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[partintro]
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A Kibana _dashboard_ displays a collection of saved visualizations.
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A Kibana _dashboard_ displays a collection of visualizations and searches.
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You can arrange, resize, and edit the dashboard content and then save the dashboard
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so you can share it.
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.Sample dashboard.
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image:images/tutorial-dashboard.png[Example dashboard]
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[role="screenshot"]
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image:images/Dashboard_example.png[Example dashboard]
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In edit mode you can arrange and resize the visualizations as needed and save dashboards so
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they be reloaded and shared.
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.Edit mode
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image:images/Dashboard-Tutorial-Edit-Mode.png[Example dashboard in edit mode]
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[[dashboard-getting-started]]
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== Building a Dashboard
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To build a dashboard:
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. Click *Dashboard* in the side navigation. If you haven't previously viewed a
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dashboard, Kibana displays a landing page where you can click *+*.
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Otherwise, click the *Dashboard* breadcrumb to navigate back to the landing page.
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image:images/Dashboard-Landing-Page.png[Dashboard Landing Page]
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. In the side navigation, click *Dashboard*.
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. Click *Create new dashboard.*
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. Click *Add*.
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[[adding-visualizations-to-a-dashboard]]
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. To add a visualization to the dashboard, click *Edit* mode.
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Brand new dashboards will be in *Edit* mode automatically.
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. To add a visualization, select its name from the list of visualizations
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or click *Add new visualization* to create one.
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If you have a large number of visualizations, you can filter the list.
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image:images/Dashboard-View-Mode.png[Dashboard View Mode]
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[role="screenshot"]
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image:images/Dashboard_add_visualization.png[Example add visualization to dashboard]
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. Once in Edit mode, click *Add* and select the
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visualization. If you have a large number of visualizations, you can enter a
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*Filter* string to filter the list.
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+
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image:images/Dashboard-Edit-Mode.png[Dashboard Edit Mode]
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Kibana displays the selected visualization in a container on the dashboard.
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If you see a message that the container is too small, you can
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<<resizing-containers,resize the visualization>>.
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NOTE: By default, Kibana dashboards use a light color theme. To use a dark color theme,
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click *Options* and select *Use dark theme*. To change the default theme, go
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to *Management/Kibana/Advanced Settings* and set `dashboard:defaultDarkTheme`
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to `true`.
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. To add a saved search, click the *Saved Search* tab, and then select a name from the list.
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[[saving-dashboards]]
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. When you're done adding and arranging visualizations, click *Save* to save the
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dashboard:
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.. Enter a name for the dashboard.
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.. To store the time period specified in the time filter with the dashboard, select
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*Store time with dashboard*.
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.. Click the *Save* button to store it as a Kibana saved object.
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. When you're finished adding and arranging the dashboard content,
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go to the menu bar, click *Save*, and enter
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a name. Optionally, you can store the time period specified in the time
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filter by selecting *Store time with dashboard*.
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By default, Kibana dashboards use a light color theme. To use a dark color theme,
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click *Options* and select *Use dark theme*. To set the dark theme as the default, go
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to *Management > Advanced Settings* and set `dashboard:defaultDarkTheme`
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to `On`.
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[[loading-a-saved-dashboard]]
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TIP: You can import, export, and delete dashboards in *Kibana > Management >
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Saved Objects > Dashboards*.
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[float]
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[[customizing-your-dashboard]]
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=== Arranging Dashboard Elements
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== Arranging Dashboard Elements
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In *Edit Mode*, visualizations in your dashboard are stored in resizable, moveable containers.
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The visualizations and searches in a dashboard are stored in panels that you can move,
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resize, and delete. To start editing, open the dashboard and click *Edit*
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in the menu bar.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image:images/Dashboard_Resize_Menu.png[Example dashboard]
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[float]
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[[moving-containers]]
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==== Moving Visualizations
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To move a panel, click and hold the
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header of a panel and drag to the new location.
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To reposition a visualization:
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. Hover over it to display the container controls.
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. Click and hold the *Move* button in the upper right corner of the container.
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. Drag the container to its new position.
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. Release the *Move* button.
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[float]
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[[resizing-containers]]
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==== Resizing Visualizations
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To resize a panel, click the resize control on the lower right and drag
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to the new dimensions.
