# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=857

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## [Layered donut makes webapp suffer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/layered-donut-makes-webapp-suffer/121064)

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**Author:** [@nesretep](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nesretep)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/layered-donut-makes-webapp-suffer/121064 "2018-03-08T14:25:51Z")

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Hi there I had a prevoius post in "Kibana eating up Chrome" and would like to link to this post, but it does not seem possible. We found out by analyzing the issue in Kibana 6.2.1 that the layered donut could be the or…

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## [Make search bar persistent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/make-search-bar-persistent/121065)

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**Author:** [@nesretep](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nesretep)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/make-search-bar-persistent/121065 "2018-03-08T14:22:27Z")

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Hi there Here is another post concerning the need for a persistent search bar like the pinned filters when jumping from one dashboad to another dashboard. Am I really the only one in the world thinking that this would …

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## [Can we use 2 metrics under a data table on the same column?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-2-metrics-under-a-data-table-on-the-same-column/121473)

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**Author:** [@Nishanth\_Thavarajah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nishanth_Thavarajah)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-use-2-metrics-under-a-data-table-on-the-same-column/121473 "2018-03-08T12:24:12Z")

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Hello, I have several query to implement under a same data table. The problem is that i have some query on metric "count" and some others on metric "unique count". Can i do it under the same column easely? 2 possibilit…

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## [Searching aggregation to calculate the status of running processes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-aggregation-to-calculate-the-status-of-running-processes/121853)

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**Author:** [@sasa0103](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sasa0103)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/searching-aggregation-to-calculate-the-status-of-running-processes/121853 "2018-03-08T12:22:09Z")

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The simplified scenario is like this: There are some processes, that are writing a new entry in Elastic every few minutes. This entry contains a status flag which shows if the process is finished or running. If the proc…

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## [Kibana sorting does not work](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sorting-does-not-work/123059)

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**Author:** [@sridevi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sridevi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sorting-does-not-work/123059 "2018-03-08T12:04:28Z")

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Hi, I am trying to sort the data in Kibana visualization. When i try to sort the data in descending order, it treats 10 is less than 9. it sorts 10\_1\_0 less than 9\_1\_0. In fact it sorts 10\_1\_0 less than 1\_1\_0. Please h…

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## [Monitoring multiple kibana instances](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-multiple-kibana-instances/122554)

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**Author:** [@alepuccetti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alepuccetti)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-multiple-kibana-instances/122554 "2018-03-08T11:28:41Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a production cluster (version 5.6.4) and a separate monitoring cluster (version 6.2). I noticed that if I enter in the monitoring section and select the production cluster i the Kibana section I see …

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## [No visualization after upgrade to 6.2.2 from 5.6.5](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-visualization-after-upgrade-to-6-2-2-from-5-6-5/122568)

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**Author:** [@raamee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raamee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-visualization-after-upgrade-to-6-2-2-from-5-6-5/122568 "2018-03-08T11:26:43Z")

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Hi, I recently upgraded our ELK setup to 6.2.2 from 5.6.5. I have two types of log and previously in 5.6.5, I used document\_type (in filebeat) and separated those two logs in to separate index in logstash. So the \_type …

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## [Upgrade from ES/Kibana 6.1.1 to 6.2.2 (No default index pattern.)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-from-es-kibana-6-1-1-to-6-2-2-no-default-index-pattern/122721)

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**Author:** [@cawoodm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cawoodm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/upgrade-from-es-kibana-6-1-1-to-6-2-2-no-default-index-pattern/122721 "2018-03-07T14:08:24Z")

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Downloaded ElasticSearch and Kibana 6.2.2 and copied across the existing 6.1.1 config/ and data/ folders to the new installation. ES looks fine but Kibana seems to be confused: "No default index pattern. You must select…

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## [Kibana plugin - read configuration from kibana.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-read-configuration-from-kibana-yml/122260)

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**Author:** [@milkamar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/milkamar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-plugin-read-configuration-from-kibana-yml/122260 "2018-03-08T07:51:03Z")

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Hello, I code own plugin for kibana, but am unable to read plugin-related configuration from kibana.yml kibana.yml - custom attributes part cleanup tool kibanaVersion format: \[major\].\[minor\] cleanup\_tool.kibanaVersio…

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## [Displaying a compact label for a visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-compact-label-for-a-visualization/122437)

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**Author:** [@Nikhil\_Utane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Utane)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-compact-label-for-a-visualization/122437 "2018-03-08T07:00:38Z")

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Hi, I just want to show a simple & compact label for my visualizations. I added markdown viz. But it uses a lot of real-estate. I would really like it to be compact so that it looks neat. If i reduce the height, then i…

