# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=951

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## [Override RED cluster status messages](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/override-red-cluster-status-messages/91175)

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**Author:** [@bhatch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhatch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/override-red-cluster-status-messages/91175 "2017-06-28T19:19:46Z")

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I opened up Kibana today and was greeted with a red cluster state. Not the end of the world, I can fix that. So I click on Dev Tools (Formerly Sense) to run some commands to see what is wrong. However Dev Tools throws…

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## [Kibana 5.2 console history not persistent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-2-console-history-not-persistent/91158)

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**Author:** [@csobchuk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/csobchuk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-2-console-history-not-persistent/91158 "2017-06-28T18:58:27Z")

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I had a lot of entries in the Kibana Console and had to refresh Firefox. After the refresh and logging back on to Kibana, all of the Console entries as well as the History are empty. Where is the Kibana History saved? Ho…

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## [Dev Tools Console Error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dev-tools-console-error/89351)

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**Author:** [@jhn134910](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhn134910)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dev-tools-console-error/89351 "2017-06-28T18:57:52Z")

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Hello there, I'm using Kibana 5.4.0 where Kibana is operating behind a web-server and is using x-pack security. I've created some visualizations and dashboards. When I click on DevTools-\>Console and execute say: GET /\_c…

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## [Timelion : packetbeat per IPs bytes usage on bits per second](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-packetbeat-per-ips-bytes-usage-on-bits-per-second/90854)

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**Author:** [@gugansankar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gugansankar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-packetbeat-per-ips-bytes-usage-on-bits-per-second/90854 "2017-06-28T17:48:56Z")

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Using packetbeat to analyse my server traffic. there is no issue on data insert. I tried the below query to view the IP \[ byes\_in \] inbound usage metrics on Timelion. But getting different graph pattern. I compared it …

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## [Visual Builder is unabled to add more than 5 series](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-is-unabled-to-add-more-than-5-series/91057)

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**Author:** [@AndreAga](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AndreAga)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-is-unabled-to-add-more-than-5-series/91057 "2017-06-28T13:23:28Z")

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Hi all, I'm playing with the new Visual Builder in Kibana 5.4 and I noticed that if I add more than 5/6 series in the same visualization, I get this error: Oops! Looks like something went wrong. Refreshing may do t…

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## [Sharing of Pre-Configured Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sharing-of-pre-configured-dashboard/91052)

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**Author:** [@shrikantgulia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shrikantgulia)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sharing-of-pre-configured-dashboard/91052 "2017-06-28T13:22:14Z")

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Hello all, I created a Dashboard now i wants to export it to another person for visualization through shell script so i wants to know the location where the json format is stored Thanks & Regards Shrikant

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## [Regular expression help](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regular-expression-help/91033)

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**Author:** [@Kernel\_Panic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kernel_Panic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regular-expression-help/91033 "2017-06-28T12:55:41Z")

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Hi guys I'm struggling with a regular expression in kibana and cannot make it work. I have this source: "/path\_to\_logs/logs/2017\_06\_28.logfile.log" that log file changes everyday starting with the current date as part…

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## [Kibana Sort order](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sort-order/90936)

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**Author:** [@Raj\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raj_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sort-order/90936 "2017-06-28T12:43:31Z")

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Hi All, Is there any way i could get random sort order instead of ascending or descending , i need random datas not based on counts. Please let me know if there is any way to get it.That could really useful for rando…

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## [Heatmap number format](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heatmap-number-format/91083)

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**Author:** [@\_jake](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/_jake)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heatmap-number-format/91083 "2017-06-28T12:39:43Z")

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How do I specify the number format here. I want to show zero decimal places. Thanks

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## [Need help in Kibana visualize graphs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-kibana-visualize-graphs/91041)

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**Author:** [@vijjun123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijjun123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-kibana-visualize-graphs/91041 "2017-06-28T12:16:56Z")

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I am using kibana Version 4.6.4 and have data as per the below Looking for graph as per the below Could you please let me know the solution. State Count of Instance ID Code 16, Name…

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## [Fields found in discover not found when creating a visualize](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-found-in-discover-not-found-when-creating-a-visualize/90564)

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**Author:** [@6afb4965a29e0ce5bdff](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/6afb4965a29e0ce5bdff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fields-found-in-discover-not-found-when-creating-a-visualize/90564 "2017-06-28T07:49:45Z")

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Hi, I've encountered a problem using kibana 5.2.2 I have a index and many fields in it, and I can find them in the discover page. But it is strange that some of them are "sometimes" out of the "\_source" block and not se…

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## [Tag Cloud that will search from all index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-that-will-search-from-all-index/90285)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_John\_Sabado](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_John_Sabado)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-that-will-search-from-all-index/90285 "2017-06-28T07:25:05Z")

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Hi! I have a visualization tag cloud, now I want to it to be when an item was clicked it will filter other charts inside the dashboard? Can I Do that?

