# Cannot access Flattened field in ElasticSearch Dashboard
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [August 1, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824 "2023-08-01T15:29:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Dana\_Pavaday](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dana_Pavaday)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824/1 "2023-08-01T15:29:54Z")
Hello,
I have created a transform where I have grouped by Client, BackupJob and BackupTool and I have put a terms aggregation in BackupStatus. The transform is displaying as expected in Discover. But when I try to create a table with this tranform, I have only Client, BackupJob and BackupTool fields in Dashboard and not BackupStatus.
I guess BackupStatus is not being seen in Dashboard since it has been used as an aggregation and hence is a Flattened field.
What should be done so that it is displayed in Dashboard to create a table?
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### Author:  [@nickpeihl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpeihl)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824/2 "2023-08-02T13:24:26Z")
Hi @Dana_Pavaday. Flattened fields are not yet supported by Discover. We have an [existing feature request](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/25820) with more info. There is also a [proposed workaround](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/25820#issuecomment-958117227) using runtime fields.
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### Author:  [@Dana\_Pavaday](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dana_Pavaday)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824/3 "2023-08-02T14:04:44Z")
Hello @nickpeihl,
I need the transform to generate classical fields. Only the BackupStatus field is being aggregated and it cannot be generated to create a table in the Dashboard.
Is there a way to make the aggregated BackupStatus field generated in the Dashboard?
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### Author:  [@nickpeihl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpeihl)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824/4 "2023-08-03T14:14:44Z")
Hi @Dana_Pavaday. Have you looked at the proposed workaround link I posted above? I'm not certain it will work, but it should be worth a try.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-access-flattened-field-in-elasticsearch-dashboard/339824/5 "2023-08-31T14:14:45Z")
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