# How to modify the generation rules of DataStream naming?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modify-the-generation-rules-of-datastream-naming/273933>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** datastreams\
**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modify-the-generation-rules-of-datastream-naming/273933 "2021-05-25T12:44:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![asasas234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/asasas234/32/113152_2.png) [@asasas234](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asasas234)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modify-the-generation-rules-of-datastream-naming/273933/1 "2021-05-25T12:44:32Z")

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I want to use DataStream to manage indexes instead of splicing dates after index names, but I found that the indexes generated by DataStream start with .ds-, which does not match our old index naming rules, which will cause our old Index-Pattern configured on kibana to be invalid.

So how can I change the naming convention of DataStream? And I want it to be a normal index, not a hidden index

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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:** [June 22, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modify-the-generation-rules-of-datastream-naming/273933/2 "2021-06-22T12:44:51Z")

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