# User messages\* Database is empty in Lab

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436
**Category:** Elastic Training
**Created:** [April 27, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436 "2022-04-27T18:48:16Z")
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### Author: ![Silverquick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/silverquick/32/98781_2.png) [@Silverquick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Silverquick)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436/1 "2022-04-27T18:48:16Z")

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After creating the Index Pattern of user messages\* it reads as a blank database.  
I successfully created the users\* Index pattern, but when creating the "user messages\*" index pattern even though it finds a database, it creates a blank database...

Screenshots included... This is the Instructions in the Lab.

 ![User Messages2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/4/c44b38e8a304da46a979d973df815be4f4ff1f4b.jpeg)

This is what shows up when you do it.

 ![User Message no data](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/9/29d74bc4dcad86a80231c1b14096e65ee9af3298.png)

Note this is in the Data Analysis Kibana Labs.

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### Author: ![abdon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abdon/32/9195_2.png) [@abdon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abdon)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436/2 "2022-04-28T09:05:57Z")

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Hi Steven,

It's been a while since we wrote those lab instructions, and as a result, the user messages are a bit further in the past than the last 100 days. Try changing the time filter to the last 1 year. The messages should show up then.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We'll update this course soon, and that should solve the issue.

Abdon

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### Author: ![Silverquick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/silverquick/32/98781_2.png) [@Silverquick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Silverquick)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436/3 "2022-04-28T16:07:02Z")

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Thank you Abdon,  
I will try that,  
I have noticed other things in the training that cannot be done according to the instructions and they appear to be things that would occur in version differences.

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### Author: ![abdon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abdon/32/9195_2.png) [@abdon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abdon)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436/4 "2022-04-28T16:17:20Z")

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Feel free to report those things here. We can then take a look and fix the issues in the next update.

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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: [May 28, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/user-messages-database-is-empty-in-lab/303436/5 "2022-05-28T16:17:42Z")

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