# Metricbeat fields and dashboards - Only create fields and dashboard for configured module

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-fields-and-dashboards-only-create-fields-and-dashboard-for-configured-module/225907>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [March 31, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-fields-and-dashboards-only-create-fields-and-dashboard-for-configured-module/225907 "2020-03-31T15:59:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ritchierich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ritchierich/32/4329_2.png) [@ritchierich](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ritchierich)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-fields-and-dashboards-only-create-fields-and-dashboard-for-configured-module/225907/1 "2020-03-31T15:59:45Z")

</div>

What's easiest way to not to generate fields and dashboards and only modules that are configure.  
For example, I do not use aerospike, but fields are create along with visualizations and dashboards.

Cheers,  
Rich

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ChrsMark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chrsmark/32/55858_2.png) [@ChrsMark](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrsMark)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-fields-and-dashboards-only-create-fields-and-dashboard-for-configured-module/225907/2 "2020-04-01T09:10:28Z")

</div>

Hey!

I don't think that there is a way to achieve this. What I can think now is to manually remove the fields you don't need from `fields.yml` as well as keep only the required Dashboards in `kibana` folder of Metricbeat.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ritchierich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ritchierich/32/4329_2.png) [@ritchierich](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ritchierich)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-fields-and-dashboards-only-create-fields-and-dashboard-for-configured-module/225907/3 "2020-04-01T18:44:57Z")

</div>

@ChrsMark Thanks for validating.

I did see the fields.yml. I'm starting a POC right now to workout things like this. I'll keep you posted if I come up with a clean process. 🤞

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-fields-and-dashboards-only-create-fields-and-dashboard-for-configured-module/225907/4 "2020-04-29T18:57:19Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.