# \[Metrics System\] Overview dasboard is empty **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [January 6, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613 "2023-01-06T11:09:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tsykorii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsykorii/32/115639_2.png) [@tsykorii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsykorii)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/1 "2023-01-06T11:09:35Z")
Hello! I want to use the `[Metrics System] Overview` stock dashboard from Metricbeat as a source. But it's empty, even when I use `metricbeat-*` index pattern as default. How can I change the index for such visualizations? ![Screenshot 2023-01-06 at 13.00.27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/d/fda5ee5ae120508beb0041c1f09bbb7b92774eaa.png) I also ran the `metricbeat setup --dashboards` command on the host with the Metricbeat agent. Versions: `Elastic/Kibana: 7.16.3` `Metricbeat: 7.16.1` Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ayush\_Mathur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ayush_mathur/32/77134_2.png) [@Ayush\_Mathur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ayush_Mathur)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/2 "2023-01-06T13:50:43Z")
@tsykorii try to query the logs in Discover with the same search and fields in your `metrics-*` pattern and see if you get any result for the defined timeline. Also, if you expand the buckets in visualizations of the dashboard, it will show if there are any errors in it (may be the filed name is different, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![tsykorii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsykorii/32/115639_2.png) [@tsykorii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsykorii)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/3 "2023-01-06T14:24:53Z")
Thanks @Ayush_Mathur , I checked it and found that there is no index for `metrics-*`. Some related visual information: ![Screenshot 2023-01-06 at 16.15.03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/e/5eba2d3f7187616248ecc4e60c075ae328d8329d.png) ![Screenshot 2023-01-06 at 16.13.31](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/0/6089782f7f150f8abc42247a3393920dd25245b2.png) ![Screenshot 2023-01-06 at 16.13.12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/c/1cb57bc5fadd97803b0d6b680f1f1926152f551d.png) ![Screenshot 2023-01-06 at 16.13.48](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/8/783f5d5b1bd21c0c559bdfd5378199819710faf7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ayush\_Mathur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ayush_mathur/32/77134_2.png) [@Ayush\_Mathur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ayush_Mathur)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/4 "2023-01-06T14:49:00Z")
Cool, so you need to use metricbeat-\* pattern for your visualizations in that case. ---
**Author:** ![tsykorii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsykorii/32/115639_2.png) [@tsykorii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsykorii)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/5 "2023-01-06T15:10:21Z")
Agree, but how can I switch the visualisations to an another (metricbeat-\* in my case) index pattern? I can't for `[Metrics System] Overview` stock dashboard. Do I need to create my own custom dashboard, is this the only way? ---
**Author:** ![Ayush\_Mathur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ayush_mathur/32/77134_2.png) [@Ayush\_Mathur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ayush_Mathur)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/6 "2023-01-06T15:23:57Z")
The simplest way would be to export the dashboard as JSON with child elements included, replace `metric-*` with `metricbeat-*` and import the JSON with `replace existing objects` option enabled. This all can be done from Kibana -\> Stack Management, there's an option for `Manage Saved Objects`: [Manage saved objects | Kibana Guide [8.5] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/managing-saved-objects.html) ---
**Author:** ![tsykorii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsykorii/32/115639_2.png) [@tsykorii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsykorii)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/7 "2023-01-18T15:58:34Z")
Thank you @Ayush_Mathur, you really helped me! I changed a few things for my purposes and now I have a great result. ![Screenshot 2023-01-18 at 17.40.49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/d/4d035e5926d5b4f70af2bceb73abaea498a6bea5.png) ![Screenshot 2023-01-18 at 17.49.15](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/3/23b43f04697742080428652924f138affcbf8581.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metrics-system-overview-dasboard-is-empty/322613/8 "2023-02-15T15:59:06Z")
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