No Compatible Fields: The "blabla" index pattern does not contain any of the following field types: geo_point

[Barushka (Val)]

Hello everyone,
I am new in ELK community. I have recently discovered ELK and currently going through a massive learning process. I encountered one issue that I cannot resolve. Please help! I am trying to visualize some of the log data by creating a coordinate map in Kibana. I seem to have all the data parsed correctly and all the fields I might need for it, however I keep getting this error message. I am attaching two screenshots. One of them is the message I am getting and another is a sample data points which I am using for my visualization. I am using Kibana version 5.6.1

[LizaD (Liza Dayoub)]

Hi @Barushka,

Can you check your mappings for your index? GET balboa*/_mapping. I see this similar post that may help: No Compatible Fields: types: geo_point.

Regards,
Liza

[Barushka (Val)]

Hi @ Liza_Dayoub,
I did and here is what I got. Does it mean I have to create mapping? If so, how can I do it. I have never done it before.

[LizaD (Liza Dayoub)]

Hi @Barushka,

Yes looks like a mapping does not exist. Can you try something like:

PUT blabla
{
"mappings": {
"_doc": {
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "geo_point"
}
}
}
}
}

[Barushka (Val)]

@LizaD

PUT blabla
{
"mappings": {
"_doc": {
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "geo_point"
}
}
}
}
}

@LizaD
I did and here is what I am getting

[BenTrent]

@Barushka

Please execute

GET rigcloud_access_log_event 

That will get us the details about the index, including its mapping.

Thanks!

Ben

[Barushka (Val)]

@BenTrent

GET rigcloud_access_log_event

@BenTrent
Here is what I got

[BenTrent]

@Barushka, please copy and paste the full response. So far it looks like there are no geo_point mapped fields anywhere in that index.

[Barushka (Val)]

Here is more. I cannot post all of it. It is too long and this website does not allow me to do so.

{
"rigcloud_access_log_event": {
"aliases": {},
"mappings": {
"rigcloudAccessEvent": {
"properties": {
"1": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"${phpinfo()}": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"%27": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+BCSI-CS-495d0fc3e5d751d7": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+_sm_au": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+_sm_au_c": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+_sm_au_d": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+token": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+undefined-smartbanner-closed": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"+user": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
}

[BenTrent]

If that index has no geo_point fields, does the index pattern from which you are trying to build the visualization include this index? If there are no geo_point fields, that is your problem.

Here are some docs on index patterns: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-define-index.html

If the index DOES have geo_point fields, and they are mapped as such (i.e. "type": "geo_point"), then you need to reload your index pattern so that it can recognize the field mapping.

See: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/index-patterns.html Near the bottom explains reloading. The little "refresh" looking button between the star and delete buttons should reload the pattern given the selected indices and their field capabilities.