# Kibana

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-stack/kibana/7.md?page=995

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## [Kibana vs Grafana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-vs-grafana/41865)

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**Author:** [@Croos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Croos)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-vs-grafana/41865 "2017-02-25T10:47:38Z")

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There is a question in front of me, Why we go to elasticseach+Kibana for visualization? There are some other techniques available for the same like Grafana+InfluxDB. Suppose my answer is "ES+Kibana is better way than oth…

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## [How to prevent assumed time in Date only fields?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-prevent-assumed-time-in-date-only-fields/76320)

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**Author:** [@cbcb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cbcb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-prevent-assumed-time-in-date-only-fields/76320 "2017-02-24T20:53:18Z")

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We are having trouble with Kibana presenting the wrong dates to our users as its doing background UTC conversions that we do not want to have happen as this then presents invalid dashboard results to users in multiple ti…

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## [Is it possible to make date range queries with multiple date fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-make-date-range-queries-with-multiple-date-fields/76278)

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**Author:** [@Castronova](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Castronova)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-make-date-range-queries-with-multiple-date-fields/76278 "2017-02-24T19:25:19Z")

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Is it possible to make date range queries with multiple date fields? My index has multiple date fields that I would like to use to isolate specific records. I am able to make a query using a hardcoded date (i.e. 2017-0…

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## [Error Importing Objects in Kibana 4.3.1 \[solved\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-objects-in-kibana-4-3-1-solved/75800)

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**Author:** [@mstewart](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mstewart)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-importing-objects-in-kibana-4-3-1-solved/75800 "2017-02-24T16:15:53Z")

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All, I have a standard gold image that includes a pre-configured ELK installation put together by another group. This is my first time working with the software, so I'm trying to see if I'm maybe I'm just doing somethin…

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## [Kibana graph for anamoly detection](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-graph-for-anamoly-detection/76281)

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**Author:** [@RSundareswaran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RSundareswaran)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-graph-for-anamoly-detection/76281 "2017-02-24T13:42:35Z")

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With some data loaded into ES using LS, is there a way to mention in Kibana a threshold and display an indicator it breaches the threshold. For example number of transaction in an hour across the system lets set to 200. …

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## [Set fielddata=true error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-fielddata-true-error/76376)

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**Author:** [@Akhilesh\_Anb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akhilesh_Anb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-fielddata-true-error/76376 "2017-02-24T10:52:45Z")

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After ES 5.0 upgrade we are getting the below error when we do sort in Kibana dashboards. Error: Fielddata is disabled on text fields by default. Set fielddata=true on \[user\_name\_terr\_grp\] in order to load fielddata in …

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## [Linking data tables in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/linking-data-tables-in-kibana/76350)

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**Author:** [@zeba](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zeba)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/linking-data-tables-in-kibana/76350 "2017-02-24T09:14:35Z")

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Hi, I am fairly new to kibana. Following is my requirement: --\> I need to create two data tables. --\> If I click on row 1 of table 1 it should display row 1 of table 1 and also relatively display row 1 of table 2 Ba…

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## [Kibana Metric value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-metric-value/76217)

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**Author:** [@Raj\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raj_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-metric-value/76217 "2017-02-24T08:31:09Z")

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Hi All, Please help me ,how to get the divide function of the values in the screenshot, I know we can do with json input filter but I dont know how to do it something like score divided by host equals to some valu…

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## [Compounded Monthly Growth Rate](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compounded-monthly-growth-rate/76233)

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**Author:** [@Tomaz\_Bratanic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tomaz_Bratanic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compounded-monthly-growth-rate/76233 "2017-02-23T22:55:27Z")

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Any idea of how I could calculate this in timelion or a custom metric Equation is like this \> Latest Month # of users/ First Month # of users)^(1/# of Months) -1 But I have no idea how to start. Thanks

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## [Elasticsearch plugin is red when starting kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-is-red-when-starting-kibana/76125)

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**Author:** [@Leo\_Li](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leo_Li)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-plugin-is-red-when-starting-kibana/76125 "2017-02-23T22:03:32Z")

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Hi, I'm using Elasticsearch 5.2 in docker and installed Kibana 5.2 in remote. Previously I was able to use kibana to access Elasticsearch but now when I start kibana I got error: log \[00:12:26.173\] \[info\]\[statu…

