{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/issues/3635","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/issues/3635/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/issues/3635/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/issues/3635/events","html_url":"https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/3635","id":69596186,"number":3635,"title":"Clearer error message for timestamp-based indices","user":{"login":"lukasolson","id":1178348,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1178348?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson","html_url":"https://github.com/lukasolson","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/lukasolson/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/labels/4.2.0","name":"4.2.0","color":"ffffff"},{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/labels/adoptme","name":"adoptme","color":"207de5"},{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/labels/low%20fruit","name":"low fruit","color":"0052cc"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-04-20T14:12:54Z","updated_at":"2015-04-20T15:23:07Z","closed_at":null,"body":"It is apparent from all of the comments on #1950 that users are confused about the option, *Use event times to create index names*. Lots of users are attempting to input names of indices that have no timestamp data in the index name. I think they read \"use event times\" and think that the setting is basically the same as the one directly above it, *Index contains time-based events.*\r\n\r\nI think we need to change the name of this setting, as well as give an appropriate error message when the user checks this setting then tries to input an index pattern that doesn't contain any time-based information.\r\n\r\n![screen shot 2015-04-20 at 7 11 55 am](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1178348/7231800/940332f0-e72c-11e4-80a5-623792a55ea3.png)\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/issues/comments/94482637","html_url":"https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/3635#issuecomment-94482637","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/elastic/kibana/issues/3635","id":94482637,"user":{"login":"rashidkpc","id":1250387,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1250387?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc","html_url":"https://github.com/rashidkpc","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rashidkpc/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-04-20T15:23:07Z","updated_at":"2015-04-20T15:23:07Z","body":"IMHO we should simply remove the \"use event times to create index names\" once https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/10523 is merged. That pull will let us simply look up the indices when we need to. It should be in Elasticsearch 1.6\r\n\r\n"}}