# Configure Kibana with default fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253 "2021-08-23T15:57:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gba8912](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@gba8912](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gba8912)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253/1 "2021-08-23T15:57:15Z")

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Hi all,

I made a grok filter to for logstash that created fields in kinbana. This is great but in discover, I am having to add the fields manually every time i load in. Is there a way to make kibana load in the fields automatically?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![corey.robertson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/corey.robertson/32/54611_2.png) [@corey.robertson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/corey.robertson)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253/2 "2021-08-23T16:41:05Z")

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Hi @gba8912

What version of Kibana are you using?

Can you explain a little more what you mean when you say you have to "add the fields manually every time you load in?"

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**Author:** ![gba8912](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@gba8912](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gba8912)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253/3 "2021-08-23T16:46:13Z")

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Ho Corey,

Thank you for your reply. I am using kibana 7.13.4

Attached is a screenshot of my available fields. You can see that I have to add them manually by clicking the blue +. I need to make them load into the query by default when i open discover for this index. Is that possible?

 ![kibana fields](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/3/43f3362eb9afddd7dd70f8edb8e636353431f550.png)

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**Author:** ![corey.robertson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/corey.robertson/32/54611_2.png) [@corey.robertson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/corey.robertson)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253/4 "2021-08-23T17:14:30Z")

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Ok, I think I understand now what you are looking for.

Kibana does not have the feature that you are asking for specifically (automatically selecting fields for a given Index Pattern).

Does Saving your Discover Search and then coming back to that pre-saved search accomplish what you're trying to do (not having to re-select all the fields you are interested in)?

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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:** [September 20, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-kibana-with-default-fields/282253/5 "2021-09-20T17:15:12Z")

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