashboard-according-to-beat-name-or-hostname/129438 "2018-04-26T07:48:22Z")

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Hi, Is there a way we can create Kibana dashboard for an individual host to map respective fields such as CPU usage, Memory usage and etc. Right now, everything is in one index such as "metricbeat-version-date". Kindly …

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## [Is it possible to use a scripted field inside a scripted field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-scripted-field-inside-a-scripted-field/129598)

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**Author:** [@dje2006dje](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dje2006dje)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-scripted-field-inside-a-scripted-field/129598 "2018-04-26T07:37:06Z")

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Hi, i need to have a parameter (like a threshold , ie 60 for 60 percent) and in order to avoid to hardcode this one inside my scripted fields using this value , I want create this parameter like a scripted field. like t…

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## [Search special chars in .kibana index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-special-chars-in-kibana-index/128292)

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**Author:** [@andrask](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrask)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-special-chars-in-kibana-index/128292 "2018-04-26T06:11:06Z")

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Hi, I have a few visualizations that are messed up by this index pattern "index\_pattern":"\*" and I want to fix them. But I cannot figure out how I should escape the search string. Thanks, A

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## [Kibana plugin development | Skill matrix](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-development-skill-matrix/126877)

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**Author:** [@NerdSec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NerdSec)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-development-skill-matrix/126877 "2018-04-26T04:38:44Z")

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Hi, I wish to develop a Kibana App to act as an input to Elasticsearch. I am willing to invest time and effort in understanding the technology stack needed to develop this App. I have browsed through majority of the ap…

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## [Visualizing a JSON array as datatable](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-a-json-array-as-datatable/129384)

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**Author:** [@Dominik\_Deren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dominik_Deren)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-a-json-array-as-datatable/129384 "2018-04-25T23:16:53Z")

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Hey, I'm wondering if it is possible to convert a JSON array into a Datatable visualization and it on a dashboard. I'm building a monitoring dashboard for an application, and as one of the elements of the dashboard, I w…

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## [Kibana Crashing when plotting scripted fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-crashing-when-plotting-scripted-fields/129548)

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**Author:** [@siddharth99](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/siddharth99)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-crashing-when-plotting-scripted-fields/129548 "2018-04-25T22:01:01Z")

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Hi, I'm running ELK 6.2 stack; I'm pretty new to ELK and am trying to setup a very straight-forward scripted field to subtract 2 values. Field Name: delta Field lang: painless Script: if (!doc\['bidpx'\].empty && !doc\[…

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## [Update index patterns automatically - programatically?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index-patterns-automatically-programatically/129547)

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**Author:** [@Robert\_Bardo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Robert_Bardo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index-patterns-automatically-programatically/129547 "2018-04-25T18:37:05Z")

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Hello, Is there a solution / API function that allows for updating the index patterns programmatically? Opposed to the UI? Thank you!

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## [Top 10 value in Data Table](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/top-10-value-in-data-table/129453)

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**Author:** [@florentmair](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/florentmair)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/top-10-value-in-data-table/129453 "2018-04-25T17:55:28Z")

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hello i have some difficulties to make a pertinent Data table. i'm trying to vizualize the top 10 of some transaction using the max elpased\_time So i need to vizualize the logon, the name of computer, the transaction …

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## [Setting a timezone for a visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-a-timezone-for-a-visualisation/129509)

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**Author:** [@ghouston10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ghouston10)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-a-timezone-for-a-visualisation/129509 "2018-04-25T17:40:04Z")

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Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to set a timezone when creating a visualation, within the advanced JSON input section. The purpose for this is so that when the visualisation is viewed, the same results are display…

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## [Kibana Conditional Terms Aggregation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-conditional-terms-aggregation/129405)

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**Author:** [@ronit\_dhingra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ronit_dhingra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-conditional-terms-aggregation/129405 "2018-04-25T17:32:50Z")

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I am using Terms Aggregation for my visualisation and splitting the series on a keyword. some terms in x-axis dos not have the field on which split is applied. Can i order the aggregation in such a way that only the te…

