[DOCS] Updates Advanced Settings and adds Labs (#106608)

* [DOCS] Updates Advanced Settings and adds Labs

* Fixes links

* Update docs/management/advanced-options.asciidoc

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[[advanced-options]]
== Advanced Settings
The *Advanced Settings* UI enables you to edit settings that control the
behavior of Kibana. For example, you can change the format used to display dates,
specify the default index pattern, and set the precision for displayed decimal
values.
*Advanced Settings* control the behavior of {kib}. For example, you can change the format used to display dates,
specify the default index pattern, and set the precision for displayed decimal values.
. Open the main menu, then click *Stack Management > Advanced Settings*.
. Scroll or search for the setting you want to modify.
. Enter a new value for the setting.
. Click *Save changes*.
. Scroll or search for the setting.
. Make your change, then click *Save changes*.
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=== Required permissions
The `Advanced Settings` {kib} privilege is required to access *Advanced Settings*.
To add the privilege, open the menu, then click *Stack Management > Roles*.
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[[settings-read-only-access]]
=== [xpack]#Read only access#
When you have insufficient privileges to edit advanced settings, the following
indicator in Kibana will be displayed. The buttons to edit settings won't be
visible. For more information on granting access to Kibana, see
<<xpack-security-authorization>>.
When you have insufficient privileges to edit advanced settings, the edit options are not visible, and the following
indicator is displayed:
[role="screenshot"]
image::images/settings-read-only-badge.png[Example of Advanced Settings Management's read only access indicator in Kibana's header]
To add the privilege, open the main menu, then click *Stack Management > Roles*.
For more information on granting access to {kib}, refer to <<xpack-security-authorization>>.
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[[kibana-settings-reference]]
=== Kibana settings reference
=== {kib} settings reference
WARNING: Modifying a setting can affect {kib} performance and cause problems
WARNING: Changing a setting can affect {kib} performance and cause problems
that are difficult to diagnose. Setting a property value to a blank field
reverts to the default behavior, which might not be compatible with other
configuration settings. Deleting a custom setting removes it from {kib}
permanently.
configuration settings. Deleting a custom setting permanently removes it from {kib}.
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[[kibana-general-settings]]
==== General
[horizontal]
[[auto-complete-use-time-tange]]`autocomplete:useTimeRange`::
When disabled, autocompletes the suggestions from your data set instead of the time range.
[[bfetch-disable-compression]]`bfetch:disableCompression`::
When disabled, allows you to debug individual requests, but increases the response size.
[[csv-quotevalues]]`csv:quoteValues`::
Set this property to `true` to quote exported values.
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Set to `true` to enable a dark mode for the {kib} UI. You must refresh the page
to apply the setting.
[[theme-version]]`theme:version`::
Specifies the {kib} theme. If you change the setting, refresh the page to apply the setting.
[[timepicker-quickranges]]`timepicker:quickRanges`::
The list of ranges to show in the Quick section of the time filter. This should
be an array of objects, with each object containing `from`, `to` (see
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The maximum height that a cell occupies in a table. Set to 0 to disable
truncation.
[[xpack-defaultadminemail]]`xPack:defaultAdminEmail`::
Email address for {xpack} admin operations, such as cluster alert notifications
from *{stack-monitor-app}*.
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[[presentation-labs]]
==== Presentation Labs
[horizontal]
[[labs-canvas-enable-ui]]`labs:canvas:enable_ui`::
When enabled, provides access to the experimental *Labs* features for *Canvas*.
[[labs-dashboard-defer-below-fold]]`labs:dashboard:deferBelowFold`::
When enabled, the panels that appear below the fold are loaded when they become visible on the dashboard.
_Below the fold_ refers to panels that are not immediately visible when you open a dashboard, but become visible as you scroll. For additional information, refer to <<defer-loading-panels-below-the-fold,Improve dashboard loading time>>.
[[labs-dashboard-enable-ui]]`labs:dashboard:enable_ui`::
When enabled, provides access to the experimental *Labs* features for *Dashboard*.
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[[kibana-accessibility-settings]]
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[[discover-samplesize]]`discover:sampleSize`::
The number of rows to show in the *Discover* table.
[[discover-sort-defaultorder]]`discover:sort:defaultOrder`::
The default sort direction for time-based index patterns.
[[discover-max-doc-fields-displayed]]`discover:maxDocFieldsDisplayed`::
Specifies the maximum number of fields to show in the document column of the *Discover* table.
[[discover-modify-columns-on-switch]]`discover:modifyColumnsOnSwitch`::
When enabled, removes the columns that are not in the new index pattern.
[[discover-sample-size]]`discover:sampleSize`::
Specifies the number of rows to display in the *Discover* table.
[[discover-searchFieldsFromSource]]`discover:searchFieldsFromSource`::
Load fields from the original JSON {ref}/mapping-source-field.html[`_source`].
When disabled, *Discover* loads fields using the {es} search API's
{ref}/search-fields.html#search-fields-param[`fields`] parameter.
[[discover-searchonpageload]]`discover:searchOnPageLoad`::
Controls whether a search is executed when *Discover* first loads. This setting
does not have an effect when loading a saved search.
[[discover:showMultiFields]]`discover:showMultiFields`::
When enabled, displays multi-fields in the expanded document view.
[[discover-sort-defaultorder]]`discover:sort:defaultOrder`::
