# \[Kibana Timelion\] - Cannot apply Dashboard filter on Timelion functions **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Tags:** timelion\ **Created:** [July 14, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087 "2020-07-14T08:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GitsBdr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gitsbdr/32/58828_2.png) [@GitsBdr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GitsBdr)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/1 "2020-07-14T08:07:04Z")
Hi there, Thanks in advance for your help I have written a couple of timelion functions and all of them request the same index-pattern, they just differ by their `q=''` filter and metric. However, from a dashboard, where I added this timelion visualization, I want the user to be able to apply a global filter on it e.g selecting a specific ID for example ... I read on forums that `kibana=true` into `.es()` should do the trick but I've got unlucky so far ... I tried either `kibana=true`, `kibana=false` and without it. Also tried different ways of applying the filter on the dashboard (control, KQL query and via the classic "Add filter"...) It actually seems like the filter is not taken into account. Adding or removing it doesn't change anything on my visualization ... Can someone help please ? I'm using kibana-7.7.0 Thanks Guillaume ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Duncan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_duncan/32/46467_2.png) [@Mark\_Duncan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Duncan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/2 "2020-08-10T12:11:51Z")
> [@GitsBdr](#): > > Guillaume bump. i'd be interested to know the outcome here. any success Guillaume? ---
**Author:** ![GitsBdr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gitsbdr/32/58828_2.png) [@GitsBdr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GitsBdr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/3 "2020-08-11T10:10:25Z")
Actually not yet ... been away for a while so didn't get the time to give a serious other shot either Experiencing the same issue ? ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Duncan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_duncan/32/46467_2.png) [@Mark\_Duncan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Duncan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/4 "2020-08-11T13:42:03Z")
I had just starting using Timelion views. They are working for me in a dashboard - I can apply filters and they update the timelion views 👍 ---
**Author:** ![GitsBdr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gitsbdr/32/58828_2.png) [@GitsBdr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GitsBdr)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/5 "2020-08-12T07:26:04Z")
Oh ... Can you please share the kibana version you are using, if you are using `kibana=true/false` and how do you apply the filters on your dashboards (classic 'apply filter' , control visu,etc.) ? Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Duncan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_duncan/32/46467_2.png) [@Mark\_Duncan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Duncan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/6 "2020-08-12T09:23:41Z")
> [@GitsBdr](#): > > kibana=true/false my kibana=true/false is just the default setting. I'm using v7.7.1 and I can set filters in the search bar, i.e. "extra\_fields.identity : 1004" ---
**Author:** ![GitsBdr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gitsbdr/32/58828_2.png) [@GitsBdr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GitsBdr)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/7 "2020-08-20T15:37:34Z")
Thanks. It turned out that is working for me too now I'm not sure what changed ... i was probably doing something wrong before Thanks for your help ! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PBNL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PBNL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PBNL)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/8 "2020-08-21T10:38:53Z")
Did you have an update to 7.7.1 or something? I am working also in 7.7.0 and I am facing the exact same problem. All visualisations take the filters and use them except the Timelion Vis..... ---
**Author:** ![PBNL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PBNL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PBNL)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/9 "2020-08-21T10:49:31Z")
Got it...release notes 7.7.1. I have to let someone upgrade kibana on the server 🙂 > Timelion graph is not refreshing content after searching or filtering [#67023](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/67023) ---
**Author:** ![GitsBdr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gitsbdr/32/58828_2.png) [@GitsBdr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GitsBdr)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/10 "2020-08-21T16:11:41Z")
Oh yes correct 😅 I'm running 7.8 now ! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-timelion-cannot-apply-dashboard-filter-on-timelion-functions/241087/11 "2020-09-18T16:11:55Z")
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