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## [I cannot install kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cannot-install-kibana/129506)

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**Author:** [@constructor-igor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/constructor-igor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cannot-install-kibana/129506 "2018-04-25T16:31:44Z")

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I cannot install kibana by procedure from https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/running-elasticsearch.html \[kibana\]

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## [\[Timelion\] How to perform a discrete integration of signal?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-how-to-perform-a-discrete-integration-of-signal/127832)

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**Author:** [@diogom8](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/diogom8)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-how-to-perform-a-discrete-integration-of-signal/127832 "2018-04-25T16:20:18Z")

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Hi all I've recently started to explore the world of Kibana+Timelion and the possibilities seem endless. However, I'm trying to perform some energy analysis, based on a power signal, and couldn't yet find a way to calcu…

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## [3D/4D Visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/3d-4d-visualization/128200)

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**Author:** [@MarkusT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MarkusT)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/3d-4d-visualization/128200 "2018-04-24T06:13:08Z")

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Hey there, I hope you can help me, I've posted this question on github, bun got no answer for 4 weeks or so. My plan is to build my own 3D/4D visualization, 3 dimensions to be choosen as the space koordinates and a fou…

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## [Repeat Panels based on term query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/repeat-panels-based-on-term-query/129087)

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**Author:** [@Wesley\_Acheson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wesley_Acheson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/repeat-panels-based-on-term-query/129087 "2018-04-25T14:09:47Z")

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Hi I'm currently in the process of evaluating kibana to replace our existing grafana dashboard. Grafana has a nifty feature for using template variables for rows to be repeated. However I can't find something similar f…

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## [Elastic Cloud and kibana.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-and-kibana-yml/129368)

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**Author:** [@georgezoto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/georgezoto)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-and-kibana-yml/129368 "2018-04-25T13:29:10Z")

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Hello everyone, This might seem like a trivial question but I cannot find any documentation on it online. I am running a trial version of Elastic Cloud and I need to use custom region maps: https://www.elastic.co/guide…

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## [Kibana 6.2.3 Restarts Constantly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-2-3-restarts-constantly/129172)

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**Author:** [@rcoundon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rcoundon)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-2-3-restarts-constantly/129172 "2018-04-25T07:17:06Z")

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I have ElasticSearch and Kibana 6.2.3 installed on Ubuntu 16.04 ElasticSearch is working, I can see my indexes and data via the ReST API. When I try to start Kibana as a service I get the following entry repeated (with…

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## [Pie chart conceptual problem](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-chart-conceptual-problem/129414)

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**Author:** [@binnzafar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/binnzafar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-chart-conceptual-problem/129414 "2018-04-25T06:56:06Z")

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Dear all, i have indexed a CSV file. now i want to generate a pie chart of it same as the image attached with this post. i tries a lot but failed to produce such chart. can anyone guide me how can i generate such a ch…

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## [Kibana-Metric not displaying exact count](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-metric-not-displaying-exact-count/129411)

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**Author:** [@rahulnama](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahulnama)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-metric-not-displaying-exact-count/129411 "2018-04-25T06:21:17Z")

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Hello Team I indexed the log data and overall, I have 43851 documents you can see it here: GET index\_name/\_count output: { "count": 43851, "\_shards": { "total": 5, "successful": 5, "skipped": 0, …

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## [Add javascript code in custom field format](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-javascript-code-in-custom-field-format/129182)

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**Author:** [@dingjun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dingjun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-javascript-code-in-custom-field-format/129182 "2018-04-25T05:58:59Z")

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Hi Community, I'm trying to implement a custom field formatter, which displays a button and when user click this button, an HTTP post request will be sent, and the response will be in a popup window displayed. Now the b…

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## [KIbana visualization using search terms](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualization-using-search-terms/128880)

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**Author:** [@kumar.1989p](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar.1989p)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualization-using-search-terms/128880 "2018-04-25T00:34:34Z")