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To resize a visualization:
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. Hover over it to display the container controls.
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. Click and hold the *Resize* button in the bottom right corner of the container.
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. Drag to change the dimensions of the container.
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. Release the *Resize* button.
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[float]
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[[removing-containers]]
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==== Removing Visualizations
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Additional commands for managing the
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panel and its contents are in the gear menu in the upper right.
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To remove a visualization from the dashboard:
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NOTE: Deleting a panel from a
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dashboard does *not* delete the saved visualization or search.
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. Hover over it to display the container controls.
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. Click the *Delete* button in the upper right corner of the container.
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NOTE: Removing a visualization from a dashboard does _not_ delete the
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saved visualization.
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[float]
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[[viewing-detailed-information]]
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=== Viewing Visualization Data
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== Viewing Visualization Data
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To display the raw data behind a visualization:
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If your visualization supports it, you can display the raw data behind
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the visualization using the Expand/Collapse button.
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. Hover over it to display the container controls.
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. Click the *Expand* button in the lower left corner of the container.
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This displays a table that contains the underlying data. You can also view
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the raw Elasticsearch request and response in JSON and the request statistics.
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The request statistics show the query duration, request duration, total number
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of matching records, and the index (or index pattern) that was searched.
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. Open the dashboard.
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. Hover over the visualization and click the *Expand* button in the lower
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left.
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image:images/NYCTA-Table.jpg[]
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The underlying data is displayed in a table. You can also view
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the raw Elasticsearch request, the response in JSON, and the request statistics.
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These statistics show the query duration, request duration, total number
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of matching records, and the index that was searched.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image:images/Dashboard_visualization_data.png[Example of visualization data]
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To export the data behind the visualization as a comma-separated-values
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(CSV) file, click the *Raw* or *Formatted* link at the bottom of the data
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Table. *Raw* exports the data as it is stored in Elasticsearch. *Formatted*
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exports the results of any applicable Kibana <<managing-fields,field
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To export the visualization data as a comma separated values
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(CSV) file, click *Raw* or *Formatted* at the bottom of the data
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table. *Raw* exports the response data as provided. *Formatted*
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exports the reponse data using applicable Kibana <<managing-fields,field
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formatters>>.
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To return to the visualization, click the *Collapse* button in the lower left
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corner of the container.
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[float]
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[[changing-the-visualization]]
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=== Modifying a Visualization
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To open a visualization in the Visualization Editor:
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. Enter Edit Mode.
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. Hover over it to display the container controls.
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. Click the *Edit* button in the upper right corner of the container.
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[[loading-a-saved-dashboard]]
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== Loading a Dashboard
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To open a saved dashboard:
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. Click *Dashboard* in the side navigation.
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. Click *Open* and select a dashboard. If you have a large number of
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dashboards, you can enter a *Filter* string to filter the list.
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TIP: To import, export, and delete dashboards, click the *Manage Dashboards* link
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to open *Management/Kibana/Saved Objects/Dashboards*.
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corner.
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[[sharing-dashboards]]
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== Sharing a Dashboard
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You can either share a direct link to a Kibana dashboard with another user,
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You can either share a direct link to a Kibana dashboard,
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or embed the dashboard in a web page. Users must have Kibana access
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to view embedded dashboards.
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to view an embedded dashboard.
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[[embedding-dashboards]]
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To share a dashboard:
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. Click *Dashboard* in the side navigation.
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. Open the dashboard you want to share.
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. Click *Share*.
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. Copy the link you want to share or the iframe you want to embed. You can
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share the live dashboard or a static snapshot of the current point in time.
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. In the menu bar, click *Share*.
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. Copy the link you want to share or the iframe you want to embed. You can
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share the live dashboard or a static snapshot of the current point in time.
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TIP: You can create a link to a dashboard by title by doing this: +
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`${domain}/${basepath?}/app/kibana#/dashboards?title=${yourdashboardtitle}`
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TIP: When sharing a link to a dashboard snapshot, use the *Short URL*. Snapshot
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URLs are long and can be problematic for Internet Explorer users and other
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tools.
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URLs are long and can be problematic for Internet Explorer and other
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tools. To create a short URL, you must have write access to `.kibana`.
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