# Csv filter column names not appearing as fields in the logstash index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-column-names-not-appearing-as-fields-in-the-logstash-index/40030>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 25, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-column-names-not-appearing-as-fields-in-the-logstash-index/40030 "2016-01-25T14:09:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![DK\_3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dk_3/32/48003_2.png) [@DK\_3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DK_3)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-column-names-not-appearing-as-fields-in-the-logstash-index/40030/1 "2016-01-25T14:09:36Z")

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`csv { columns => ["A","B","C"] separator => "," remove_field => ["message"] }`

I want to then create a Line Chart with A timestamp on X axis and B value on Y axis.

However, these fields are not available for selection in the Visualise tab.  
Refreshing index hasn't helped

elasticsearch 2.1.1, logstash-2.1.1, kibana-4.3.1,

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**Author:** ![DK\_3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dk_3/32/48003_2.png) [@DK\_3](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DK_3)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-column-names-not-appearing-as-fields-in-the-logstash-index/40030/2 "2016-01-25T15:47:45Z")

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issue was elasticdump was running and clobbering my index

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-column-names-not-appearing-as-fields-in-the-logstash-index/40030/3 "2017-07-06T05:14:26Z")

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