# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=899 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 900 --- ## [Check if a field string start with a determinate string](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-if-a-field-string-start-with-a-determinate-string/108612)
**Author:** [@mad-max](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mad-max)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-if-a-field-string-start-with-a-determinate-string/108612 "2017-11-21T21:48:19Z")
hello to everyone, i want to know how to create a screpted fields. the field is a string and I have to check if it starts with edi. if so the value of the field e EDI else "-". how can I do. I need some help because I'… --- ## [How to improve performance of relevant term chart. Not loading up for large data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-improve-performance-of-relevant-term-chart-not-loading-up-for-large-data/108198)
**Author:** [@priyal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/priyal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-improve-performance-of-relevant-term-chart-not-loading-up-for-large-data/108198 "2017-11-21T06:12:45Z")
I am new to this elastic and kibana set up so saying sorry in advance if asking some basic questions. I am using a 9 node cluster among which 3 master 8gb/2cpu 4 data 32gb/6cpu 2 client/kibana node 16gb/4cpu I… --- ## [Simple iframe app shows empty page](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-iframe-app-shows-empty-page/106041)
**Author:** [@blueemerald](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/blueemerald)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-iframe-app-shows-empty-page/106041 "2017-11-20T18:48:37Z")
I have a kibana app plugin that is implemented as an iframe to another URL. When I go my kibana website the app plugin in shows up. When I click on my app (on the left side where all the apps are), it works just fine. Bu… --- ## [.keyword columns empty in "Discover"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keyword-columns-empty-in-discover/108531)
**Author:** [@sspilleman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sspilleman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keyword-columns-empty-in-discover/108531 "2017-11-21T20:03:22Z")
Hi, I'm indexing quite a few text mappings to alse have a .keyword couterpart with type keyword. Like: "country": { "type": "text", "fields": { "keyword": { "type"… --- ## [Elasticsearch plugin is red in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-is-red-in-kibana/108389)
**Author:** [@kunalpa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kunalpa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-is-red-in-kibana/108389 "2017-11-21T19:44:07Z")
Hi Team, I'm getting "Elasticsearch plugin is red error" and "\[illegal\_argument\_exception\] Rejecting mapping update to \[.kibana\] as the final mapping would have more than 1 type: \[index-pattern, config\]", while accessin… --- ## [Data Viz documentation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-viz-documentation/108457)
**Author:** [@DylanAlloy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DylanAlloy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-viz-documentation/108457 "2017-11-21T19:41:00Z")
Maybe I'm confused about something (usually am) but I've noticed when trying to use the Shakespeare sample data to get an idea of how to do visualizations, the 'Options' tab is not there for me to use to group the bar ch… --- ## [Passing index name/index pattern dynamically in Kibana 5](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-index-name-index-pattern-dynamically-in-kibana-5/108508)
**Author:** [@piku](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/piku)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/passing-index-name-index-pattern-dynamically-in-kibana-5/108508 "2017-11-21T17:25:09Z")
Suppose I have created a chart in Kibana 5 and it uses a specific index as as its index pattern (say X). I want see the same effect on another index using the already created chart. Can I make the chart configurable so… --- ## [Read Custom Label from plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-custom-label-from-plugin/108286)
**Author:** [@wkpv68](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wkpv68)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-custom-label-from-plugin/108286 "2017-11-21T16:35:05Z")
Hi I use webinar\_plugins to create my own plugin (it is working great) I have one parameters that I need to enter manually and to received it when I press on the value. I thought to add it to Buckets to Custom Label … --- ## [Custom UI in kibana and visualization suggestion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-ui-in-kibana-and-visualization-suggestion/108396)
**Author:** [@ashish\_yetre](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ashish_yetre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-ui-in-kibana-and-visualization-suggestion/108396 "2017-11-21T16:33:05Z")
Hello Everyone , I'm facing problem in visualization of data in proper way. Now what data i have ? There are TWO tables contains basic information of an organization. 2.contains multiple records which are linked wit… --- ## [Percentage of downtime](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/percentage-of-downtime/108354)
**Author:** [@OucemaBellagha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/OucemaBellagha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/percentage-of-downtime/108354 "2017-11-21T13:02:51Z")
Hi folks, I'm using scripted fields to calculate my host downtime over a month statically using 43800 which is the number of minutes per month: 100 - ((doc\['downtime'\].value / 43800) \*100) Now this is static and not ac… --- ## [Size of the circles in Kibana Tile map visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-the-circles-in-kibana-tile-map-visualization/108395)
