# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=947 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 948 --- ## [Treemap in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/treemap-in-kibana/92532)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/treemap-in-kibana/92532 "2017-07-11T11:50:25Z")
Is it possible to create a treemap in Kibana? Treemap is not among the visualizations types shown in the visualize tap. Is there a plugin out there? --- ## [Kibana map: control color and icon of individual points](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-map-control-color-and-icon-of-individual-points/92525)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-map-control-color-and-icon-of-individual-points/92525 "2017-07-11T11:42:19Z")
I want to use Kibana to map health of materials in a certain area and I want to use icons to help me visualize what every material is . Further, I want the color of the icons to change based on some condition ( example, … --- ## [Include Wildcard in index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589)
**Author:** [@xavi23](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavi23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/include-wildcard-in-index/92589 "2017-07-11T10:24:00Z")
Hello, I want to know it's is posible to includ a wildcard parameter when I create an index ? I know that I can use a wildcard to filter on a visualization, but I can specify in the index to not have to specify in th… --- ## [Visualize the latest status of news articles using Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-the-latest-status-of-news-articles-using-kibana/92283)
**Author:** [@saifhitawala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saifhitawala)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-the-latest-status-of-news-articles-using-kibana/92283 "2017-07-11T09:09:09Z")
I'm trying to visualize the latest status of a news articles using Kibana. Here's a brief example of what I'm trying to do: I have a database of news. Each piece of news contains a headline, a timestamp and a status … --- ## [Integrating Kibana Dasboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/integrating-kibana-dasboard/92208)
**Author:** [@bhavna\_jha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavna_jha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/integrating-kibana-dasboard/92208 "2017-07-11T06:24:54Z")
Hi, I want to integrate Kibana dashboard with my existing application, how can I achieve this? Please Help!. --- ## [Is it possible to customise Kibana reports?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-customise-kibana-reports/92406)
**Author:** [@rkj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rkj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-customise-kibana-reports/92406 "2017-07-11T00:37:54Z")
Hi, I've been working on creation of Kibana reports and found that the data table gets cut off when I try to export Discover page as a report. This is because the area where the data table is shown on PDF is fixed and it… --- ## [Refresh mappings for index-pattern automatically](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/refresh-mappings-for-index-pattern-automatically/91946)
**Author:** [@ThomasB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ThomasB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/refresh-mappings-for-index-pattern-automatically/91946 "2017-07-11T00:26:04Z")
Hello, I am looking for a way to trigger the index mapping refresh (the button below) through a script/API call/whatever I am building a Docker image for Kibana, which also loads some visualizations, searches, dashbo… --- ## [Dashboard Grid](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-grid/92476)
**Author:** [@Helix](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Helix)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-grid/92476 "2017-07-10T20:36:16Z")
Hello, I have created a new Dashboard on Kibana 5.5 and filled it with several line charts. When I created the visualizations, I went to the tab "Panel Settings" and activated Y-Axis Lines. However, when I switched… --- ## [Rows in Kibana 5.5](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rows-in-kibana-5-5/92478)
**Author:** [@Helix](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Helix)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rows-in-kibana-5-5/92478 "2017-07-10T20:34:02Z")
Hello, I have recently created a new dashboard and filled it with the most important data. In earlier versions of Kibana, I was able to create rows which only showed their content after I had clicked on the expand butt… --- ## [Kibana Data discovery query highlighter missing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-data-discovery-query-highlighter-missing/89317)
**Author:** [@Sujith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sujith)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-data-discovery-query-highlighter-missing/89317 "2017-07-10T20:31:54Z")
Hi Team, I'm using ELK stack 5.4 version and beats 5.4 version in our dev environmnet. We can see initially when we search with a query in data discovery in kibana UI, the results used to come and those would be highli… --- ## [How to use slash ('/') to search in Discovery?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-slash-to-search-in-discovery/92340)
