# Problem with security timelines for alias

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-security-timelines-for-alias/343966
**Category:** SIEM
**Created:** [September 27, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-security-timelines-for-alias/343966 "2023-09-27T09:34:04Z")
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### Author: ![kmz161](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@kmz161](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmz161)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-security-timelines-for-alias/343966/1 "2023-09-27T09:34:04Z")

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Hello!  
I use alias for aggregate and display log log from different sources and  
I often use alias for SIEM rules and it is work great.  
But I can't use alias for timeline.  
When I choose alias in timeline I can't choose index pattern.

 ![Снимок экрана 2023-09-27 в 12.32.01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/5/557bb66c7ba73e1be62d279f1cbd603f5b78f504.png)

How I can fix this problem?

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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: [October 25, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-security-timelines-for-alias/343966/2 "2023-10-25T09:34:45Z")

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