# Defining index patterns

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-index-patterns/144432>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 15, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-index-patterns/144432 "2018-08-15T00:09:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ajhstn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ajhstn/32/24629_2.png) [@ajhstn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajhstn)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-index-patterns/144432/1 "2018-08-15T00:09:10Z")

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Hello, i have data coming into elasticsearch.. cool.. now in Kibana, i go to management, index patterns and add an index pattern, `winlogbeat-*` for example. This is fine, it shows up on the left as an index pattern. Great..

My question is though, even after i have created an index pattern for winlogbeat, it continues to show in the list of available indicies and even allows me to create another duplicate index pattern called `winlogbeat-*`, is this expected?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-index-patterns/144432/2 "2018-08-15T00:12:58Z")

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Yes that is expected, cause you may end up with something like `winlogbeat-*` and `winlogbeat-servers-*` and `winlogbeat-desktops-*` or other such things, if you decide to use different patterns for storing logs.

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**Author:** ![ajhstn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ajhstn/32/24629_2.png) [@ajhstn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajhstn)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-index-patterns/144432/3 "2018-08-15T00:15:57Z")

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thank you 🙂

Its knowing little things like that, that remove so much stress.

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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 12, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-index-patterns/144432/4 "2018-09-12T00:15:58Z")

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