**Author:** [@palexvs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/palexvs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-slash-to-search-in-discovery/92340 "2017-07-10T17:58:25Z")
I'm testing ELK stack for nginx-access logs. It looks good except I have not found a way to search records in Kibana Discovery (v5.3.2) with a path that contains '/test/a'. Search works if I remove slashes, but in this c… --- ## [Logging.verbose: true causing ValidationError](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logging-verbose-true-causing-validationerror/92454)
**Author:** [@Abhijit\_Paul](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhijit_Paul)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logging-verbose-true-causing-validationerror/92454 "2017-07-10T17:42:08Z")
In kibana.yml after setting logging.verbose: true (to get more details kibana logs) it's throwing following error, kibana-pod - INFO 1 139712313976640 1000 - - Starting kibana process FATAL { ValidationError: child "l… --- ## [Data hours behind in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-hours-behind-in-kibana/91987)
**Author:** [@ELK\_GB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ELK_GB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-hours-behind-in-kibana/91987 "2017-07-10T15:01:26Z")
Hi, I hope someone can put me in the right direction here, as im not entirely sure whether this is purely ES related or Kibana. What we have been encountering is that whenever we have big amounts of data going to LS … --- ## [Kibana \*index pattern grayed out unable to able to fetch mapping](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-index-pattern-grayed-out-unable-to-able-to-fetch-mapping/92383)
**Author:** [@honor6x5](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/honor6x5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-index-pattern-grayed-out-unable-to-able-to-fetch-mapping/92383 "2017-07-10T14:13:24Z")
hey guys, I am using winlog beat to send my windows logs to logstash and from there to elasticsearch. Everything looks good till index pattern as once i give winlog beat as index pattern in kibana , I can see field aski… --- ## [WIthdrawn](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/withdrawn/92438)
**Author:** [@TimWard](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimWard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/withdrawn/92438 "2017-07-10T09:20:29Z")
Dunno what's going on but it's probably not what I reported, more research needed. --- ## [Can i create a scripted field and call a http request as part of script and populate the filed with the data returned from the http call](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-create-a-scripted-field-and-call-a-http-request-as-part-of-script-and-populate-the-filed-with-the-data-returned-from-the-http-call/92436)
**Author:** [@nikhil\_ahir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nikhil_ahir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-create-a-scripted-field-and-call-a-http-request-as-part-of-script-and-populate-the-filed-with-the-data-returned-from-the-http-call/92436 "2017-07-10T09:21:12Z")
Suppose i want to have a scripted field that will be populated using a http GET or POST call. Can i do that in Kibana? --- ## [Error : No results found in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-no-results-found-in-kibana/92370)
**Author:** [@ines\_ben\_kraiem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ines_ben_kraiem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-no-results-found-in-kibana/92370 "2017-07-10T09:20:55Z")
I can read the data from sql server with logstash and elasticsearch but I cann't visualize them with kibana. Help me please ! Best regards. --- ## [How to restart Kibana 5.4.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-restart-kibana-5-4-0/92193)
**Author:** [@nikhil\_ahir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nikhil_ahir)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-restart-kibana-5-4-0/92193 "2017-07-10T09:16:23Z")
I am exploring Kibana 5.4.0, so after updating the Elasticsearch url path in kiaban.yml file how can i restart Kibana? Currently i am restarting the complete docker container but i think there should be another way to re… --- ## [Unable to connect to Elasticsearch at http://localhost:9200. Help](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-at-http-localhost-9200-help/92366)
**Author:** [@Andrew431](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew431)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-at-http-localhost-9200-help/92366 "2017-07-08T18:32:28Z")
I'm having some trouble setting up kibana on my home laptop. When I try to run the kibana.bat file I get the following error: HEAD http://localhost:9200/ =\> connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:9200 Can anyone help? --- ## [Split in Timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-in-timelion/92204)
**Author:** [@vineetgoel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineetgoel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-in-timelion/92204 "2017-07-08T01:53:27Z")
Hi, I am trying to use split in Kibana/Timelion. I am not being able to split by term when I use the parameter .es(split:"foo.bar:10"). Note here: foo.bar is a nested field in my document. Is this a known issue? I am no … --- ## [Index Pattern syntax, list of indices?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-syntax-list-of-indices/92343)
