# Maps - missing index when creating new layer

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-missing-index-when-creating-new-layer/196154
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [August 21, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-missing-index-when-creating-new-layer/196154 "2019-08-21T16:01:32Z")
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### Author: ![ethrbunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ethrbunny/32/34603_2.png) [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-missing-index-when-creating-new-layer/196154/1 "2019-08-21T16:01:32Z")

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Am attempting to plot data from web logs. Data includes longitude/latitude.

When I select "Add Layer", "Documents" the only two values I get are "kibana\_sample\_data\_logs" and "auditbeat\*".

I have several dozen other kibana indexes. Did I miss a configuration step somewhere? Is this a "premium only" feature?

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FWIW - my apache template has this mapping:

```
    "geoip" : {
      "dynamic" : true,
      "properties" : {
        "ip" : {
          "type" : "ip"
        },
        "latitude" : {
          "type" : "half_float"
        },
        "location" : {
          "type" : "geo_point"
        },
        "longitude" : {
          "type" : "half_float"
        }
      }
```

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### Author: ![tsullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsullivan/32/31077_2.png) [@tsullivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsullivan)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-missing-index-when-creating-new-layer/196154/2 "2019-08-21T22:38:05Z")

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Hi, I take it you are looking at adding a layer in the Maps app in this screen:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/7/f70242af271233282845e9adb106f4b6cfe3371e.jpeg)

It looks like you'll need to create an index pattern for the web logs indices in Kibana \> Management.

Index patterns are explained in the Kibana Management section, and you can also reference some documentation here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html)

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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: [September 18, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/maps-missing-index-when-creating-new-layer/196154/3 "2019-09-18T22:38:10Z")

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