# Kibana **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=972 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 973 --- ## [Display sum of two valiues as percentage in Kibana 5.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-sum-of-two-valiues-as-percentage-in-kibana-5-3/84334)
**Author:** [@MikeyE](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MikeyE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-sum-of-two-valiues-as-percentage-in-kibana-5-3/84334 "2017-05-03T23:47:52Z")
Hi I apologize for my beginner question. I've created an index in elasticstack with contains all my servers and includes fields for server function, installed and used memory, example below: name, function, installed me… --- ## [How to extract data from string filed "message"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-data-from-string-filed-message/84451)
**Author:** [@cnallapati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cnallapati)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extract-data-from-string-filed-message/84451 "2017-05-03T19:11:22Z")
Data is populating in message files as below and I would like to extract logger\_name and HOSTNAME and use them as fields. How can I achieve Kibana. Please advise, Thanks, Chaitanya. {"@timestamp":"2017-05-03T18:54:45… --- ## [Set default column to display only a specific field under \_source](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-default-column-to-display-only-a-specific-field-under--source/84449)
**Author:** [@jriver](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-default-column-to-display-only-a-specific-field-under--source/84449 "2017-05-03T19:07:00Z")
Hi, We are new to Kibana and the ELK stack, and are trying to mold the Kibana interface to our desired use case. One of the things we are trying to do it cleanup the "noise" that is displayed by default (all the infor… --- ## [Kibana does not start up with tribe node configuration](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-does-not-start-up-with-tribe-node-configuration/84338)
**Author:** [@YuWatanabe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YuWatanabe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-does-not-start-up-with-tribe-node-configuration/84338 "2017-05-03T18:44:48Z")
Hello. I have a kibana fails to start up when initiating connection to tribe node. I am using the latest 5.3.2 series. Kibana's tribe node configuration is below. Tribe node is running on the same host as kibana. #… --- ## [Dashboard search parameter via URL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-search-parameter-via-url/84385)
**Author:** [@jameshcooper](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jameshcooper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-search-parameter-via-url/84385 "2017-05-03T18:41:35Z")
Greetings, I am loading a dashboard via an iFrame using the 'Share saved dashboard'. How can I pass a search parameter in via the URL? I can see how to do this using a 'Share Snapshot' though is this possible with th… --- ## [Custom authentication with Kibana + Shield](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-authentication-with-kibana-shield/41197)
**Author:** [@nielsoncr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nielsoncr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-authentication-with-kibana-shield/41197 "2017-05-03T18:22:08Z")
I have a custom Shield plugin working with Elasticsearch that authenticates using a SAML token passed in the HTTP header. I want this authentication scheme work with Kibana as well. Kibana should deny access when the … --- ## [Shard routing in Kibana searches](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-routing-in-kibana-searches/84268)
**Author:** [@am87](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/am87)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-routing-in-kibana-searches/84268 "2017-05-03T17:20:20Z")
Hey guys, I've just found out (please correct me on this) that Kibana does not support searches with the shard routing key. This is going to be a problem for me as my current project follows the user-data shared index … --- ## [Query Elasticsearch from kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-elasticsearch-from-kibana/84331)
**Author:** [@Drissi\_Yazami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Drissi_Yazami)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-elasticsearch-from-kibana/84331 "2017-05-03T16:01:38Z")
what I want to do is to query Elasticsearch from kibana in a SQL'ish manner and in the same time create dynamically a suitable visualisation for the search returned by elasticsearch, can anyone please guide me through th… --- ## [URGENT: Kibana not discovering data - tried everything out there and still doesn't work](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/urgent-kibana-not-discovering-data-tried-everything-out-there-and-still-doesnt-work/84303)
**Author:** [@kirev95](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kirev95)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/urgent-kibana-not-discovering-data-tried-everything-out-there-and-still-doesnt-work/84303 "2017-05-03T14:19:30Z")
Hello everyone, I was using Kibana for a project which I had to present today and unfortunately it didn't discover any data from in Elasticsearch. I use the following command in Kibana to create the Elasticsearch index… --- ## [Kibana doesn't start](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-doesnt-start/83809)
