# Kibana Visualization Transformation Layer

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualization-transformation-layer/376126>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualization-transformation-layer/376126 "2025-03-19T14:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![erikg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualization-transformation-layer/376126/1 "2025-03-19T14:16:08Z")

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Hello,

I have been exploring other data visualization solutions like Grafana and Power BI. One big thing I have noticed is they offer a transformation layer when building your visualization. This transformation layer acts like a layer between the retrieved data and the visual result. I have noticed that Kibana does not have something similar, is this where ES|QL is supposed to come into play?