# How can I monitor a specific process via metricbeat on Kibana dashboard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [October 17, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-monitor-a-specific-process-via-metricbeat-on-kibana-dashboard/152824 "2018-10-17T12:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Swati\_Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Swati\_Singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati_Singh)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-monitor-a-specific-process-via-metricbeat-on-kibana-dashboard/152824/1 "2018-10-17T12:06:11Z")
Hi, I am a beginner in usage of Elastic Stack. I plan to use it for monitoring various machines in a network. I have a system A where elasticsearch and kibana is installed with System B & C where metricbeat is installed and running. I use the kibana dashboard to monitor the processes running on System B & C. I want to monitor "Dispatcher.exe" in processes which is normally not visible as I could see only top processes on the dashboard. I have made least change in default config files. Where should I make changes in my configuration to achieve this? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mario\_Castro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mario_castro/32/35107_2.png) [@Mario\_Castro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mario_Castro)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-monitor-a-specific-process-via-metricbeat-on-kibana-dashboard/152824/2 "2018-10-17T12:25:14Z")
Hi @Swati_Singh 🙂 There are few ways of doing this. In Kibana, create a new Visualization with the `+` button. Select the visualization type, for example a line chart and choose your index as search source. Here you can find a full tutorial [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/createvis.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/createvis.html) Once you have your visualization with a meaningful name, you can add it to your current dashboard by opening it and click `Edit` on the top of the page. Then choose `Add` to open the visualization search to find your newly created visualization. ---
**Author:** ![Swati\_Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Swati\_Singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati_Singh)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-monitor-a-specific-process-via-metricbeat-on-kibana-dashboard/152824/3 "2018-10-24T12:21:49Z")
Hi @Mario_Castro I tried creating visualization but I could not find my process "Dispatcher.exe" while making the visualisation. ![Doubt1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/5/05a0599fc56546de09bc99cac646ca43596f5e6f.png) ? What should I do to get the process name? Where to find any of these processes sent by Metricbeats while creating visualization? Thanks for your reply. 🙂 Please let me know if further information is required. ---
**Author:** ![Swati\_Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Swati\_Singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati_Singh)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-monitor-a-specific-process-via-metricbeat-on-kibana-dashboard/152824/4 "2018-11-14T08:19:39Z")
Hi all, Please feel free to answer my query, I will be grateful any suggestion or link provided. Achieving this will help us implement Kibana at large scale in our company. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-monitor-a-specific-process-via-metricbeat-on-kibana-dashboard/152824/5 "2018-12-12T08:19:46Z")
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