**Author:** [@pawelmaga](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pawelmaga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/size-of-the-circles-in-kibana-tile-map-visualization/108395 "2017-11-21T08:00:49Z")
In Kibana we have a visualization called Tile map which has has several options to customize, such as map type. My question is about one of this types: Shaded Circle Markers which is basically about changing colors base… --- ## [Help - i'm trying Timelion but I don't have a date/timestamp field :)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-im-trying-timelion-but-i-dont-have-a-date-timestamp-field/108471)
**Author:** [@gosha1128](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gosha1128)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-im-trying-timelion-but-i-dont-have-a-date-timestamp-field/108471 "2017-11-21T07:33:02Z")
Hi, I have a lot of custom data in ES, but there is no date or timestamp field. I have instead a large integer that represents UNIX time in microseconds. Can I still use Timelion ? Or do I need to do other another vi… --- ## [I have an issue while entering in an kibana development mode](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-have-an-issue-while-entering-in-an-kibana-development-mode/108376)
**Author:** [@RajeshAJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RajeshAJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-have-an-issue-while-entering-in-an-kibana-development-mode/108376 "2017-11-21T04:37:25Z")
I download the Kibana form the git "https://github.com/elastic/kibana". I check my node version is equal to kibana's node version 6.11.5. when i run npm start or npm run elasticsearch, i have face an following issue\[Scre… --- ## [Community Fun Challenge](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/community-fun-challenge/108511)
**Author:** [@drfuka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/drfuka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/community-fun-challenge/108511 "2017-11-21T05:28:21Z")
Aloha, I have been having fun playing with Kibana, and my friend Agbeli ( @TeamGhana ) and I have thought of a fun project that would stress many aspects of Kibana, Elastic, and other predictive and analysis tools that … --- ## [Report Generator](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313)
**Author:** [@EricWS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EricWS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313 "2017-11-20T22:20:25Z")
Hi all, Is there a way for me to generate PDF reports from the Kibana dashboards I have created? I understand this can be done using X-Pack, but the cost of X-Pack make this not a feasible option for me. Any suggestio… --- ## [Kibana:6.0.0 - X-Pack with Basic license?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-0-0-x-pack-with-basic-license/108450)
**Author:** [@alexus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alexus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-0-0-x-pack-with-basic-license/108450 "2017-11-20T21:32:13Z")
I'm a little bit confused and I was hoping someone can clear it up for me... per Image types | Kibana User Guide \[6.0\] | Elastic, there are two type/configuration of images: x-pack and oss. I used oss version in the pa… --- ## [New to Kibana, not sure how to create a horizontal bar chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-to-kibana-not-sure-how-to-create-a-horizontal-bar-chart/108443)
**Author:** [@lostsoul352](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lostsoul352)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-to-kibana-not-sure-how-to-create-a-horizontal-bar-chart/108443 "2017-11-20T19:42:39Z")
I'm just getting started with Kibana, I'm analysing log files, and in any given log entry there are 2 pieces of information I'm interested in. One is called a "query name" and the other is "execute time". I've already s… --- ## [Kibana visualize data table size](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualize-data-table-size/108302)
**Author:** [@hsiuming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hsiuming)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualize-data-table-size/108302 "2017-11-20T18:17:34Z")
Hello We now create a kibana visualize data table. It get the data by winlogbeat. But we find if the content of data fields(message,event\_data.Binary...) is too long,this data will not show in data table. The data ta… --- ## [How to show data without "Aggregation"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-show-data-without-aggregation/108359)
**Author:** [@ahmedcharef](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ahmedcharef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-show-data-without-aggregation/108359 "2017-11-20T18:13:31Z")
Hello, I have inserted more than 300.000 data line in ElasticSearch, This is an example of my data: \[Screenshot-2017-11-20 Smart Urbanization\] I would like to show my data in line chart, here is my chart \[Screenshot-… --- ## [How to create a process when visualize is clicked with the kibana plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-process-when-visualize-is-clicked-with-the-kibana-plugin/108314)
**Author:** [@drumn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/drumn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-a-process-when-visualize-is-clicked-with-the-kibana-plugin/108314 "2017-11-20T18:09:15Z")
I am developing plugins based on the plugin code of webinar\_app in kibana 6.0.0. I would like to create a process when I click visualize. I also want to obtain information on the element that I clicked on. (For exampl… --- ## [Change default timepicker to today](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428)