The default sort direction for time-based index patterns.
[[doctable-hidetimecolumn]]`doc_table:hideTimeColumn`::
Hides the "Time" column in *Discover* and in all saved searches on dashboards.
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[[doctable-legacy]]`doc_table:legacy`::
Controls the way the document table looks and works. Set this property to `true` to revert to the legacy implementation.
[[discover-searchFieldsFromSource]]`discover:searchFieldsFromSource`::
Load fields from the original JSON {ref}/mapping-source-field.html[`_source`].
When disabled, *Discover* loads fields using the {es} search API's
{ref}/search-fields.html#search-fields-param[`fields`] parameter.
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[[kibana-ml-settings]]
==== Machine learning
==== Machine Learning
[horizontal]
[[ml-anomalydetection-results-enabletimedefaults]]`ml:anomalyDetection:results:enableTimeDefaults`::
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{ref}/common-options.html#date-math[accepted formats]). It is ignored unless
`ml:anomalyDetection:results:enableTimeDefaults` is enabled.
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[[kibana-notification-settings]]
==== Notifications
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The duration, in milliseconds, for warning notification displays. The default
value is 10000.
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[[observability-advanced-settings]]
==== Observability
[horizontal]
[[apm-enable-service-overview]]`apm:enableServiceOverview`::
When enabled, displays the *Overview* tab for services in *APM*.
[[observability-enable-inspect-es-queries]]`observability:enableInspectEsQueries`::
When enabled, allows you to inspect {es} queries in API responses.
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[[kibana-reporting-settings]]
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[[xpackreporting-custompdflogo]]`xpackReporting:customPdfLogo`::
A custom image to use in the footer of the PDF.
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[[kibana-rollups-settings]]
==== Rollup
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[[kibana-siem-settings]]
==== Security solution
==== Security Solution
[horizontal]
[[securitysolution-defaultanomalyscore]]`securitySolution:defaultAnomalyScore`::
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A comma-delimited list of {es} indices from which the {security-app} collects
events.
[[securitysolution-enablenewsfeed]]`securitySolution:enableNewsFeed`:: Enables
the security news feed on the Security *Overview* page.
[[securitysolution-ipreputationlinks]]`securitySolution:ipReputationLinks`::
A JSON array containing links for verifying the reputation of an IP address. The
links are displayed on {security-guide}/network-page-overview.html[IP detail]
pages.
[[securitysolution-enablenewsfeed]]`securitySolution:enableNewsFeed`:: Enables
the security news feed on the Security *Overview* page.
[[securitysolution-newsfeedurl]]`securitySolution:newsFeedUrl`::
The URL from which the security news feed content is retrieved.
[[securitysolution-refreshintervaldefaults]]`securitySolution:refreshIntervalDefaults`::
The default refresh interval for the Security time filter, in milliseconds.
[[security-solution-rules-table-refresh]]`securitySolution:rulesTableRefresh`::
The default period of time in the Security time filter.
[[securitysolution-timedefaults]]`securitySolution:timeDefaults`::
The default period of time in the Security time filter.
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Used for calculating automatic intervals in visualizations, this is the number
of buckets to try to represent.
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[[kibana-visualization-settings]]
==== Visualization
[horizontal]
[[visualization-visualize-chartslibrary]]`visualization:visualize:legacyChartsLibrary`::
**The legacy XY charts are deprecated and will not be supported as of 7.16.**
The visualize editor uses a new XY charts library with improved performance, color palettes, fill capacity, and more. Enable this option if you prefer to use the legacy charts library.
[[visualization-visualize-pieChartslibrary]]`visualization:visualize:legacyPieChartsLibrary`::
The visualize editor uses new pie charts with improved performance, color palettes, label positioning, and more. Enable this option if you prefer to use to the legacy charts library.
[[visualization-colormapping]]`visualization:colorMapping`::
**This setting is deprecated and will not be supported as of 8.0.**
Maps values to specific colors in charts using the *Compatibility* palette.
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and 12 is the maximum. For more information, refer to
{ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-geohashgrid-aggregation.html#_cell_dimensions_at_the_equator[Cell dimensions at the equator].
[[visualization-visualize-chartslibrary]]`visualization:visualize:legacyChartsLibrary`::
**The legacy XY charts are deprecated and will not be supported as of 7.16.**
The visualize editor uses a new XY charts library with improved performance, color palettes, fill capacity, and more. Enable this option if you prefer to use the legacy charts library.
[[visualization-visualize-pieChartslibrary]]`visualization:visualize:legacyPieChartsLibrary`::
The visualize editor uses new pie charts with improved performance, color palettes, label positioning, and more. Enable this option if you prefer to use to the legacy charts library.
[[visualize-enablelabs]]`visualize:enableLabs`::
Enables users to create, view, and edit experimental visualizations. When disabled,
only production-ready visualizations are available to users.
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[[kibana-telemetry-settings]]
==== Usage data
==== Usage Data
Helps improve the Elastic Stack by providing usage statistics for
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[[telemetry-enabled-advanced-setting]]`telemetry:enabled`::
When enabled, helps improve the Elastic Stack by providing usage statistics for
basic features. This data will not be shared outside of Elastic.

