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[[timelion]]
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== Timelion
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== Visualizing your data with Timelion
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Timelion is a time series data visualizer that enables you to combine totally
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independent data sources within a single visualization. It's driven by a simple
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For example, Timelion enables you to easily get the answers to questions like:
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* How many pages does each unique user view over time?
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* What's the difference in traffic volume between this Friday and last Friday?
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* What percent of Japan's population came to my site today?
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* What's the 10-day moving average of the S&P 500?
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* What's the cumulative sum of all search requests received in the last 2 years?
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[[time-series-intro]]
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=== Create time series visualizations
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To compare the real-time percentage of CPU time spent in user space to the results offset by one hour, create a time series visualization.
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* <<time-series-intro, What is the real-time percentage of CPU time spent in user space to the results offset by one hour?>>
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* <<mathematical-functions-intro, What does my inbound and outbound network traffic look like?>>
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* <<timelion-conditional-intro, How much memory is my system actually using?>>
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[[time-series-intro]]
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== Create time series visualizations
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To compare the real-time percentage of CPU time spent in user space to the results offset by one hour, create a time series visualization.
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[float]
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[[time-series-before-you-begin]]
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==== Before you begin
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=== Before you begin
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In this tutorial, you'll use the time series data from https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/index.html[Metricbeat]. To ingest the data locally, link:https://www.elastic.co/downloads/beats/metricbeat[download Metricbeat].
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[[time-series-create]]
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==== Create the visualization
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Create the Timelion visualization.
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. Click *Visualize*.
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. On the *Visualizations* page, click *Create new visualization*.
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. On the *New Visualization* window, click *Timelion*.
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[float]
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[[time-series-define-functions]]
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==== Define the functions
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=== Define the functions
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To start tracking the real-time percentage of CPU, enter the following in the *Timelion Expression* field:
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[[time-series-compare-data]]
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==== Compare the data
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=== Compare the data
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To compare the two data sets, add another series with data from the previous hour, separated by a comma:
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[[time-series-add-labels]]
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==== Add label names
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=== Add label names
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To easily distinguish between the two data sets, add the label names:
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[[time-series-title]]
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==== Add a title
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=== Add a title
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Add a meaningful title:
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[[time-series-change-chart-type]]
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==== Change the chart type
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=== Change the chart type
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To differentiate between the current hour data and the last hour data, change the chart type:
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[[time-series-change-color]]
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==== Change the line colors
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=== Change the line colors
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To make the current hour data stand out, change the line colors:
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[[time-series-adjust-legend]]
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==== Make adjustments to the legend
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=== Make adjustments to the legend
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Change the position and style of the legend:
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[[time-series-save-visualization]]
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==== Save the visualization
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=== Save the visualization
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When you have finished making changes, save the visualization.
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. Click *Confirm Save*.
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[[mathematical-functions-intro]]
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=== Create visualizations with mathematical functions
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== Create visualizations with mathematical functions
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To create a visualization for inbound and outbound network traffic, use mathematical functions.
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[[mathematical-functions-before-you-begin]]
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==== Before you begin
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=== Before you begin
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In this tutorial, you'll use the time series data from https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/index.html[Metricbeat]. To ingest the data locally, link:https://www.elastic.co/downloads/beats/metricbeat[download Metricbeat].
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[[math-add-timelion-visualization]]
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==== Create the visualization
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Create the Timelion visualization.
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. Click *Visualize*.
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. On the *Visualizations* page, click *Create new visualization*.
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. On the *New Visualization* window, click *Timelion*.
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[float]
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[[mathematical-functions-define-functions]]
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==== Define the functions
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=== Define the functions
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To start tracking the inbound and outbound network traffic, enter the following in the *Timelion Expression* field:
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[[mathematical-functions-plot-change]]
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==== Plot the rate of change
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=== Plot the rate of change
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Change how the data is displayed so that you can easily monitor the inbound traffic:
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[[mathematical-functions-convert-data]]
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==== Change the data metric
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=== Change the data metric
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To make the visualization easier to analyze, change the data metric from bytes to megabytes:
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[[mathematical-functions-add-labels]]
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==== Customize and format the visualization
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=== Customize and format the visualization
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Customize and format the visualization using functions:
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[[mathematical-functions-save-visualization]]
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==== Save the visualization
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=== Save the visualization
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When you have finished making changes, save the visualization.
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. Click *Confirm Save*.
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[[timelion-conditional]]
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=== Create visualizations with conditional logic and tracking trends
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<titleabbrev>Conditional logic and tracking trends</titleabbrev>
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[[timelion-conditional-intro]]
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== Create visualizations with conditional logic and tracking trends
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To easily detect outliers and discover patterns over time, modify time series data with conditional logic and create a trend with a moving average.
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[[conditional-before-you-begin]]
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==== Before you begin
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=== Before you begin
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In this tutorial, you'll use the time series data from https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/index.html[Metricbeat]. To ingest the data locally, link:https://www.elastic.co/downloads/beats/metricbeat[download Metricbeat].
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[[conditional-create]]
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==== Create the visualization
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Create the visualization using Timelion.
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. Click *Visualize*.
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. On the *Visualizations* page, click *Create new visualization*.
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. On the *New Visualization* window, click *Timelion*.
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[float]
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[[conditional-define-functions]]
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==== Define the functions
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=== Define the functions
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To chart the maximum value of `system.memory.actual.used.bytes`, enter the following in the *Timelion Expression* field:
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[[conditional-track-memory]]
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==== Track used memory
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=== Track used memory
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To track the amount of memory used, create two thresholds:
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[[conditional-determine-trend]]
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==== Determine the trend
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=== Determine the trend
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To determine the trend, create a new data series:
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[[conditional-format-visualization]]
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==== Customize and format the visualization
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=== Customize and format the visualization
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Customize and format the visualization using functions:
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[[conditional-save-visualization]]
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==== Save the visualization
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=== Save the visualization
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When you have finished making changes, save the visualization.
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