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## [Kibana and elasticsearch linking on docker](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-and-elasticsearch-linking-on-docker/122859)

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**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Agarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gaurav_Agarwal)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 6:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-and-elasticsearch-linking-on-docker/122859 "2018-03-08T06:48:51Z")

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Hello I am new to ELK . I am facing a problem while using kibana I am working on a VM where in I have all my three containers running on docker i.e logstash elasticsearch and kibana Logstash works fine there and i can…

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## [Kibana x-pack installation fails](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-x-pack-installation-fails/118015)

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**Author:** [@Win](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Win)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-x-pack-installation-fails/118015 "2018-03-08T05:18:09Z")

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When installing x-pack for Kibana I'll receive an error message which tells the directory named .phantom cannot be created. Seems like this is a Windows problem since I cannot create the directory with that name even us…

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## [Is there anyway that kibana can filter the data globally by aggregation?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-anyway-that-kibana-can-filter-the-data-globally-by-aggregation/122828)

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**Author:** [@Zh\_C](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zh_C)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-anyway-that-kibana-can-filter-the-data-globally-by-aggregation/122828 "2018-03-08T04:23:44Z")

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I have some data like the following stored in elasticsearch, the real data is much complex. \[ { "searchTime":112, "agentName":"blake" }, { "searchTime":200, "agentName":"david" }, { "searchTime":112, "agentNa…

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## [Aggregating by count for a particular string field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregating-by-count-for-a-particular-string-field/122446)

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**Author:** [@Nikhil\_Utane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Utane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregating-by-count-for-a-particular-string-field/122446 "2018-03-08T04:02:57Z")

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Hi, I have 2 separate indices across which I want to correlate few fields. I have created a data table visualization, added the required aggregated metrics and everything is working as expected. Now in this case, I…

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## [Using Split in Timelion and "Group other values"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-split-in-timelion-and-group-other-values/122949)

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**Author:** [@skatemple](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/skatemple)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-split-in-timelion-and-group-other-values/122949 "2018-03-08T03:18:20Z")

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Hello guys, I'm trying to make a Timelion query using split on a field with limit of 5, everythings fine but I want it to also show the "Others" grouped in a single line, just like you can do it when creating a Visualiz…

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## [Access Kibana config value from scripted field?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-kibana-config-value-from-scripted-field/122393)

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**Author:** [@dcode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dcode)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-kibana-config-value-from-scripted-field/122393 "2018-03-08T00:03:20Z")

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I'm interested in programmatically creating a scripted field using Painless. Namely, I want to create a string type that is formatted as a URL. I can create the field without problem. I can also push the Kibana configura…

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## [Elastic stack Azure Kibana fails with 99% cpu](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-azure-kibana-fails-with-99-cpu/122817)

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**Author:** [@thespatt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thespatt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-azure-kibana-fails-with-99-cpu/122817 "2018-03-07T23:54:14Z")

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Today I created a single node elasticsearch + kibana 6.2.2 deployment on azure. When everything was done provisioning, I noticed the CPU was pegged on the kibana VM. I connected over ssh and found that I had to remove t…

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## [X-pack provides no restrictions within Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-provides-no-restrictions-within-kibana/121902)

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**Author:** [@brandtj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandtj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-provides-no-restrictions-within-kibana/121902 "2018-03-07T23:25:32Z")

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I'm hoping someone can point me to something that provides better security controls within Kibana. We were curious how x-pack could change Kibana in a way to limit users interactivity. It didn't seem like it could from…

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## [Indices are not visble in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-are-not-visble-in-kibana/122908)

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**Author:** [@TechGeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TechGeek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indices-are-not-visble-in-kibana/122908 "2018-03-07T23:25:24Z")

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// My current indices created from mutiple pipe line using --path.data in logstash. \[image\] Using latest version of Kibana 6.2.1 . First index reports is visible in Kibana, but second index (changerpt) is not visible o…

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## [Minified javascript in a plugin causes optimizer to take a long time](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/minified-javascript-in-a-plugin-causes-optimizer-to-take-a-long-time/122681)

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**Author:** [@robrotheram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/robrotheram)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/minified-javascript-in-a-plugin-causes-optimizer-to-take-a-long-time/122681 "2018-03-07T22:37:40Z")

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Hi there I creating a plugin for kibana 6 , That requires the use of a minified JavaScript library that is proprietary, the file is sadly approximately 2.5Mb. This causes webpack to take a ages \>40+ mins to optimize an…

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## [Is it possible to run a version of Kibana on Elasticsearch 1.3.2?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-run-a-version-of-kibana-on-elasticsearch-1-3-2/122970)

