# Exclude pattern in data table visualization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exclude-pattern-in-data-table-visualization/119595>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 13, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exclude-pattern-in-data-table-visualization/119595 "2018-02-13T08:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![krsna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krsna/32/30919_2.png) [@krsna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krsna)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exclude-pattern-in-data-table-visualization/119595/1 "2018-02-13T08:21:33Z")

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I created a data table visualization and now want to exclude some values from the table. There is a field "Exclude" in the "Advanced" section. If something is entered there, that value is excluded from the table. But I want to exclude multiple patterns. How can I do that?

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**Author:** ![spalger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spalger/32/14092_2.png) [@spalger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spalger)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exclude-pattern-in-data-table-visualization/119595/2 "2018-02-13T19:25:14Z")

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The exclude field in the advanced section is a regular expression, so you can list multiple terms using the `|` operator, or you can use the advanced JSON instead and send an array of excluded terms.

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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 13, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exclude-pattern-in-data-table-visualization/119595/3 "2018-03-13T19:25:16Z")

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