**Author:** [@maddie0726](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maddie0726)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-timepicker-to-today/108428 "2017-11-20T17:32:38Z")
Hi all, I have Kibana 5.6.2 up and running, I just need to set the default timepicker to today and the auto-refresh interval to 5 seconds. I can't find anything that has the correct syntax and I feel like I've tried eve… --- ## [Data from "Kibana" If extracted, Korean is broken](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-from-kibana-if-extracted-korean-is-broken/108331)
**Author:** [@taetaetae](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/taetaetae)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-from-kibana-if-extracted-korean-is-broken/108331 "2017-11-20T17:25:38Z")
Hi. I use Elastic Search 2.4 and Kibana 4.6.4. The data is in Korean, but when it comes to Excel down, it is broken. \[image\] \[image\] The meta information for that index is: \[image\] Is there a way to solve this pro… --- ## [Cannot aggregate in visualize section (on 5.3)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-aggregate-in-visualize-section-on-5-3/108277)
**Author:** [@MatthD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MatthD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-aggregate-in-visualize-section-on-5-3/108277 "2017-11-20T17:07:39Z")
Hi everyone! I am trying since a moment to create a data-table on a field that contains long text. But I am not able to get what I would (I just want to show the text of this field ) I know I have 6 documents / 1384 … --- ## [Get post information inside a kibana plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-post-information-inside-a-kibana-plugin/108109)
**Author:** [@Kelly\_Goedert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kelly_Goedert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-post-information-inside-a-kibana-plugin/108109 "2017-11-20T16:30:22Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a kibana plugin. I need to intercept an specific kind of request made by kibana, which is to a url like this '/api/saved\_objects/bulk\_get'. In my browser I can see the post parameters, which is… --- ## [Unique value counts in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unique-value-counts-in-kibana/107141)
**Author:** [@Phani\_Nadiminti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Phani_Nadiminti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unique-value-counts-in-kibana/107141 "2017-11-20T13:39:30Z")
Hi , I am using elasticsearch 5.1.1 and kibana also 5.1.1 . I want to check distinct counts for a long value field in elasticsearch i have used cardinality to do this. i have designed three graphs Userid is my long val… --- ## [Records created by elasticsearch api can not show up in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/records-created-by-elasticsearch-api-can-not-show-up-in-kibana/108265)
**Author:** [@Harim\_Tong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Harim_Tong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/records-created-by-elasticsearch-api-can-not-show-up-in-kibana/108265 "2017-11-20T05:17:03Z")
step1: use API to create the record: POST http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/34/\_update { "scripted\_upsert":true, "script" : { "source": "ctx.\_source.name = params.name;", "lang": "painless", … --- ## [Image Display Size in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/image-display-size-in-kibana/107841)
**Author:** [@EricWS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EricWS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/image-display-size-in-kibana/107841 "2017-11-20T04:54:25Z")
Hi All, I have a Kibana dashboard I built which displays social media posts and I have two questions I am hoping to get kelp on as I have been unable to figure it out. I currently display images associated with the p… --- ## [Less than operator not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-operator-not-working/106397)
**Author:** [@karnamonkster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karnamonkster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-operator-not-working/106397 "2017-11-19T11:23:40Z")
Hi, I am trying to use a “\<“ operator to filter all the records with field “value” less than 0.5. After applying the filter in the query I still get the records which are greater than 0.5 Here is the snapshot \[37659… --- ## [Wildcard search not working as intended](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-not-working-as-intended/108192)
**Author:** [@Feedy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Feedy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-not-working-as-intended/108192 "2017-11-17T22:11:09Z")
Hello, I am attempting to search my data to only show results for only three source ip ranges that is linked to action:drop but I am still seeing all source ips. Below are the several different search strings I've tried: … --- ## [Kibana import/export dashboard api](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-import-export-dashboard-api/108180)
**Author:** [@tsullivan93](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsullivan93)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-import-export-dashboard-api/108180 "2017-11-17T19:20:39Z")
Is there any documentation on how to use the new import/export dashboard api for kibana? [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=898) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=900)