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**Author:** [@westcoast](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/westcoast)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-run-a-version-of-kibana-on-elasticsearch-1-3-2/122970 "2018-03-07T22:36:09Z")

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Hi everyone! I am new to the community. In my company, I have been tasked with troubleshooting and documenting how Elasticsearch works in our browser-based product. My early challenge is with Kibana. For whatever reas…

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## [Quick zooming around a specific timestamp](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/quick-zooming-around-a-specific-timestamp/122962)

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**Author:** [@mr\_chang7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mr_chang7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/quick-zooming-around-a-specific-timestamp/122962 "2018-03-07T22:09:43Z")

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Maybe this would be a more simple question related to my previous post. In a time-based dashboard with hourly time interval, given a millisecond-level timestamp (like March 5th 2018, 02:34:51.533), how can I quickly (wi…

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## [Landing on a dashboard with a dynamic time period](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/landing-on-a-dashboard-with-a-dynamic-time-period/122958)

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**Author:** [@mr\_chang7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mr_chang7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/landing-on-a-dashboard-with-a-dynamic-time-period/122958 "2018-03-07T22:16:35Z")

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Hello guys, I made a scripted field, say 'A', with setting an URL template to land on a dashboard. But I'd like set the time period on the landed dashboard based on a timestamp field in the original event having the fie…

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## [Aggregating DropWizard Metrics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregating-dropwizard-metrics/122782)

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**Author:** [@jronan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jronan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregating-dropwizard-metrics/122782 "2018-03-07T21:46:59Z")

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I've loaded data collected from DropWizard Metrics and am having trouble aggregating. The following data sample demonstrates the problem. The first minute had 100 requests that averaged 1ms to complete, and the second …

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## [Filtering metrics based on a percentile result](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-metrics-based-on-a-percentile-result/122733)

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**Author:** [@mtenrero](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mtenrero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-metrics-based-on-a-percentile-result/122733 "2018-03-07T21:11:41Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to get the average of a subset of my data specified by the 20% poor metrics. I know how to obtain the cutoff value: 80 percentile But I don't know how to attach the value to the filter Any ideas?

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## [Problems with Viewing a Query Only the Last Modified Date and ID](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problems-with-viewing-a-query-only-the-last-modified-date-and-id/122726)

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**Author:** [@euclidesfmjr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/euclidesfmjr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problems-with-viewing-a-query-only-the-last-modified-date-and-id/122726 "2018-03-07T21:10:13Z")

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I have a "Doubt" problem if it is possible to do that, when I create in the view fields in term, "Modification date" and "ID", I would like to get the last modification, how do I filter this not to repeat the same ID. A…

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## [Indexing a document - "error": "Incorrect HTTP method for uri \[/animals/\_doc/\] and method \[PUT\], allowed: \[POST\]",](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-a-document-error-incorrect-http-method-for-uri-animals-doc-and-method-put-allowed-post/122946)

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**Author:** [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-a-document-error-incorrect-http-method-for-uri-animals-doc-and-method-put-allowed-post/122946 "2018-03-07T20:39:25Z")

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I created the Index manually (Mappings and Settings sections) instead of letting ElasticSearch create one. I am able to see the structure of the "animals" index file. It looks like below. When I use PUT command to inser…

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## [When will Rollup be available in ES and Kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-will-rollup-be-available-in-es-and-kibana/122931)

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**Author:** [@Emily1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Emily1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-will-rollup-be-available-in-es-and-kibana/122931 "2018-03-07T19:16:33Z")

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Hello, Is there an approximate timeline for Kibana + ES implementation of this feature? https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/\_rollup\_merges\_live\_and\_rolled\_data.html Thanks!

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## ["query": { "match\_all": {} } shows total:1000 but on console shows only 5 documents](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-match-all-shows-total-1000-but-on-console-shows-only-5-documents/122764)

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**Author:** [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-match-all-shows-total-1000-but-on-console-shows-only-5-documents/122764 "2018-03-07T17:45:54Z")

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Question 1: why can't I see all 1000 documents in my response pane on the right. { "took": 5, "timed\_out": false, "\_shards": { "total": 5, "successful": 5, "skipped": 0, "failed": 0 }, "hits": { "total": 1000, …

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## [How to open a new console window in Kibana dev tools](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-open-a-new-console-window-in-kibana-dev-tools/122760)

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**Author:** [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-open-a-new-console-window-in-kibana-dev-tools/122760 "2018-03-07T17:36:48Z")

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Attached is the picture.\[2018-03-06\_9-46-36\] Thank You

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