# Field selector for a parameterized visualization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-selector-for-a-parameterized-visualization/298589>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-selector-for-a-parameterized-visualization/298589 "2022-03-02T08:11:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ignacio\_Garcia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ignacio_garcia/32/101755_2.png) [@Ignacio\_Garcia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ignacio_Garcia)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-selector-for-a-parameterized-visualization/298589/1 "2022-03-02T08:11:29Z")

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Hi,

I'm new to ELK so i'm playing around with visualizations to test them. I'd like to replicate jconsole on kibana 7.17 (using jolokia)

First: It seems is not possible to have tabs for building a composed dashboard, so multiple dashborads will be grouped in a single one (with tabs). Is that correct?

Second: Is it possible to build a visualization where the field is parameterized from a dropdown list? It would be interesting to have "container-like" visualization which is fed from the dropdown list selected field. this way it would be reusable. (Heap, NonHeap, Memory pools,...)

I was thinking that maybe it would be possible at indexing/ingest process by adding additional fields which allows me to use a given field as a value: for instance:  
field: memory.metric.type which contains the names of memory fields.

This would be a good approach?

thank in advance

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**Author:** ![majagrubic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/majagrubic/32/74459_2.png) [@majagrubic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/majagrubic)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-selector-for-a-parameterized-visualization/298589/2 "2022-03-02T13:38:51Z")

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as for 1: no, it's not possible to have tabs inside a Dashboard.

could you clarify 2 a bit more? you can use Lens to create visualizations from a specific field.

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**Author:** ![Ignacio\_Garcia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ignacio_garcia/32/101755_2.png) [@Ignacio\_Garcia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ignacio_Garcia)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-selector-for-a-parameterized-visualization/298589/3 "2022-03-02T13:58:20Z")

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Hi @majagrubic

sure!

I'm using jolokia to retrieve info from the JVM (just for contextualize).  
For "memory" related info I have for instance,  
the fields memory.heap\_usage and also memory.non\_head\_usage.

I'd like to have a drop down list with "memory.heap\_usage" and "memory.non\_heap\_usage" as values but not the values in those fields.

On the other hand I'd like to have let's say a "Line" visualizer which is fed by the values of the fields memory.heap\_usage or memory.non\_heap\_usage based on the selected value of the drop down list. having a single and reusable visualizer fed by different field (one at a time) modifiable at runtime (selecting it from the drop down list).

To try to summarize it: Is it possible to change the field used to fed a visualizer at runtime?

I hope I have explained myself well as possible  
Thanks in advance

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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 30, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-selector-for-a-parameterized-visualization/298589/4 "2022-03-30T13:58:52Z")

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