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Hello, So I'm wondering if this is possible. My intention is to create a pie chart, out of search terms. For example, the full pie chart represents all the information processed. And then the different pie sizes shoul…

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## [Help creating multiple bucket aggregation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-creating-multiple-bucket-aggregation/129360)

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**Author:** [@Motez\_Musa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Motez_Musa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-creating-multiple-bucket-aggregation/129360 "2018-04-24T21:13:28Z")

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I've been having some trouble recreating an aggregation in kibana. I have the following elasticsearch agg I would like to recreate but I can't figure out how to make sub buckets and take the max from them in kibana (v6): …

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## [Kibana 4.6 translate globalization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-6-translate-globalization/129311)

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**Author:** [@Endrit\_Kane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Endrit_Kane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-6-translate-globalization/129311 "2018-04-24T20:20:25Z")

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I have a kibana 4.6 and I want to implement the translation. How can this be done?

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## [Get counts of events happening(not ended) currently](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-counts-of-events-happening-not-ended-currently/128915)

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**Author:** [@krishna\_chaitanya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krishna_chaitanya)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-counts-of-events-happening-not-ended-currently/128915 "2018-04-24T19:39:41Z")

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I have set of data where each data point has start\_time and end\_time Ex: {"start\_time":"2018-04-20T15:40:04.466Z","end\_time":"2018-04-20T15:50:04.466Z"} {"start\_time":"2018-04-20T15:41:04.466Z","end\_time":"2018-04-20T…

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## [Timeline & Visualize Request Timeout after 30000ms in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timeline-visualize-request-timeout-after-30000ms-in-kibana/129014)

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**Author:** [@jlixfeld](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jlixfeld)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timeline-visualize-request-timeout-after-30000ms-in-kibana/129014 "2018-04-24T19:31:11Z")

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Hey there, I'm about 4 days new to ELK; very green to all this. Elasticsearch, kibana and logstash are all version 6.2.4, all running on one Debian 9.4 VM. I guess that means my cluster contains only a single node. I…

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## [Query\_string parsing error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-string-parsing-error/129283)

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**Author:** [@dondanidang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dondanidang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-string-parsing-error/129283 "2018-04-24T16:20:48Z")

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Hi, I have an entity with field label name "Avengers: Infinity War". I have tried hard to retrieve it using query\_string but nothing seems to work. the parser is complaining about the character ':'. I don't know how to…

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## [Metrics and profiling queries](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-and-profiling-queries/129274)

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**Author:** [@Pavlo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pavlo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-and-profiling-queries/129274 "2018-04-24T15:58:48Z")

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We are using Elasticsearch from cloud and have several indexes on it. Sometimes we see splashes of consuming resources and it is hard to determine to what application it is related. Is there an ability to see metrics (Se…

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## [Scripted fields for match(regex)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-fields-for-match-regex/129297)

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**Author:** [@1862347ba9566e72a47d](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/1862347ba9566e72a47d)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-fields-for-match-regex/129297 "2018-04-24T13:57:55Z")

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How to use scripted fields to find count of match a number several digits at the beginning of a value in a field with a string type? For example, there is doc1 with a text field = 12345 doc2 with text = 12678 doc3 wi…

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## [Cross-sites Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cross-sites-kibana/129247)

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**Author:** [@hungts](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hungts)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cross-sites-kibana/129247 "2018-04-24T13:53:02Z")

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Hi all, We have 4 sites with 1 ELK stack on each. Therefore, we are using Kibana to visualize and search for log at individual site. Now, we are looking for a solution to use 1 common Kibana as a single point of managem…

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## [Kibana 500 - huge index patterns](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-500-huge-index-patterns/127995)

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**Author:** [@tivvit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tivvit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-500-huge-index-patterns/127995 "2018-04-24T12:09:22Z")

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Hi, I have the following problem in Kibana 6.1.2 \[Screenshot%20from%202018-04-13%2015-44-28\] The problem occurs when creating or trying to open index pattern. It only occurs in one particular pattern. This pattern co…

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