# Region Map can't join fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map-cant-join-fields/106308>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 3, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map-cant-join-fields/106308 "2017-11-03T12:44:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![kumpelblase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumpelblase/32/35709_2.png) [@kumpelblase](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumpelblase)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map-cant-join-fields/106308/1 "2017-11-03T12:44:01Z")

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Hi there

I created my own region map for the countys of switzerland. Everything's good the areas are shown on the map, but my data fields won't show on the map. Also if I click on one of the countys I get this response from kibana:  
Visualize: [illegal\_argument\_exception] [match\_phrase] requires query value  
If I reload kibana by pressing F5 I get this response:  
Region map: Could not show 5 results on the map. To avoid this, ensure that each term can be joined to a corresponding shape on that shape's join field. Could not join following terms: Luzern,St. Gallen,Schwyz,

I am pretty sure that I have to add a field to my geojson file that tells kibana what value this shape has. I just don't know how the field in the geojson file should be named.

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**Author:** ![kumpelblase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumpelblase/32/35709_2.png) [@kumpelblase](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumpelblase)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map-cant-join-fields/106308/2 "2017-11-03T12:56:40Z")

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Nvm, I just added the fieldname kibana said was empty. Now it works.

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**Author:** ![weltenwort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/weltenwort/32/53885_2.png) [@weltenwort](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/weltenwort)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map-cant-join-fields/106308/3 "2017-11-03T15:17:37Z")

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Thanks for sharing your solution!

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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:** [December 1, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map-cant-join-fields/106308/4 "2017-12-01T15:17:41Z")

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