**Author:** [@raghuvarma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raghuvarma)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-doesnt-start/83809 "2017-05-03T13:44:56Z")
when i start the service it doesn't start and below are stderror &stdoutput file for reference In kibana.yml file apart from server.host: "localhost" everything was commented. Please help me resolve it. stderror file… --- ## [Error related to scripted fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-related-to-scripted-fields/84164)
**Author:** [@kabali12345](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kabali12345)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-related-to-scripted-fields/84164 "2017-05-03T13:42:07Z")
Hi ......all here is my code for scripted field when i save this script in kibana it throws compiler error is my script is correct......? Thanks in advance filter : { "nested": { "path": "ConfigRules… --- ## [Kibana's "Heap Total"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibanas-heap-total/84358)
**Author:** [@mark90](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mark90)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibanas-heap-total/84358 "2017-05-03T11:00:00Z")
Dear Team, Could you please help me to increase Kibana's heap size? II was able to find guides only for modification on elasticsearch's heap, but not for kibana's heap. Thank you in advance. --- ## [Get data from visualize/ dashboard using the API](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-data-from-visualize-dashboard-using-the-api/83684)
**Author:** [@avivc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/avivc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-data-from-visualize-dashboard-using-the-api/83684 "2017-05-03T08:58:12Z")
Hi, I want to fetch my visualize/ dashboard data in Kibana from the API How do I approach this issue ? I need is to get the data from, e.g., data table 10x in advance --- ## [Kibana Errors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-errors/84036)
**Author:** [@urbans](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/urbans)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-errors/84036 "2017-05-02T22:31:46Z")
Having issues with kibana. I am new to Elastic Search and all. So not sure what to look for and such. Any help would be appreciated. FIRST ISSUE: Status Breakdown ID Status ui settings Elasticsearch plugin is … --- ## [Elasticsearch plugin red request timeout to Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-red-request-timeout-to-elasticsearch/83894)
**Author:** [@Marjana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marjana)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-red-request-timeout-to-elasticsearch/83894 "2017-05-02T16:24:52Z")
Hello, I have a 3 node ES cluster, 5.2.2. Kibana is running on one of the nodes, also 5.2.2. Cluster state is green, and I can connect to it from all 3 nodes. Here is the state from node3 where kibana is running: curl 'h… --- ## [How to sort day of week in kibana?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-sort-day-of-week-in-kibana/49531)
**Author:** [@saba\_soltani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saba_soltani)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-sort-day-of-week-in-kibana/49531 "2017-05-02T12:54:07Z")
Hi I have a string field in my data set "Week\_day" which contains Monday , Tuesday ,.... . I want to create a barchart to show average of sales in each day during a period. when I am using bar chart and average aggreg… --- ## [Barchart and Subbuckets (Kibana 5.3)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/barchart-and-subbuckets-kibana-5-3/84034)
**Author:** [@mw\_jko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mw_jko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/barchart-and-subbuckets-kibana-5-3/84034 "2017-05-02T12:09:41Z")
Hi there, I have a question about visualization. Is it possible to create the following chart? 1) X-Axis (time based) - mandatory, I need a histogramm. 2) Barchart (Filter) - mandatory, I need the count for a filte… --- ## [Textbox user input function](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/textbox-user-input-function/84215)
**Author:** [@umesh.k](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/umesh.k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/textbox-user-input-function/84215 "2017-05-02T10:31:48Z")
Hello, I would want to place a textbox in my dashboard which takes input from the user(possibly a number) & multiplies it with one of the fields in the index/table. Went through multiple posts but unable to find the… --- ## [Add Tooltip in timelion visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-tooltip-in-timelion-visualization/83810)
**Author:** [@mehdichilla](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mehdichilla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-tooltip-in-timelion-visualization/83810 "2017-05-02T10:11:02Z")
Hello, I have a visualization created with timelion, and I need to display a tooltip indicating the value of the X axis (time index) on the flyover of the graph. Area 2 on the screenshot I did not find out if this w… --- ## [Huge 4 minute delay after adding a document and it showing up in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/huge-4-minute-delay-after-adding-a-document-and-it-showing-up-in-kibana/84202)
**Author:** [@Menno\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Menno_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/huge-4-minute-delay-after-adding-a-document-and-it-showing-up-in-kibana/84202 "2017-05-02T07:58:31Z")
Hi all, By request this is a re-post from what I've posted in the ES forum as it supposedly has something to do with Kibana. When logstash posts even a single document to ElasticSearch, it takes about 4 minutes for i… --- ## [How To Catch Kibana Query Update?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-catch-kibana-query-update/82387)