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Panel interaction:: Opens the data in *Discover* with the current dashboard filters, but does not take the filters
saved with the panel.
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To enable panel interactions, refere to <<settings-explore-data-in-context,`xpack.discoverEnhanced.actions.exploreDataInContextMenu.enabled`>>.
To enable panel interactions, refer to <<settings-explore-data-in-context,`xpack.discoverEnhanced.actions.exploreDataInContextMenu.enabled`>>.
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NOTE: In {kib} 7.13 and earlier, the panel interaction is enabled by default.
Series interaction::
Opens the series data in *Discover* from inside the panel.
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To enable series interactions, refer to <<settings-explore-data-in-chart,`xpack.discoverEnhanced.actions.exploreDataInChart.enabled`>>.
NOTE: In {kib} 7.13 and earlier, the panel interaction was enabled by default.
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[[download-csv]]
== Download panel data
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[role="screenshot"]
image:images/Dashboard_inspect.png[Inspect in dashboard]
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[[defer-loading-panels-below-the-fold]]
== Improve dashboard loading time
To improve the dashboard loading time, enable the *Defer loading panels below the fold* *Lab*, which loads the dashboard panels as they become visible on the dashboard.
. In the toolbar, click *Labs*.
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To enable *Labs*, contact your administrator, or configure the <<advanced-options,Advanced Settings>>.
. To specify how you want to enable the lab, use the following actions:
* *{kib}* &mdash; Enables the lab in {kib}.
* *Browser* &mdash; Enables the lab for your browser, and persists after you close the browser.
* *Session* &mdash; Enables the lab for this browser session, then resets after you close the browser.
. Click *Close*.
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[[share-the-dashboard]]
== Share dashboards