# Export Sample Dashboard -\> Import it new cluster -\> change index? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat, metricbeat, auditbeat\ **Created:** [October 30, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824 "2020-10-30T13:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@smm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824/1 "2020-10-30T13:22:52Z")
Dear Elastic & Community, I did this: exported the sample dashboards of a beat (auditbeat) from one cluster, imported them (ndson file) in an second cluster. In this second cluster I would like to change in Kibana the index this imported objects (dashboards / visualisations) use - so from metricbeat-\* (standard one) to something-beat-\* (my custom index). Is this operation possible? I did not find any possibility to change an index an existing visualization is linked too. cheers Stefano ---
**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824/2 "2020-10-30T14:56:06Z")
Hi! What process do you use to export/import the dashboard? When loading pre built dashboards of Betas you can set a custom index with [`setup_dashboards_index`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-dashboards.html#_setup_dashboards_index) option. Maybe you can utilize this in your case too if you use `setup` command to load your dashboard too. ---
**Author:** ![smm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@smm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824/3 "2020-10-31T05:07:11Z")
Hi Chris, thanks, but I already avaluated this possibility and it has too many backsides (long story). I am testing the Kibana GUI possibility now. I just have one, final & simple question: Is it possible to change the index via Kibana GUI for the sample dashboards of beats? Because I must be blind - I did not see it. Thank you for the insights. Stefano ---
**Author:** ![smm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@smm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824/4 "2020-10-31T05:09:00Z")
...I also tried to export the objects and with an editor replace all all the 'old' indices with new ones and import the modified file. But somehow I got the impression it did not work out well. Any comments on this by someone please? cheers Stefano ---
**Author:** ![smm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@smm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/smm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824/5 "2020-10-31T08:07:53Z")
What I also see: I imported the saved objects via kibana and told to use my new index pattern, but if I am in the visualization it still shows me the standard index pattern. I added 2 screenshots to illustrate this. So it seems to me that this procedure does not work. cheers Stefano ![CreateNewIndexPattern](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/a/7a3a9b1a90ffa3daa377386b817e10ee5dd98f52.png) ![fixedIndex](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/0/60be73d41a3fb3dc1067286ed0d50fa3109db8c2.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/export-sample-dashboard-import-it-new-cluster-change-index/253824/6 "2020-11-28T10:08:01Z")
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