# Using alias indice in visualization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-alias-indice-in-visualization/302013>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 9, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-alias-indice-in-visualization/302013 "2022-04-09T04:44:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rogerlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@rogerlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rogerlee)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-alias-indice-in-visualization/302013/1 "2022-04-09T04:44:01Z")

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Hi Guys,

I am trying to use alias indice in visualization, but something weird happens.  
My version is 7.10, and my data are sample data " kibana\_sample\_data\_flights" and "kibana\_sample\_data\_ecommerce" .  
I create a alias to point these 2 real indices and use the new alias index in horizontal bar. But I cannot visualize the data in "kibana\_sample\_data\_ecommerce" . My alias operations are like:

```auto
PUT kibana_sample_data_flights/_aliases
{
  "actions":[
    {"add":{"index":"kibana_sample_data_ecommerce","alias":"data_flights"}}
    ]
}
PUT kibana_sample_data_flights/_aliases
{
  "actions":[
    {"add":{"index":"kibana_sample_data_flights","alias":"data_flights"}}
    ]
}

```

The result of the alias is in the screen shot.

 ![截屏2022-04-09 下午12.37.58](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/7/c73c4461d668b63b5d5f2ceec54d4195a45fbef4.png)

After the alias, I created horizontal bar with the new alias index "data\_flights". I found I cannot get any visualize from the data from "kibana\_sample\_data\_flights". Pls check my screen shots.

This is for the terms visualization for data from "kibana\_sample\_data\_flights"

 ![截屏2022-04-09 下午12.41.09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/8/08b7f3cb139fb264803141d5b82838b79b44fc2f.png)

This is for the terms visualization for data from "kibana\_sample\_data\_ecommerce"

 ![截屏2022-04-09 下午12.41.45](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/7/d7e9ac848c4fcbcdeadc59a4d5ee8668b04d89d9.png)

Is there anything wrong for my configurations?

-Roger

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**Author:** ![rogerlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@rogerlee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rogerlee)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-alias-indice-in-visualization/302013/2 "2022-04-09T13:08:29Z")

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I fixed the problem. My command to create alias is not correct. I changed to:  
POST /\_aliases  
After that, the problem is fixed

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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 7, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-alias-indice-in-visualization/302013/3 "2022-05-07T13:09:29Z")

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