# How to 'filter' in Discover when the field is a scripted field **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [October 23, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-filter-in-discover-when-the-field-is-a-scripted-field/204890 "2019-10-23T14:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ssingh12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Ssingh12](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ssingh12)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-filter-in-discover-when-the-field-is-a-scripted-field/204890/1 "2019-10-23T14:13:30Z")
I have a Discover table which contains several scripted fields. When I click on the a cell (corresponding to a scripted field) to filter values - nothing happens. I do see a filter query getting created, but it does not function. I also do not see any error message. Could I be doing something wrong, or it is a not a capability within Kibana yet. Below is the DSL snipped I get after adding a filter by clicking on a cell - ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/0/5069caadd90c7fc13bb9aaf1c724e38d598af52c.png) Background - I had to create scripted fields because I wanted to give my fields a prettier name. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/larry_gregory/32/34969_2.png) [@Larry\_Gregory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Gregory)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-filter-in-discover-when-the-field-is-a-scripted-field/204890/2 "2019-10-23T14:29:41Z")
Hey @Ssingh12, I believe you've run into a known limitation with scripted fields. Your specific script defines an inline function (`compare`), and we recently discovered that this isn't supported when used inside a filter. See related discussion here: [Getting a no\_viable\_alt\_exception only when trying to filter using a scripted field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-a-no-viable-alt-exception-only-when-trying-to-filter-using-a-scripted-field/183145/4) ---
**Author:** ![Ssingh12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Ssingh12](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ssingh12)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-filter-in-discover-when-the-field-is-a-scripted-field/204890/3 "2019-10-24T06:33:59Z")
Hi @Larry_Gregory, great input. I did not understand the discussion nicely as I am a beginner. I am gathering that what I am trying won't work. I will have to look around for workarounds. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-filter-in-discover-when-the-field-is-a-scripted-field/204890/4 "2019-11-21T06:34:11Z")
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