# Displaying a "Scripted Field" in "Metrics" visual

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-scripted-field-in-metrics-visual/156173>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 11, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-scripted-field-in-metrics-visual/156173 "2018-11-11T00:56:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![winder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/winder/32/54090_2.png) [@winder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/winder)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-scripted-field-in-metrics-visual/156173/1 "2018-11-11T00:56:58Z")

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I've created a "Scripted Field" named `AgeInSeconds` using this: `(System.currentTimeMillis() - doc['@timestamp'].date.getMillis()) / 1000`. It is displayed as expected in the Discovery tab.

For my metric I've created a filter and chosen `Top Hits` to get the most recent `@timestamp`, but I don't see a way to choose a different metrics from that document.

An alternate (and probably preferable) approach using the JSON Input box isn't working eitiher:

```auto
{
  "script": {
    "inline": "(long) (System.currentTimeMillis() - doc['@timestamp'].date.getMillis()) / 1000",
    "lang": "painless"
  }
}

```

In this case the age is formatted as a `Date` which gives me something just past the epoch.

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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:** [December 9, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-scripted-field-in-metrics-visual/156173/2 "2018-12-09T00:57:02Z")

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