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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions docs/getting-started/tutorial-define-index.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ You’re presented a table of all fields and associated data types in the index.
Create an index pattern for the Logstash index, which
contains the time series data.

. Define an index pattern named `logstash*`.
. Click *Next step*.
. From the *Time Filter field name* dropdown, select *@timestamp*.
. Click *Create index pattern*.
. Create an index pattern named `logstash*`, then click *Next step*.

. From the *Time field* dropdown, select *@timestamp, then click *Create index pattern*.
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image::images/tutorial_index_patterns.png[Image showing how to create an index pattern]

NOTE: When you define an index pattern, the indices that match that pattern must
exist in Elasticsearch and they must contain data. To check which indices are
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