# Importing example dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917 "2020-02-25T18:57:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vijay\_kaali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijay_kaali/32/59998_2.png) [@vijay\_kaali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijay_kaali)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917/1 "2020-02-25T18:57:01Z")

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i am using 6.5.2 elasticsearch and trying to import metric beat 6.2.4 sample dashboard  
kibana/6/dashboard/Metricbeat-system-overview.json  
but it throws "saved objects file format is invalid and cannot be imported"  
My index pattern is _all\_metricbeat_ and not metricbeat\_\* .  
I even tried with 6.5.2 metricbeat example but i get same error .  
how can i import sample dashboard/visualization ?

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**Author:** ![vijay\_kaali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijay_kaali/32/59998_2.png) [@vijay\_kaali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijay_kaali)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917/2 "2020-02-25T19:28:59Z")

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i managed to import the dashboard and visualisation, but it says invalid index patterns

i changed index pattern from "metricbeat-_" to "all\_metricbeat_" in kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON section but still i get the same "The index pattern associated with this object no longer exists"

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**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:** [February 25, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917/3 "2020-02-25T21:51:06Z")

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Hi @vijay_kaali 🙂

You need to use the index pattern `metricbeat*` for the curated dashboards

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**Author:** ![vijay\_kaali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijay_kaali/32/59998_2.png) [@vijay\_kaali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijay_kaali)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917/4 "2020-02-26T08:39:37Z")

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Thanks

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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 25, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-example-dashboard/220917/5 "2020-03-25T08:39:46Z")

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