# Kibana5 only allows to create historgram based on the date field you chose when the index was created

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**Created:** [January 4, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana5-only-allows-to-create-historgram-based-on-the-date-field-you-chose-when-the-index-was-created/70496 "2017-01-04T01:32:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigFunger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bigfunger/32/7323_2.png) [@BigFunger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BigFunger)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana5-only-allows-to-create-historgram-based-on-the-date-field-you-chose-when-the-index-was-created/70496/2 "2017-01-04T15:16:52Z")

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I think this may be of some help. Please let me know.

> [@Date histogram + global time filter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-global-time-filter/51026/2):
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> Let me rephrase the issue to see if I understand this correctly. Problem: You have an index that has three different timestamp fields. You want a visualization for each of these three timestamp fields that aggregate data according to the respective field. You want the timepicker at the top of kibana to affect the respective timestamp field in each visualization. Issues: The timepicker only affects the field specified as Time-field of the index pattern in kibana. Suggested Solution: Create …

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