From 3fc361e79af1bae38baa12672c8c6843b0dcae05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Istv=C3=A1n=20Zolt=C3=A1n=20Szab=C3=B3?= Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 09:45:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Kaarina Tungseth --- help-center/discover.mdx | 27 ++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/help-center/discover.mdx b/help-center/discover.mdx index f4f1bb40..a2f7ad4d 100644 --- a/help-center/discover.mdx +++ b/help-center/discover.mdx @@ -1,18 +1,19 @@ **Discover** enables you to quickly search and filter your data, get information about the structure of the fields, and display your findings in a visualization. -You can also customize and save your searches and place them on a dashboard. +You can also customize and save your searches and add them to a dashboard. This article shows you how to use Discover to understand your data better. You will learn how to: -* select data views -* explore your fields -* define runtime fields +* select the data you want to explore +* ``` +* view document fields and values +* add fields to your data * search and filter your data -* use ES|QL -* save search +* filter, transform, and analyze your data with ES|QL +* save search queries and filters for future use * visualize field values -You can also take a guided tour about Discover on the UI by clicking +You can also take a guided tour for Discover by clicking **Take the tour** under the **Get the best look at your search results** section. @@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ section. ## Select or create a data view Select the data you want to explore. You need to create a data view from your -Elasticsearch data to access it through Discover. +Elasticsearch data to access it in Discover. A data view can point to one or more indices, data streams, or index aliases to @@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ sidebar search field to search for the field names you are interested in. The **Available fields** section contains the fields that match the search criteria. Click to toggle the field into the document table. You can also drag the field from -the **Available fields** list into the document table. +the **Available fields** list to the document table. You can rearrange the table columns by clicking a column header and selecting **Move left** or **Move right**. To copy the name or values in a column to the @@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ You can add a runtime field to your data view from inside of **Discover**, and then use that field for analysis and visualizations, the same way you do with other fields. -Click **Add a field** to create a new field. You can deinfe its type, set a +Click **Add a field** to create a new field. You can define its type, and set a custom description and label. You can also set its value by using the Painless scripting language. @@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ to learn more about ES|QL in **Discover**. ## Save search -Click ***Save** in the toolbar to save your search configuration and the search -results. You can use it later to generate a CSV report, create visualizations or +Click ***Save** in the toolbar to save your search and the search +results. You can use it later to generate a CSV report, and create visualizations to display on dashboards. Saving a search saves the query text, filters, and the current view of **Discover**, including the columns selected in the document table, the sort order, and the data view. @@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ order, and the data view. ## Visualize field values -If the values of a field can be aggregated, you can visualize it from Discover. +When the values of a field can be aggregated, you can visualize the field in Discover. Find the field in the side bar and click its name to open a popup with statistical details about the field values. Click **Visualize** at the bottom of the popup to create a visualization best suited for the field based on its