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## [Loading kibana index pattern](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/loading-kibana-index-pattern/90981)

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**Author:** [@brian.sarandi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brian.sarandi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/loading-kibana-index-pattern/90981 "2017-06-28T07:00:11Z")

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i am new to cloud elastic. i am following this step https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/5.3/filebeat-index-pattern.html#filebeat-index-pattern after doing the import\_dashboards -only-index -es http://93…

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## [Marvel is now free for production](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marvel-is-now-free-for-production/33180)

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**Author:** [@sinneduy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sinneduy)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marvel-is-now-free-for-production/33180 "2017-06-28T03:47:22Z")

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How can I get rid of the annoying pop up in marvel that is asking me to register a license?

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## [Could not locate that dashboard (5.4)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-dashboard-5-4/90817)

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**Author:** [@Mario\_van\_Gemert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mario_van_Gemert)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-locate-that-dashboard-5-4/90817 "2017-06-27T19:00:33Z")

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Tried to create a simple dashboard with navigation but am constantly receiving a "Could not locate that dashboard(id: Omzet\_totaal). { "title": "Customer", "type": "markdown", "params": { "markdown": "- Omzet…

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## [How can I read the web services which are being used at back end of kibana with parameters dynamically](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-read-the-web-services-which-are-being-used-at-back-end-of-kibana-with-parameters-dynamically/90857)

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**Author:** [@patil-akshay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/patil-akshay)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-read-the-web-services-which-are-being-used-at-back-end-of-kibana-with-parameters-dynamically/90857 "2017-06-27T17:35:00Z")

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I want to fetch the details of web service with parameters which are running in backend in order to fetch data from elastic search and show it on kibana Ex.For showing data table content kibana uses http://localhost…

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## [Alternative to nested fields in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternative-to-nested-fields-in-kibana/90839)

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**Author:** [@xavi23](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavi23)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternative-to-nested-fields-in-kibana/90839 "2017-06-27T17:03:56Z")

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Hello everyone, I find the best alternative to visualize nested type fields in Kibana. Now I use this solution, but i want to know if exists another method to resolve this problem? I define the index with one uniq…

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## [Can't access Kibana after changing password](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-access-kibana-after-changing-password/90701)

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**Author:** [@chrowe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrowe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-access-kibana-after-changing-password/90701 "2017-06-27T16:20:00Z")

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Running via Docker on Ubuntu 17.04 sudo docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -it -h elasticsearch --name elasticsearch docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:5.4.1 sudo docker run -d -p 5601:5601 -h kibana …

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## [Text Wrap on Vertical Bar or Line Chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/text-wrap-on-vertical-bar-or-line-chart/90957)

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**Author:** [@adamoldham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adamoldham)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/text-wrap-on-vertical-bar-or-line-chart/90957 "2017-06-27T15:33:40Z")

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Using Kibana 4.6.1. I have made a ton of custom visualizations (customer facing) for a bunch of metrics. I am using filter matches with labels to make it more understandable to the user. So it looks like the label o…

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## [Differences between Type and Format in Scripted Fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differences-between-type-and-format-in-scripted-fields/90943)

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**Author:** [@magerRV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magerRV)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/differences-between-type-and-format-in-scripted-fields/90943 "2017-06-27T14:58:10Z")

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I'm working with Scripted Fields for a while but still didn't really get the difference between the Type and Format. Can someone please explain to me what it means or what I can do with it ?!