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## [Breakdown Issue with Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/breakdown-issue-with-kibana/76248)

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**Author:** [@Annie178](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Annie178)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/breakdown-issue-with-kibana/76248 "2017-02-23T21:39:35Z")

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Hi, I have installed elasticsearch and kibana ( version 5.0.1 for both) on the same server. Rather than using the default values for network.host, elasticsearch.url and server.host, I am using the DNS entry for the se…

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## [Any demo about replaceInjectedVars?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-demo-about-replaceinjectedvars/76247)

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**Author:** [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-demo-about-replaceinjectedvars/76247 "2017-02-23T21:35:16Z")

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I found a snippet in function getKibanaPayload: vars: await reduceAsync( uiExports.injectedVarsReplacers, async (acc, replacer) =\> await replacer(acc, request, server), defaults(await ap…

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## [Error: plugin:elasticsearch ! Service Unavailable](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-elasticsearch-service-unavailable/74268)

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**Author:** [@Rich\_Johnson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rich_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-plugin-elasticsearch-service-unavailable/74268 "2017-02-23T18:36:36Z")

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INFORMATION Kibana 5.2 and Elasticsearch 5.2 installed on the same host from yum repos (CentOS 7). Kibana is configured as a coordinating only node according to this document. My kibana.yml file looks like this: serv…

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## [X-pack and kibana: Client request error: unable to verify the first certificate](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-and-kibana-client-request-error-unable-to-verify-the-first-certificate/64765)

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**Author:** [@develxy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/develxy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-and-kibana-client-request-error-unable-to-verify-the-first-certificate/64765 "2017-02-23T16:52:26Z")

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Hi, I am evaluating the use of Elasticsearch, Kibana and x-pack 5 and downloaded them, then I followed https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/security-getting-started.html#enable-message-authentication https…

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## [How do I include other "extended stats" in a data table?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-include-other-extended-stats-in-a-data-table/76124)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_Frantz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brian_Frantz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-include-other-extended-stats-in-a-data-table/76124 "2017-02-23T15:50:40Z")

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I'm new to kibana and loving it so far, but I'm stuck on something that I think should be simple but can't figure it out. I'm creating a Data Table on which I want to order the data by the standard deviation of a parti…

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## [How does Kibana get available fields stats?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-kibana-get-available-fields-stats/75766)

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**Author:** [@ezequielo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ezequielo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-does-kibana-get-available-fields-stats/75766 "2017-02-23T15:43:51Z")

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I am currently working on a search page for my application. Since I already have a front-end I couldn't use Kibana directly, but I like some ideas such as the stats displayed in available fields. So, how does Kibana …

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## [Anyway that I can cancel the header \`kbn-xsrf\` verify in POST method](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anyway-that-i-can-cancel-the-header-kbn-xsrf-verify-in-post-method/76141)

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**Author:** [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/anyway-that-i-can-cancel-the-header-kbn-xsrf-verify-in-post-method/76141 "2017-02-23T15:36:01Z")

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anyway that I can cancel the header kbn-xsrf verify in POST method? I am adding some api in my own plugin, and its nothing about kibana, so I want there is no necessary to check kbn-xsrf header

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## [Scripted fields if value exists](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-fields-if-value-exists/23887)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Farina](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Farina)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-fields-if-value-exists/23887 "2017-02-23T09:46:27Z")

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I'm desperately trying to use the scripted fields feature of Kibana in order to apply a minor transform on a display value. Based on everything I've read in the scripted fields guide and scripts in aggregation guide, I s…

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## [Formatting Timelion values as percentage](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-timelion-values-as-percentage/76074)

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**Author:** [@Cylindric](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cylindric)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/formatting-timelion-values-as-percentage/76074 "2017-02-23T09:13:16Z")

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I have a Timelion chart that is showing MetricBeat data, so I would like the system.cpu.user.pct for example, to be formatted as a percentage, not a 0-1 value. Is there any way to format values in Timelion? The docume…

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## [Kibana Doesnt work on Ossec Unix System](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-doesnt-work-on-ossec-unix-system/76071)

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**Author:** [@chrisCMCS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chrisCMCS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-doesnt-work-on-ossec-unix-system/76071 "2017-02-23T08:39:03Z")

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Hi There, I am new to a company as a network technician. I have been tasked with fixing their kibana system, I don't have any UNIX or Linux background apart from installing a few Linux systems. The machine runs on a VM…

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## [Changing Map Type](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-map-type/76172)

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**Author:** [@Bondo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bondo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-map-type/76172 "2017-02-23T08:32:26Z")

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Has anyone had success changing the type of map Kibana uses when visualizing geo-locations? Any useful examples?

