# Keep getting "field" paramter is now invalid, "field" is a required parameter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 7, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185 "2017-07-07T00:44:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![pobrejuanito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/0ea827/32.png) [@pobrejuanito](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pobrejuanito)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185/1 "2017-07-07T00:44:18Z")

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Hi we are using elastic cloud. Getting the messages as stated on the title on my dashboard. I tried refreshing index, and that seems to help, for a while, but then later the message appears again. What else can I do on my end?

Please Help.

Thanks

Saved "field" parameter is now invalid. Please select a new field.  
Visualize: "field" is a required parameter

TypeError: "field" is a required parameter  
at FieldAggParamFactory.FieldAggParam.write ([https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:72:7449](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:72:7449))  
at [https://631d7ee29a784f633febee113665a821.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:72:4537](https://631d7ee29a784f633febee113665a821.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:72:4537)  
at AggParams.forEach ()  
at AggParamsFactory.AggParams.write ([https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:72:4495](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:72:4495))  
at AggConfigFactory.AggConfig.write ([https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:74:27313](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:74:27313))  
at AggConfigFactory.AggConfig.toDsl ([https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:74:28070](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:74:28070))  
at [https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:75:16951](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:75:16951)  
at Array.forEach ()  
at AggConfigsFactory.AggConfigs.toDsl ([https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:75:16734](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:75:16734))  
at [https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:76:10610](https://xyz.us-east-1.aws.found.io/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=14723:76:10610)

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**Author:** ![thomasneirynck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thomasneirynck/32/23313_2.png) [@thomasneirynck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thomasneirynck)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185/2 "2017-07-07T17:50:21Z")

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hi @pobrejuanito,

looking at your problem, this seems to be a known issue: [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571)

(although I might be wrong).

Can you look at these two comments:

- [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571#issuecomment-304896282](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571#issuecomment-304896282)
- [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571#issuecomment-308973312](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/9571#issuecomment-308973312)

and see if it matches your experience?

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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:** [August 4, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-getting-field-paramter-is-now-invalid-field-is-a-required-parameter/92185/3 "2017-08-04T17:50:42Z")

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