# Time line visualisation

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-line-visualisation/266564
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [March 8, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-line-visualisation/266564 "2021-03-08T13:39:46Z")
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### Author: ![bab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bab/32/86201_2.png) [@bab](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bab)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-line-visualisation/266564/1 "2021-03-08T13:39:46Z")

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Hi all,  
i'm trying to build a time line visualization on kibana using Date field on X axis and Terms field on y Aces, but i see that all Kibana visualization must have a metric on y-axis, which is a count or avg and so on.. metrics, how i can find only terms on y-axis and timefield on x-axis.

that is my CSV. Data  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/c/cca114da762a3bbf6cead2a20555b21ff5933efe.png)

can someone help, thank you in advance

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### Author: ![thomasneirynck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thomasneirynck/32/23313_2.png) [@thomasneirynck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thomasneirynck)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-line-visualisation/266564/2 "2021-03-08T16:06:46Z")

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hi @bab ,

I guess it depends on the exact chart you would like to make.

1. A "heatmap" is maybe what you are looking for.

On the X-axis it shows time, and the Y-axis shows your categories. Each cell is colored with a metric (in this case, the numbers).

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/9/799039c52dbd778e3e411076b05160b89b4b9f8c.png)

You can get there by selection the "aggregation based" visualizations.

1. Another option is maybe a line-chart?

You can do this in Lens.

- X-axis is your date-field
- Y-axis is the metric (e.g. count)
- select "break down" by category

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/e/9e886925621f5f2f54f063792a67904863542dda.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/a/3ab7be2cae6abbf3e0ffe8d0a3f45e027ea81559.jpeg)

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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: [April 5, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-line-visualisation/266564/3 "2021-04-05T16:06:54Z")

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