# Value Mapping in Kibana **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [August 11, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/value-mapping-in-kibana/311902 "2022-08-11T07:16:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/value-mapping-in-kibana/311902/4 "2022-08-12T21:00:17Z")
Just answered a similar question here with an example > [@To convert the Integers into a String](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/to-convert-the-integers-into-a-string/311936/2): > > Hi @Maruthappan_Muthu What version are you on? There are a number of ways to do this but if you just want to see this in Kibana Visualizations and dashboards the easiest way is to add a runtime field to the the Index Pattern / Data View (you could add it to the actual mapping at some point if you want) Read on [runtime fields](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/runtime.html) Go To Stack Management -\> Index / Pattern or Data View depending on the version Add Field Here is the sample code...replace with your field names etc... def status = … --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/value-mapping-in-kibana/311902)._