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## Summary Adds [canonical URL](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/crawling/consolidate-duplicate-urls) to pages in the 8.5.0 Kibana Guide that have similar or duplicate content in the current Kibana Guide.
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[id="whats-new",canonical-url="https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/whats-new.html"]
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== What's new in {minor-version}
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Here are the highlights of what's new and improved in {minor-version}.
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For detailed information about this release,
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check the <<release-notes, release notes>>.
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Previous versions: {kibana-ref-all}/8.4/whats-new.html[8.4] | {kibana-ref-all}/8.3/whats-new.html[8.3] | {kibana-ref-all}/8.2/whats-new.html[8.2]
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| {kibana-ref-all}/8.1/whats-new.html[8.1] | {kibana-ref-all}/8.0/whats-new.html[8.0]
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//NOTE: The notable-highlights tagged regions are re-used in the
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//Installation and Upgrade Guide
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// tag::notable-highlights[]
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[discrete]
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==== Data views — use without saving
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What if you could explore your data or create a visualization without first creating a {data-source}?
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Now you can do just that by selecting *Use without saving* in the *Create {data-source}* form.
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This enables you to quickly explore your data in *Discover*, *Lens*, and *Maps*
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right after ingesting it.
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You can save the {data-source} later
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if you create a search or visualization that you want to share.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-data-view.png[Create data view form showing Use without saving button]
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-discover]]
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=== Discover
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[discrete]
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==== Resize the date histogram
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In addition to toggling the display of the histogram, you can now change its height.
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Your preferences are saved locally in your browser.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltefdd0b53724fa2ce/bltad9e5527c8cc0ece/63445400d7dfe71371560635/highlights-histogram.gif[The histogram includes a resize handle to change its height]
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[discrete]
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==== More insights in fields list
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The field popover in the *Available fields* list now shows
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more data, making it similar to the field popovers in *Lens* and *Fields Statistics*:
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* Statistics are based on a sample of 5000 records per shard. Previously the sample size was 500 records.
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* The popover shows up to top 10 values, instead of just 5.
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* The “exist” filter appears at the top of the popover for better visibility.
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* The distribution of values is available for aggregatable fields.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltefdd0b53724fa2ce/bltdab342886b2fbe00/634453ffb8e4f9110c2ef4aa/highlights-discover-insights.gif[Statistics, top values, exist filter, and distribution of values in the field list popover]
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-dashboard]]
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=== Dashboard
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[discrete]
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==== New time slider control
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Add the newest control for interacting with your dashboard data, the time slider control.
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The time slider allows anyone viewing the dashboard to playback and scrub through the data by time,
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or quickly view the data for a specific time range, just like a song or movie.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-dashboard-time-slider.png[Time slider control in a dashboard]
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[discrete]
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==== Filters for panels
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When filters are applied to the individual visualization panels on your dashboard,
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you can now easily view them without opening the visualization editor and leaving the dashboard.
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Simply click *Panel filters* in the header.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-dashboard-pan-filters.png[Pan filters applied to the visualizations on a dashboard]
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-vis-editors]]
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=== Lens visualization editor
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[discrete]
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==== Add query-based annotations
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A key method of troubleshooting metric performance is to analyze the events
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that take place at the same time. Now you can add query-based annotations from multiple
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data sources to your *Lens* visualizations. This makes it easy to layer time series events
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and view the relationships between the annotations and other metrics.
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Query-based annotations also come with improved overflow support, additional style options, and a customizable tooltip.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-vis-query-annotations.png[Query annotations from separate data views in Lens]
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[discrete]
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==== Turn table values into links
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Visual cues are important to dashboard users, especially when it comes to clickable values.
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With the Table visualization in *Lens*, you can now enable *Directly filter on click* to turn
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any column value into a link that filters the data, or drills down into the data.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-vis-lens-table.png[Table visualization showing links in the top 5 values column, width="75%"]
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[discrete]
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==== Clone visualization layers
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When you create visualization layers in *Lens*, you don’t have to start from a blank slate.
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You can now duplicate layers, making it easy to adjust the filters and data options
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from a common starting point.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-vis-duplicate-layer.png[Actions menu for visualizations open to shoe the Duplicate layer item, width="50%"]
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[discrete]
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==== Normalize by unit
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Need to use *Normalize by unit* for more than just date histogram visualizations in *Lens*?