**Author:** [@jjekstrom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jjekstrom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-pattern-syntax-list-of-indices/92343 "2017-07-08T01:02:29Z")
I need to put a list of indices in an index pattern. They don't match a wildcard model. Is there a way to put aa,bb,cc,dd as index names in an index pattern? --- ## [Tag Cloud visualization limits?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342)
**Author:** [@jjekstrom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jjekstrom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342 "2017-07-08T00:58:37Z")
I am storing a content field with text extracted from documents. It does not appear as an option in the tag cloud visualization definition. Why? What are the conditions under which a field is an option in the tag clo… --- ## [The button "Create" in the Index Patterns being disabled](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-button-create-in-the-index-patterns-being-disabled/92173)
**Author:** [@Vincent\_Xian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vincent_Xian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-button-create-in-the-index-patterns-being-disabled/92173 "2017-07-07T22:21:55Z")
I think that it is related to the warning message "No default index pattern. You must select or create one to continue." But the problem is that i do not know how to get around this. Therefore, any help will be appreci… --- ## [Timestamp range search in the search bar](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timestamp-range-search-in-the-search-bar/92174)
**Author:** [@Shuxin\_Lin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shuxin_Lin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timestamp-range-search-in-the-search-bar/92174 "2017-07-07T19:26:49Z")
Hi, I want to search all the entries within a time span. Like this: search all the entries during a time span from 2017-07-02 12:05:51.898 to 2017-07-02 12:06:15.464 I know 2017-07-02 12:05:51.898 in epoch\_millis i… --- ## [Angular Element as Field Formatter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/angular-element-as-field-formatter/92146)
**Author:** [@bryan\_t](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bryan_t)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/angular-element-as-field-formatter/92146 "2017-07-07T19:09:36Z")
I am trying to make a field formatter that would be a dropdown menu with actions. I was wondering if it is possible to return an Angular element so that I can use Kibana's UI elements or Angular bootstrap. Thanks. --- ## [Multiple Apps in one Kibana plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-apps-in-one-kibana-plugin/92177)
**Author:** [@bryan\_t](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bryan_t)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-apps-in-one-kibana-plugin/92177 "2017-07-07T19:06:55Z")
I was wondering if you could have multiple 'Apps' in one Kibana plugin. My use case is I want to have a few Apps that just have an iframe. I would have a config variable with a list of app names and app urls to make 'App… --- ## [Timelion null](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-null/92182)
**Author:** [@beckyb8](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/beckyb8)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-null/92182 "2017-07-07T19:00:38Z")
When I plug this in to Timelion, I get a nifty graph: .es(index=vision-\*, 'avg:cacheFetch.99thPercentile').derivative() However, when I add kibana=true: .es(index=vision-\*, kibana=true, 'avg:cacheFetch.99thPercent… --- ## [Filters in Kibana 5.0.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filters-in-kibana-5-0-0/91986)
**Author:** [@ICG](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ICG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filters-in-kibana-5-0-0/91986 "2017-07-07T18:08:26Z")
I am newbie in Kibana and Elasticsearch, and I am investigating functionalities of these tools. I have traffic data that I want to load to Elasticsearch and visualize in Kibana's dashboard. In particular I need to create… --- ## [Keep getting "field" paramter is now invalid, "field" is a required parameter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185)
**Author:** [@pobrejuanito](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pobrejuanito)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185 "2017-07-07T17:50:21Z")
Hi we are using elastic cloud. Getting the messages as stated on the title on my dashboard. I tried refreshing index, and that seems to help, for a while, but then later the message appears again. What else can I do on m… --- ## [How to make Kibana show the last location of a device in Tilemap?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-kibana-show-the-last-location-of-a-device-in-tilemap/92027)
**Author:** [@mikelD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mikelD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-kibana-show-the-last-location-of-a-device-in-tilemap/92027 "2017-07-07T17:45:31Z")
Hi, I'm trying to use the kibana Tilemap to show only the latest location received from a device. I'm not exactly sure how or if it can be done, so i ask if any has done something similar. I have a search query that re… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=946) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=948)