# Absolute values in TSVB

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/absolute-values-in-tsvb/306004>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/absolute-values-in-tsvb/306004 "2022-05-31T07:07:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![behappy\_alwayz0401](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/behappy_alwayz0401/32/105988_2.png) [@behappy\_alwayz0401](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/behappy_alwayz0401)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/absolute-values-in-tsvb/306004/1 "2022-05-31T07:07:49Z")

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How do we show absolute values of a field in TSVB?

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**Author:** ![Marco\_Liberati](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marco_liberati/32/82953_2.png) [@Marco\_Liberati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marco_Liberati)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/absolute-values-in-tsvb/306004/2 "2022-06-01T08:57:49Z")

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Hi @behappy_alwayz0401 ,

you could define a metric, then add a `Math` aggregation below and apply an `abs` function to the metric as shown here:

 ![Screenshot 2022-06-01 at 10.56.27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/7/274d7b6aad76f6072beeedd24ae80697a0f00291.png)

Or you can use Lens formula where it's possible to define the metric directly in the editor.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/absolute-values-in-tsvb/306004/3 "2022-06-29T08:58:30Z")

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