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Now you can! Suppose you have a metric visualization that displays the count of the
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records field. With *Normalize by unit*, you can view a per minute calculation of the field.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-vis-normalize.png[Menu item for viewing a per minute calculation of a field]
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[discrete]
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==== Display the current time
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Markers make it easy for anyone viewing your dashboard to quickly understand important
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events on visualizations. With the new *Show current time marker* axis option,
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you can add a red line to signify where “now” is on time series visualizations.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-vis-time.png[Visualization showing a red line that indicates the current time, width="75%"]
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[discrete]
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==== Collapse by option
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Let’s say you’re creating a partition chart with sampled data, such as metrics,
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and want to break down the last values from each reporting dimension, such as hosts.
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You can use the new *Collapse by* option to break down and summarize the
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result of each last value from hosts without displaying the detailed reporting dimension.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-vis-collapse.png[Collapse by option for breaking down and summarizing the last value, width="75%"]
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-maps]]
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=== Maps — hide tooltips
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Tooltips display when you hover over a document or cluster in a map.
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Don't want to display them? Turn them off with
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the new *Show tooltips* toggle in *Layer settings*.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltefdd0b53724fa2ce/blt553f1d51649d508d/63445a7f2a8d0a11633dbb8f/highlights-maps.gif[Show tooltips control in Layer settings]
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-machine-learning]]
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=== Machine Learning
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[discrete]
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==== Anomaly detection jobs from Lens
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You can now create anomaly detection jobs from the flyout of a *Lens* visualization.
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Enter a job ID before creating the job, so it starts automatically after saving.
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For a more advanced configuration, follow the link that takes you to the ML job wizard.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-ml-lens.png[Flyout for creating an anomaly detection job from Lens]
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[discrete]
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==== Log pattern analysis
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You can now select a data view and message field,
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apply optional filters, and then run on-demand categorization analysis.
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Messages that are similar are grouped using the same underlying algorithms
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as a machine learning categorization job. The distribution of the documents in each category
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are highlighted on the main chart. You can then open *Discover*,
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use one or more of these categories as a filter to view the matching documents,
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and continue your investigation.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/highlights-ml-log-analysis.png[Chart showing the distribution of documents in each cateogry]
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[discrete]
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==== Locations of anomalous results in Maps
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This release adds a link to *Maps* in the *Anomaly Explorer* and *Single Metric Viewer*
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for any anomalies where the source data contains geo fields,
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even if the analysis does not use the location field directly.
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View the anomaly on the map by following the link.
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For example, view the location of a client making an unusually high number of
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requests that failed with a `page not found` 404 error.
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-security]]
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=== Access agreement enhanced
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The {kibana-ref}/xpack-security-access-agreement.html[access agreement]
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now allows admins to set a default access
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agreement message that applies to all authentication providers.
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If you set the new `xpack.security.accessAgreement.message` setting, it will apply to all providers
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for which you do not specify an access agreement.
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[discrete]
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[[highlights-8.5-collaboration]]
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=== Collaboration with Cases
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[discrete]
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==== Case assignment
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This release adds the ability to assign a {kibana-ref}/cases.html[case] to users.
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You can do so either while creating a case or in an existing case by using
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the “assignees” UI in *Observability*, *Elastic Security*, and *Stack Management*.
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image::images/highlights-cases-assignees.png[Collaborate with Cases UI]
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You can assign one or more users (and unassign as needed).
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The UI builds on previous releases, which introduced the ability for users
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to customize their avatars by selecting an image or color.
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Avatars add visual help in easily identifying and disambiguating users.
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The assignees and their avatars show up in each case.
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They also now appear in the central *Cases* view that lists all existing
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cases in *Observability*, *Elastic Security*, and *Stack Management*.
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On this view, you can easily filter through the cases assigned to you and all other users.
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image::images/highlights-cases-view.png[Cases view listing that lists all assigned users]
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[discrete]
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==== User search
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You can now search for users by their full name,
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username, or email as part of the case assignment flow.
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{kib} users from all authentication realms are searchable. On first access,
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{kib} creates a user profile and surfaces it in the user search results.
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The user search UI includes auto-complete and search highlights.
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image::images/highlights-cases-user-search.png[User search view with auto-complete, highlights, user avatars, user email, width="75%"]
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User search adheres to {kib} role-based access control. Users who do not have access to *Cases* within the
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space will not surface in the results. For more details, go to {kibana-ref}/setup-cases.html[Configure access to cases].
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// end::notable-highlights[]
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