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## [Unable to see product field for aggregation and filtering using pie chart in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-see-product-field-for-aggregation-and-filtering-using-pie-chart-in-kibana/90973)

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**Author:** [@amitkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amitkumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-see-product-field-for-aggregation-and-filtering-using-pie-chart-in-kibana/90973 "2017-06-27T14:43:58Z")

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Hi, I created an index elasticsearch. and want to see all fields in kibana but while aggregation and filtering unable to see 'Product' field.All fields are showing in management tab but while visualization I am not able…

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## [Reporting on random date on a random field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-random-date-on-a-random-field/90815)

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**Author:** [@Raj\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raj_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-on-random-date-on-a-random-field/90815 "2017-06-27T09:12:46Z")

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Hi All, Am using elasticsearch and XPack , is it possible to generate a report on a random dates on particular field . For example : I want to trigger reporting on each previous months , like let say i have one…

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## [How to avoid double authentincation?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-avoid-double-authentincation/90593)

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**Author:** [@vsevolodk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vsevolodk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-avoid-double-authentincation/90593 "2017-06-27T08:50:19Z")

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Hi, please help. I have my own http basic authentication engine for elasticsearch. And I want authenticate to kibana via elasticsearch. I use elasticsearch.username and elasticsearch.password properties. But kibana asks …

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## [Logtrail Elasticsearch and Kibana and fluentd for docker logs dificult to select container logs to display](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logtrail-elasticsearch-and-kibana-and-fluentd-for-docker-logs-dificult-to-select-container-logs-to-display/90804)

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**Author:** [@titansmc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/titansmc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logtrail-elasticsearch-and-kibana-and-fluentd-for-docker-logs-dificult-to-select-container-logs-to-display/90804 "2017-06-27T08:20:46Z")

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Hi, I've configured ES along with kibana and logtrail gathering metrics with fluentd from a docker swarm cluster. Everything is working but when containers are restarting constantly I go to the Logtrail tab and click un…

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## [Drill-down to different dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drill-down-to-different-dashboard/90886)

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**Author:** [@xwang1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xwang1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/drill-down-to-different-dashboard/90886 "2017-06-27T01:40:56Z")

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I know Splunk has the feature that by clicking on a part of a visualization you can "drill-down" or redirect to a different dashboard which can contain more detailed information about that specific part of the visualizat…

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## [Exporting Saved Search Data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-saved-search-data/90843)

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**Author:** [@JoeyMarinello](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JoeyMarinello)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exporting-saved-search-data/90843 "2017-06-26T22:02:53Z")

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Hi everyone, I am currently working on an excel export tool. I am fairly new to elasticsearch, and right now I am trying to figure out how to programmatically export the data tied to my saved searches in kibana. Does a…

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## [Merge 2 dashboards into 1 Common Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-2-dashboards-into-1-common-dashboard/90848)

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**Author:** [@Sameer\_Panicker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sameer_Panicker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/merge-2-dashboards-into-1-common-dashboard/90848 "2017-06-26T21:26:53Z")

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Is there a way to display 2 different dashboards under a single screen as a common dashboard. There are 2 different dashboards created for 2 different project collection. From my business stand point both comes under the…

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## [Kibana 5.4 Dashboard can't display any object and show unknown error, but Visualize is working fine](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-4-dashboard-cant-display-any-object-and-show-unknown-error-but-visualize-is-working-fine/90802)

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**Author:** [@byakuinss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/byakuinss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-4-dashboard-cant-display-any-object-and-show-unknown-error-but-visualize-is-working-fine/90802 "2017-06-26T20:54:06Z")

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Hi all, I create two dashboards and add some objects including Visualize objects and Search objects. The two dashboards are working fine until yesterday without changing any configurations. One is for web log which is…

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## [X-Pack Kibana dev environment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-kibana-dev-environment/90873)

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**Author:** [@Jack\_Judge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jack_Judge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-kibana-dev-environment/90873 "2017-06-26T20:43:49Z")

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I'm hoping to use X-Pack setting up a Kibana dev box, but I'm not sure it'll be able to do what I want. ideally I'd like the dev box to hold a library of saved searches, vis' and dashboards that the users could use as bu…

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## [Label for the the bucket](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/label-for-the-the-bucket/90733)

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**Author:** [@garytam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/garytam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/label-for-the-the-bucket/90733 "2017-06-26T20:40:00Z")

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Newbie to Kibana, trying to do a sub Aggregation with bucket that is not time based. How can I set the x-axis label for the buckets ? How can I set the labels "to: How to set to range?" to "-1 to 100", "101 - 200" etc.…

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