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## [Joining data from multiple types in visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/joining-data-from-multiple-types-in-visualization/75968)

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**Author:** [@Reno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Reno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/joining-data-from-multiple-types-in-visualization/75968 "2017-02-22T21:56:19Z")

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Hi, Currently I'm using JDBC and logstash to import my SQL database into Elasticsearch. I've got three tables, which I'm putting under the same index and using a different type for each table. For ease of explanation, t…

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## [Cannot use angular-formly in kibana plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-use-angular-formly-in-kibana-plugin/75986)

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**Author:** [@whoami](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/whoami)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-use-angular-formly-in-kibana-plugin/75986 "2017-02-22T20:56:35Z")

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when i import fromly from 'angular-formly', kibana tells me 'Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined', why?

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## [Visualization won't sort](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-wont-sort/76076)

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**Author:** [@Rbethke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rbethke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-wont-sort/76076 "2017-02-22T20:17:15Z")

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This seems like a very simple thing but I'm stumped. I have a simple Kibana visualization with a count and an average and I can't get it to sort by the average. I've tried rebuilding it and recreating it with no luck.…

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## [Newbie- trying to get info from various lines of a log](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newbie-trying-to-get-info-from-various-lines-of-a-log/76083)

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**Author:** [@mhooper](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mhooper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newbie-trying-to-get-info-from-various-lines-of-a-log/76083 "2017-02-22T19:47:37Z")

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What is best practice to get information that may be strewn over multiple lines of a log file. Desired result: visualization of how many times 'person' bought a 'coffee' over a period of time. I have to parse throu…

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## [Problem running timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-running-timelion/63582)

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**Author:** [@aros](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aros)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-running-timelion/63582 "2017-02-22T15:30:57Z")

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Hi, I've seen similar topics here, but couldnt dig an answer that solved my problem. So again, when installing kibana 5.0.0-rc1 I am getting the following error when opening the timelion view (everything else seems to …

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## [Unable to see the version of Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-see-the-version-of-kibana/75927)

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**Author:** [@rudravaram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rudravaram)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-see-the-version-of-kibana/75927 "2017-02-22T14:41:57Z")

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Hi All, After installing the Kibana through git I am unable to see the version like (master ).Please some one let me know what vl be the issue. Thanks In Advance

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## [Timelion: why is max on integer showing digits behind decimal delimiter?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-why-is-max-on-integer-showing-digits-behind-decimal-delimiter/75745)

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**Author:** [@asp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timelion-why-is-max-on-integer-showing-digits-behind-decimal-delimiter/75745 "2017-02-22T12:40:24Z")

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Hi, I am visualizing an id with timelion. The id is a negative long value. I am interesting when the reaches the value 0. I bucket per day and want to show only the max value of the bucket. But why is timelion showi…

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## [Request Timeout after 30000 - Kibana process getting killed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-timeout-after-30000-kibana-process-getting-killed/54457)

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**Author:** [@ravitandur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ravitandur)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-timeout-after-30000-kibana-process-getting-killed/54457 "2017-02-22T08:41:38Z")

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Hi All, Sometimes Kibana shows a blank white page and I don;t see response. My ES cluster health is fine and it is in green state. Previously I used to restart the kibana and after restart I am able to user kibana with…

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## [How the Kibana Dashboards upgrading?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-the-kibana-dashboards-upgrading/75872)

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**Author:** [@lester015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lester015)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-the-kibana-dashboards-upgrading/75872 "2017-02-22T01:30:51Z")

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Dear Team, Recently,My team want to upgrade the ES from 1.7 to ES 2.3 product system,I was installed the ES 2.3 and the Kibana 4.5.1 In My Test environments directly, BTW,the product system ELK version: ES …

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