Number field formatters

Numeric fields support Bytes and Bits , Color , Duration , Histogram , Number , Percentage , String , and Url formatters.

The Bytes and Bits , Number , and Percentage formatters enable you to choose the display formats of numbers in the field using the Elastic numeral pattern syntax that Kibana maintains.

The Histogram formatter is used only for the histogram field type . When you use the Histogram formatter, you can apply the Bytes and Bits , Number , or Percentage format to aggregated data.

You can specify the following types to the Url field formatter:

Link — Converts the contents of the field into an URL. You can specify the width and height of the image, while keeping the aspect ratio. When the image is smaller than the specified parameters, the image is unable to upscale.

Image — Specifies the image directory.

Audio — Specify the audio directory.

To customize URL field formats, use templates. An URL template enables you to add values to a partial URL. To add the contents of the field to a fixed URL, use the {{value}} string.

For example, when:

A field contains a user ID

A field uses the Url field formatter

The URI template is http://company.net/profiles?user_id={­{{value}}­}

The resulting URL replaces {{value}} with the user ID from the field.

The {{value}} template string URL-encodes the contents of the field. When a field encoded into a URL contains non-ASCII characters, the characters are replaced with a % character and the appropriate hexadecimal code. For example, field contents users/admin result in the URL template adding users%2Fadmin .

When the formatter type is Image , the {{value}} template string specifies the name of an image at the specified URI.

When the formatter type is Audio , the {{value}} template string specifies the name of an audio file at the specified URI.

To pass unescaped values directly to the URL, use the {{rawValue}} string.

A Label template enables you to specify a text string that appears instead of the raw URL. You can use the {{value}} template string normally in label templates. You can also use the {{url}} template string to display the formatted URL.

The String field formatter enables you to apply transforms to the field.

Supported transformations include:

Convert to lowercase

Convert to uppercase

Convert to title case

Apply the short dots transformation, which replaces the content before the . character with the first character of the content. For example:

Original

Becomes

com.organizations.project.ClassName

c.o.p.ClassName

Base64 decode

URL param decode

The Duration field formatter displays the numeric value of a field in the following increments:

Picoseconds

Nanoseconds

Microseconds

Milliseconds

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Weeks

Months

Years

You can specify these increments with up to 20 decimal places for input and output formats.

The Color field formatter enables you to specify colors with ranges of values for a number field.

When you select the Color formatter, click Add Color , then specify the Range , Text color , and Background color .

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