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44[partintro]
55--
6- **_Tell {kib} where to find your data, then search and filter it for hidden insights and relationships._**
6+ **_Gain insight to your data._**
7+
8+ *Discover* enables you to quickly search and filter your data, get information
9+ about structure of the fields, and visualize your data with *Lens* and *Maps*.
10+ You can customize and save your searches and place them on a dashboard.
11+
12+ ++++
13+ <script type="text/javascript" async src="https://play.vidyard.com/embed/v4.js">
14+ </script>
15+ <img
16+ style="width: 100%; margin: auto; display: block;"
17+ class="vidyard-player-embed"
18+ src="https://play.vidyard.com/c2qBPz74BU16ncbvDWGvbz.jpg"
19+ data-uuid="c2qBPz74BU16ncbvDWGvbz"
20+ data-v="4"
21+ data-type="inline"
22+ />
23+ ++++
724
8- You’ve added your data, and now you’re ready to dig in. You have questions about your data.
25+ [float]
26+ === Explore and query your data
27+
28+ You have questions about your data.
929What pages on your website contain a
1030specific word or phrase? What events were logged most recently?
1131What processes take longer than 500 milliseconds to respond?
@@ -23,9 +43,6 @@ that summarize the contents of the data.
2343At the end of this tutorial, you’ll be ready to start exploring with your own
2444data in *Discover*.
2545
26- [role="screenshot"]
27- image::images/Discover-Start.png[Discover]
28-
2946
3047[float]
3148=== Prerequisites
@@ -36,24 +53,6 @@ image::images/Discover-Start.png[Discover]
3653- You should have an understanding of {ref}/documents-indices.html[{es} documents and indices].
3754
3855
39- [float]
40- [[whats-you-goal-in-discover]]
41- === Define your goal
42-
43- When you explore your data in **Discover**, it's common to start with one or two goals:
44-
45- - **Get an overview of what is happening.**
46- For example, you might look for
47- information on the overall health and performance of your ecommerce business,
48- and then share your findings in a report.
49-
50- - **Find an answer to a specific question.** You want
51- to determine your customers' shopping preferences,
52- and then visualize your findings on a dashboard.
53-
54- For this tutorial, your goal is to better manage your product inventory. You want to
55- know the top-selling products and on what day of the week these products sell the most.
56-
5756[float]
5857[[find-the-data-you-want-to-use]]
5958=== Find your data
@@ -90,6 +89,9 @@ which can be overwhelming. You’ll modify this table to display only your field
9089
9190. Scan through the list of **Available fields** to see
9291what’s in your data. You can also search for a field by name.
92+ +
93+ [role="screenshot"]
94+ image:images/discover-sidebar-available-fields.png[Fields list that displays the top five search results, width=50%]
9395
9496. Find the `manufacturer` field, and then click it to view the five most popular values for that field.
9597+
@@ -114,7 +116,13 @@ column header, and then use the move and sort controls.
114116
115117One of the unique capabilities of **Discover** is the ability to combine
116118free text search with filtering based on structured data.
117- To search all fields, enter a simple string in the **Search** field. To search particular fields and
119+ To search all fields, enter a simple string in the **Search** field.
120+
121+ [role="screenshot"]
122+ image:images/discover-search-field.png[Search field in Discover]
123+
124+
125+ To search particular fields and
118126build more complex queries, use the <<kuery-query,Kibana Query language>>.
119127As you type, KQL prompts you with the fields you can search and the operators
120128you can use to build a structured query.
@@ -137,6 +145,9 @@ You can filter results to include or exclude specific fields, filter for a value
137145and more. The **Add filter** popup prompts you with the fields you can filter
138146and the operators you can use.
139147
148+ [role="screenshot"]
149+ image:images/discover-add-filter.png[Add filter dialog in Discover]
150+
140151Exclude documents where day of week is not Wednesday:
141152
142153. Click **Add filter**.
@@ -178,6 +189,9 @@ Saving a search saves the query and the filters.
178189. In the toolbar, click **Save**.
179190
180191. Give your search a title, and then click **Save**.
192+ +
193+ [role="screenshot"]
194+ image:images/discover-save-saved-search.png[Save saved search in Discover, width=50%]
181195
182196[float]
183197=== Visualize your findings
@@ -186,6 +200,9 @@ visualize it from **Discover**.
186200
187201. From the **Selected fields** list, click `day_of_week`, and then click **Visualize**.
188202+
203+ [role="screenshot"]
204+ image:images/discover-visualize.png[Discover sidebar field popover with visualize button, width=75%]
205+ +
189206{kib} creates a visualization best suited for this field.
190207
191208. Drag `manufacturer.keyword` from the field list and drop it on
@@ -196,11 +213,26 @@ image:images/visualize-from-discover.png[Visualization that opens from Discover
196213
197214. Save your visualization for use on a dashboard.
198215
216+ If your documents contain geo point fields (image:images/geoip-icon.png[Geo point field icon, width=20px]), you can visualize them in **Maps**.
217+
218+ . Make sure the index pattern is set to **kibana_sample_data_ecommerce** and the configured time range
219+ contains data.
220+
221+ . From the **Available fields** list, click `geoip.location`, and then click **Visualize**.
222+ +
223+ [role="screenshot"]
224+ image:images/discover-maps.png[Map containing documents]
225+
226+ . Save your map for use on a dashboard.
227+
228+
199229[float]
200230=== What’s next?
201231
202232* <<kuery-query, Learn more about the structure of a KQL query>>.
203233
234+ * <<discover-search-for-relevance, Search for relevance>>.
235+
204236* <<kibana-discover-settings, Configure Discover>> to better meet your needs.
205237In **Advanced Settings**, you can configure the number of documents to show,
206238the table columns that display by default, and more.
@@ -209,8 +241,6 @@ the table columns that display by default, and more.
209241
210242* <<reporting-getting-started, Present your findings in a report>>.
211243
212- * <<discover-search-for-relevance, Search for relevance>>.
213-
214244--
215245
216246include::{kib-repo-dir}/management/index-patterns.asciidoc[]
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