Getting Started

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X-Pack reporting is automatically enabled in Kibana.

To manually generate a report:

  1. Open Kibana in your web browser and log in. If you are running Kibana locally, go to http://localhost:5601. To access Kibana and generate reports, you need the kibana_user and reporting_user roles. For more information, see Reporting and Security.
  2. Open the dashboard, visualization, or saved search you want to include in the report.
  3. Click Share in the Kibana toolbar:

    Reporting Button

  4. Depending on the Kibana application, choose the appropriate options:

    1. If you’re on Discover:

      1. Select CSV Reports
      2. Click the Generate CSV button.
    2. If you’re on Visualize or Dashboard:

      1. Select PDF Reports
      2. Choose to enable Optimize for printing layout mode. For an explanation of the different layout modes, see PDF Layout Modes.
      3. Click the Generate PDF button.

If you want to automatically generate reports from a script or with Watcher, see Automating Report Generation