# Controls visualization filter uses the default index pattern

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-visualization-filter-uses-the-default-index-pattern/265553
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [February 25, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-visualization-filter-uses-the-default-index-pattern/265553 "2021-02-25T23:41:37Z")
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### Author: ![yash\_gupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yash_gupta/32/84010_2.png) [@yash\_gupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yash_gupta)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-visualization-filter-uses-the-default-index-pattern/265553/1 "2021-02-25T23:41:37Z")

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Hi, I did end up in this situation where the filter uses default index and no option to change it. I also know that this is an known defect and just wanted to check if we have any resolution or work around for this ?  
defect URL : [Unable to select index pattern when creating filters in Control Visualizations · Issue #62115 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/62115)

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### Author: ![lukeelmers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukeelmers/32/35230_2.png) [@lukeelmers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lukeelmers)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-visualization-filter-uses-the-default-index-pattern/265553/2 "2021-02-26T16:28:01Z")

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Hey @yash_gupta, I'm not currently aware of a workaround for the issue, but the best place to chime in would be on the Github issue itself, as the relevant teams have been tagged there

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### Author: ![yash\_gupta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yash_gupta/32/84010_2.png) [@yash\_gupta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yash_gupta)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-visualization-filter-uses-the-default-index-pattern/265553/3 "2021-03-01T06:30:45Z")

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Thanks for your reply 🙂

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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: [March 29, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-visualization-filter-uses-the-default-index-pattern/265553/4 "2021-03-29T06:31:44Z")

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