# Kibana ES Index Management option missing

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-es-index-management-option-missing/236725>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 11, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-es-index-management-option-missing/236725 "2020-06-11T14:43:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![sakthiskv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sakthiskv/32/70155_2.png) [@sakthiskv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sakthiskv)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-es-index-management-option-missing/236725/1 "2020-06-11T14:43:45Z")

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I am using Elastic search and logstash for Metrics and monitoring.

In kibana-\>management tab i m getting only kibana index patterns. how to enable ES index patterns and watcher option .

i attached that pic below .

Plz help me , thanks

 ![Kibana](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/d/3d2d85e06dd3488591c4f21ec5ce1bae8c547b06.png)

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**Author:** ![LizaD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lizad/32/51074_2.png) [@LizaD](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LizaD)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-es-index-management-option-missing/236725/2 "2020-06-11T21:35:15Z")

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Hi @sakthiskv,

Index management is available in basic license, which license are you using?

[https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

Thanks,  
Liza

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**Author:** ![sakthiskv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sakthiskv/32/70155_2.png) [@sakthiskv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sakthiskv)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-es-index-management-option-missing/236725/3 "2020-06-12T04:10:04Z")

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Hi LizaD,

Thanks for your reply ,

I am using paid Licence (Aws managed service) only .

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:** [July 10, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-es-index-management-option-missing/236725/4 "2020-07-10T04:10:10Z")

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