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Each release of {kib} brings new features and product improvements.
Here are the highlights of the features that were added in 6.6.0 and
how the user experience improved.
Here are the highlights of the feature and user experience changes in 6.6.0.
Refer to the <<release-notes-6.6.0, {kib} 6.6.0 Release Notes>> for a list of
bug fixes and other changes.
coming[6.6.0]
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=== Index lifecycle policies (beta)
{kib} has additional *Management* user interfaces that provide a simple,
user-friendly way to use advanced features. This version introduces
*Index Lifecycle Policies*. If you use time series indices, this feature can
help you keep your clusters tidy. You can create and manage index lifecycle policies,
which automate actions such as rolling over an index, relocating shards to warm
or cold nodes, merging shards, and deleting outdated indices.
See {kibana-ref}/index-lifecycle-policies.html[Index lifecycle policies].
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-policies.png[Create index lifecycle policies UI]
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=== Remote clusters and Auto-follow pattern
{kib} *Management* also has two new user interfaces for cross cluster replication.
*Remote clusters* helps you manage your remote clusters for use with cross cluster
search and cross cluster replication. You can add and remove remote clusters
and check their connectivity.
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-add-remote-cluster.png[Add remote cluster UI]
*Auto-follow pattern* helps you create and manage the remote replication process.
You can follow an index pattern on the remote cluster for auto-discovery and
then replicate new clusters that match the pattern.
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-auto-follow.png[Add auto-follow pattern UI]
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=== Enhancements in Canvas (beta)
Quite a few improvements made their way into Canvas.
Element grouping is now available&mdash;you can combine your favorite elements
and manipulate them as one. Simply hold down the *Shift* key to select a few
elements, and then press *G* to group them. To ungroup your grouped elements,
press *U*.
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-canvas-grouping.gif[Canvas element grouping]
This version also introduces the ability to copy and paste elements. You can copy
elements between pages of your workpad and across different workpads.
If youre a CSS guru and enjoy styling your elements with custom CSS, youll
be excited to learn that Canvas supports global CSS across your entire workpad.
Finally, Canvas has two workpad templates to help you get started. You can
choose between a light and a dark themed workpad. Look for the *Templates* tab on
the Canvas home page.
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-canvas-themes.png[Canvas light and dark themes]
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=== Reporting: Export dashboard to a png
You can now export dashboards as a PNG report. This makes it easier for you to
share and embed your graphics in blogs, websites, and presentations. PNG
reporting is available in the *Share* menu from the {kib} toolbar. You must have
a https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[Gold license] to use
https://www.elastic.co/products/stack/reporting[Reporting features].
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-reporting.png[Share menu]
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=== Upgrade Assistant for Elasticsearch 7.0
{kib}'s revised Upgrade Assistant can help you prepare for an upgrade from
{es} 6.x to {es} 7.0. The assistant identifies issues you need to address
before upgrading and simplifies the migration of indices that require reindexing.
You'll find this feature in *Management > {es} > Upgrade Assistant*.
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image::images/highlights-6.6.0-upgrade-assistant.png[Share menu]
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=== Support for multiple Elasticsearch nodes
For increased stability, you can now define multiple {es} nodes for {kib}. This
prevents {kib} from being tied to a single {es} node while allowing for the
requests to be distributed over multiple nodes in the cluster. Simply set
`elasticsearch.host` in your kibana.yml file to the URLs of the {es} nodes you
want to use. You can also configure {kib} to automatically discover other nodes
in the cluster (`elasticsearch.sniffOnStart`) or on an interval (`elasticsearch.sniffInterval`).
For more information, see {kibana-ref}/settings.html[Kibana configuration settings].
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=== Production version of Time Series Visual Builder
{kibana-ref}/time-series-visual-builder.html[Time Series Visual Builder] is now in production use.
This visualization has also been enhanced to use the
{kibana-ref}/kuery-query.html[Kibana query language (KQL)] to filter and query data.
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=== Annotate your {ml} results