**Author:** [@PRANSHU\_MIDHA](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PRANSHU_MIDHA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-catch-kibana-query-update/82387 "2017-05-02T04:53:19Z")
I have been building a Kibana plugin.And currently I am able to catch the query update on dashboard for my plugin using : $scope.$watch(getAppState,function(appState){ $scope.state = appState; $scope.query=$scope.state… --- ## [Cant access ES data in Kibana generated by Rally benchmarks](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-access-es-data-in-kibana-generated-by-rally-benchmarks/84148)
**Author:** [@russmac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/russmac)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-access-es-data-in-kibana-generated-by-rally-benchmarks/84148 "2017-05-02T00:32:14Z")
So heres my indices: curl --user elastic:secret -XGET 'localhost:9200/\_cat/indices' yellow open .kibana 0gfdsSymSVWU-5wnzqosXw 1 1 1 0 3.1kb 3.1kb yellow open rally-2017 … --- ## [Access spark from kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-spark-from-kibana/84157)
**Author:** [@Drissi\_Yazami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Drissi_Yazami)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-spark-from-kibana/84157 "2017-05-01T16:03:48Z")
I am now creating a custom kibana plugin. \*\* What I want to do \*\* I want to submit jobs to Apache spark from using result that were queried from elasticsearch. Is there a way to call spark-submit from the Kibana server… --- ## [Kibana already started but the status is not running](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-already-started-but-the-status-is-not-running/42667)
**Author:** [@fadzhli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fadzhli)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-already-started-but-the-status-is-not-running/42667 "2017-05-01T14:53:20Z")
I'm just updated my Kibana to 4.4 and I have encounter some problems: \[fadzhli@elk ~\]$ sudo service kibana start chown: invalid user: 'kibana:root' kibana started \[fadzhli@elk ~\]$ sudo service kibana status \[sudo\] pa… --- ## [Using Scripted Fields for strings](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-scripted-fields-for-strings/83651)
**Author:** [@elad\_sheinfeld](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elad_sheinfeld)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-scripted-fields-for-strings/83651 "2017-05-01T14:50:52Z")
Hi there, I'm trying to use scripted fields on a string value. I've added the "script.painless.regex/enabled: true" to the elasticsearch.yml file and created the following scripted index: doc\['TigerLayer.keyword'\].va… --- ## [Timelion graph looks totally different when editing vs in a dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-graph-looks-totally-different-when-editing-vs-in-a-dashboard/83732)
**Author:** [@red888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/red888)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-graph-looks-totally-different-when-editing-vs-in-a-dashboard/83732 "2017-05-01T14:49:32Z")
here is my expression (.es(index=myindex\*,metric=avg:time,split=myfield:10)).points().label(regex='.myfield:(.) \>.\*?$',label='mytimemetric $1') This is what I see when I am editing it: This is what I see when it is … --- ## [Alerting Dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alerting-dashboard/84140)
**Author:** [@adonahoe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adonahoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alerting-dashboard/84140 "2017-05-01T13:13:17Z")
Hello All, Was wondering if anyone knows of a good alerting dashboard/plugin that would allow my company to view new alerts within Kibana as they trigger? Thanks! --- ## [Map visualizations have stopped working due to MapQuest change July 11, 2016](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-visualizations-have-stopped-working-due-to-mapquest-change-july-11-2016/55231)
**Author:** [@jhendric98](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhendric98)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-visualizations-have-stopped-working-due-to-mapquest-change-july-11-2016/55231 "2016-08-18T15:29:54Z")
It appears mapquest has changed their public access to direct tile downloads. Am I reading this correctly or is there misconfig on my Kibana server. All my maps now have mapquest error tiles loading. link to Mapquest … --- ## [An app that uses Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-app-that-uses-kibana/83048)
**Author:** [@Drissi\_Yazami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Drissi_Yazami)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-app-that-uses-kibana/83048 "2017-05-01T11:14:45Z")
Hi I want to build an application that uses kibana charts and I don't know how to do it can anyone please give me some insights on how to do that, the puprose of creating this application and not using kibana directly is… --- ## [Migrate Kibana visualizations from Ver 4.6 to Ver 5.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-kibana-visualizations-from-ver-4-6-to-ver-5-3/83840)
**Author:** [@michalkm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michalkm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrate-kibana-visualizations-from-ver-4-6-to-ver-5-3/83840 "2017-05-01T07:57:00Z")
We have a kibana 4.6 with many visualizations configured and would like to move them to a fresh install of Kibana 5.3, so .kibana is 100% ver 5.3 When doing an export of specific visualizations in 4.6 and import in 5.3, … [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=971) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=973)