# Vertical bar chart showing one bar per field

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-showing-one-bar-per-field/97169
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [August 16, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-showing-one-bar-per-field/97169 "2017-08-16T02:36:16Z")
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### Author: ![GrahamHannington](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/grahamhannington/32/4404_2.png) [@GrahamHannington](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GrahamHannington)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-showing-one-bar-per-field/97169/1 "2017-08-16T02:36:16Z")

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I am running a transaction processing system that writes a log record for each transaction. Each log record includes multiple fields that represent elapsed time in seconds spent on some aspect of the transaction; a breakdown of the time components that contribute to the overall transaction response time. I have forwarded those records, with those fields, to Elastic.

I want a vertical bar chart where each bar shows the sum of the values of one of those fields across the selected time range. That is, I want a chart that compares the different time components, and shows which aspect of transaction processing accounted for the most elapsed time. I want each bar in the chart to be labelled with a custom label.

I don't know how to do this in Kibana (5.5).

The closest I have managed is this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/c/6c9208e6c76770e366c6e6f33507f3d43ce5ad68.png)

If I mouse over a bar, the appropriate label appears, but I don't want to have to mouse over (or rely on my colour-matching skills to identify each bar from the legend); I want the labels to be permanently displayed on the X-axis, under their corresponding bars.

I know they're long labels. I'd be happy to have a horizontal bar chart where the label area was wide enough to display at least most of the labels without wrapping.

P.S. I already have (auto interval) date histogram charts of these fields. That's not what I'm after here. And I'm after a chart, not single-figure metrics for each field.

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### Author: ![LeeDr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leedr/32/9289_2.png) [@LeeDr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/LeeDr)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-showing-one-bar-per-field/97169/2 "2017-08-16T18:53:57Z")

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I can't find any way do achieve what you're want. I filed this enhancement request;

> <https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/13537>

If I missed anything feel free to elaborate.

Regards,  
Lee

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### Author: ![GrahamHannington](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/grahamhannington/32/4404_2.png) [@GrahamHannington](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GrahamHannington)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-showing-one-bar-per-field/97169/3 "2017-08-17T02:28:24Z")

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Thanks for filing that enhancement request. No need for me to elaborate: you nailed the requirement perfectly. Cheers!

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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: [September 14, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vertical-bar-chart-showing-one-bar-per-field/97169/4 "2017-09-14T02:28:38Z")

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