# Error Visualize: Field data loading is forbidden on IIS\_Method

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-visualize-field-data-loading-is-forbidden-on-iis-method/45063>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 22, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-visualize-field-data-loading-is-forbidden-on-iis-method/45063 "2016-03-22T04:41:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sameer\_Panicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sameer\_Panicker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sameer_Panicker)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-visualize-field-data-loading-is-forbidden-on-iis-method/45063/1 "2016-03-22T04:41:08Z")

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I have added a new field called "IIS\_HTTPVerb". It contains values such as GET, POST, DELETE and PUT.  
I am trying to add a BAR visualization on this field. Based on these values I need to create multiple bars(X AXIS) and Y AXIS displays the count.

But i am getting this error "Visualize: Field data loading is forbidden on IIS\_Method"" on hitting the EXECUTE button. What is wrong here ??

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**Author:** ![jbudz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jbudz/32/45922_2.png) [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-visualize-field-data-loading-is-forbidden-on-iis-method/45063/2 "2016-03-22T15:24:25Z")

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What version of Kibana and elasticsearch are you using? Are you using logstash?

Performing an aggregation on a field with disabled field data will give this error. Is this field analyzed? If there's a .raw field available, it's likely you want that instead.

[https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/15267](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/15267) is a good resource for more discussions on this.

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**Author:** ![Sameer\_Panicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sameer\_Panicker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sameer_Panicker)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-visualize-field-data-loading-is-forbidden-on-iis-method/45063/3 "2016-03-22T16:12:10Z")

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I am using the latest version of Kibana, ES and Logstash.

Can you let me know how can I enable a field for aggregation ? Is this something I can do in logstash ?

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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, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-visualize-field-data-loading-is-forbidden-on-iis-method/45063/4 "2017-07-06T13:58:14Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:58pm UTC


