# Visualization tied to an absolute date-range **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [July 29, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519 "2015-07-29T19:44:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bdunbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@bdunbar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bdunbar)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519/1 "2015-07-29T19:44:35Z")
I want to create, and save, a visualization tied to an absolute date-range. The object will be to push this to a dashbaord and/or share it as link. The idea is the user can just -look- at it without fiddling with dates. How? Update: maybe I don't understand the purpose of the ability to link a visualization to saved search? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519/2 "2015-07-29T22:49:32Z")
This "locking" functionality isn't yet available. It's probably easier if you just have a markdown box with a link that a user can click to reset the time frame. ---
**Author:** ![bdunbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@bdunbar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bdunbar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519/3 "2015-07-30T00:02:10Z")
_isn't yet available._ That's hopeful! ---
**Author:** ![tbragin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tbragin/32/45166_2.png) [@tbragin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tbragin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519/4 "2015-07-30T13:52:09Z")
Here is an enhancement we're tracking to add more fine-grained controls in Kibana - please +1 if this is important to you: [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/1610](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/1610) One thing you can do in the meanwhile is embed a chart within some HTML page to expose it to the users you don't trust to fiddle with values: [https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-4-video-tutorials-part-4](https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-4-video-tutorials-part-4) ---
**Author:** ![bdunbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@bdunbar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bdunbar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519/5 "2015-07-30T14:25:31Z")
> [@tbragin](#): > > please +1 if this is important to you Done, thank you. > is embed a chart within some HTML page I did, have done, this. One problem with this is that Kibana looks _nice_ and I have all the aesthetic sense of a cinder block. My 'ad-hoc' dashboard looks tawdry contrasted with Kibana. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualization-tied-to-an-absolute-date-range/26519/6 "2017-07-06T14:15:35Z")