# Use of Index Pattern with Canvas

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788 "2022-09-20T15:19:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hnf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hnf/32/109840_2.png) [@hnf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hnf)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788/1 "2022-09-20T15:19:41Z")

</div>

Hello Everyone,

I have an index pattern that I want to use with Canvas. I tried to use `poc_alarms-%{dd-MM-YYYY}` in the select request but I get this error  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/2/f25151a49fc442b9925ba5cbce9eb784a3b14c1a.png)

I don't have a problem when I try with the full name reference like `poc_alarms-20-09-2022`.

Can somebody help please.

Thanks in advance.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Divit\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/divit_sharma/32/32348_2.png) [@Divit\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divit_Sharma)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788/2 "2022-09-20T19:52:18Z")

</div>

Use `poc_alarms-*` or `poc_alarms-*-2022` or for current month `<poc_alarms-*-{now/M{MM-yyyy}}*>`

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hnf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hnf/32/109840_2.png) [@hnf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hnf)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788/3 "2022-09-21T15:41:51Z")

</div>

> [@Divit\_Sharma](#):
>
> \<poc\_alarms-_-{now/M{MM-yyyy}}_\>

Hello @Divit_Sharma ,

Thanks so much for your reply and sorry for not being explicite in my initial post.

To make short, I want to use dynamically the current date but i'm not able. Can you help for that case please.

Thanks in advance.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Divit\_Sharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/divit_sharma/32/32348_2.png) [@Divit\_Sharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Divit_Sharma)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788/4 "2022-09-21T15:45:10Z")

</div>

`<poc_alarms-{now/d{dd-MM-yyyy}}>`

> **[API conventions | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.4\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/api-conventions.html#api-date-math-index-names)**

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hnf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hnf/32/109840_2.png) [@hnf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hnf)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788/5 "2022-09-21T15:53:56Z")

</div>

Thanks for your time. I'm really happy 😃 !!!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-of-index-pattern-with-canvas/314788/6 "2022-10-19T15:54:22Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.