22[[xpack-spaces]]
33== Spaces
44
5- Spaces enable you to organize your dashboards and other saved
6- objects into meaningful categories. Once inside a space, you see only
7- the dashboards and saved objects that belong to that space.
5+ Spaces enable you to organize your dashboards and other saved
6+ objects into meaningful categories. Once inside a space, you see only
7+ the dashboards and saved objects that belong to that space.
88
9- {kib} creates a default space for you.
10- After you create your own
11- spaces, you're asked to choose a space when you log in to Kibana. You can change your
9+ {kib} creates a default space for you.
10+ After you create your own
11+ spaces, you're asked to choose a space when you log in to Kibana. You can change your
1212current space at any time by using the menu in the upper left.
1313
1414[role="screenshot"]
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@ Kibana supports spaces in several ways. You can:
2929[[spaces-managing]]
3030=== View, create, and delete spaces
3131
32- Go to **Management > Spaces** for an overview of your spaces. This view provides actions
32+ Go to **Management > Spaces** for an overview of your spaces. This view provides actions
3333for you to create, edit, and delete spaces.
3434
3535[role="screenshot"]
3636image::spaces/images/space-management.png["Space management"]
3737
3838[float]
39- ==== Create or edit a space
39+ ==== Create or edit a space
4040
41- You can create as many spaces as you like. Click *Create a space* and provide a name,
42- URL identifier, optional description.
41+ You can create as many spaces as you like. Click *Create a space* and provide a name,
42+ URL identifier, optional description.
4343
44- The URL identifier is a short text string that becomes part of the
45- {kib} URL when you are inside that space. {kib} suggests a URL identifier based
44+ The URL identifier is a short text string that becomes part of the
45+ {kib} URL when you are inside that space. {kib} suggests a URL identifier based
4646on the name of your space, but you can customize the identifier to your liking.
4747You cannot change the space identifier once you create the space.
4848
49- {kib} also has an <<spaces-api, API>>
49+ {kib} also has an <<spaces-api, API>>
5050if you prefer to create spaces programatically.
5151
5252[role="screenshot"]
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ image::spaces/images/edit-space.png["Space management"]
5555[float]
5656==== Delete a space
5757
58- Deleting a space permanently removes the space and all of its contents.
58+ Deleting a space permanently removes the space and all of its contents.
5959Find the space on the *Spaces* overview page and click the trash icon in the Actions column.
6060You can't delete the default space, but you can customize it to your liking.
6161
6262[float]
6363[[spaces-control-feature-visibility]]
6464=== Control feature access based on user needs
6565
66- You have control over which features are visible in each space.
67- For example, you might hide Dev Tools
66+ You have control over which features are visible in each space.
67+ For example, you might hide Dev Tools
6868in your "Executive" space or show Stack Monitoring only in your "Admin" space.
6969You can define which features to show or hide when you add or edit a space.
7070
71- Controlling feature
72- visibility is not a security feature. To secure access
73- to specific features on a per-user basis, you must configure
71+ Controlling feature
72+ visibility is not a security feature. To secure access
73+ to specific features on a per-user basis, you must configure
7474<<xpack-security-authorization, Kibana Security>>.
7575
7676[role="screenshot"]
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ image::spaces/images/edit-space-feature-visibility.png["Controlling features vis
8080[[spaces-control-user-access]]
8181=== Control feature access based on user privileges
8282
83- When using Kibana with security, you can configure applications and features
84- based on your users’ privileges. This means different roles can have access
85- to different features in the same space.
86- Power users might have privileges to create and edit visualizations and dashboards,
83+ When using Kibana with security, you can configure applications and features
84+ based on your users’ privileges. This means different roles can have access
85+ to different features in the same space.
86+ Power users might have privileges to create and edit visualizations and dashboards,
8787while analysts or executives might have Dashboard and Canvas with read-only privileges.
8888See <<adding_kibana_privileges>> for details.
8989
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ interface.
106106. Import your saved objects.
107107. (Optional) Delete objects in the export space that you no longer need.
108108
109- {kib} also has beta <<saved-objects-api-import, import>> and
109+ {kib} also has beta <<saved-objects-api-import, import>> and
110110<<saved-objects-api-export, export>> APIs if you want to automate this process.
111111
112112[float]
@@ -115,17 +115,22 @@ interface.
115115
116116You can create a custom experience for users by configuring the {kib} landing page on a per-space basis.
117117The landing page can route users to a specific dashboard, application, or saved object as they enter each space.
118- To configure the landing page, use the `defaultRoute` setting in <<kibana-general-settings, Management > Advanced settings>>.
118+
119+ To configure the landing page, use the default route setting in <<kibana-general-settings, Management > Advanced settings>>.
120+ For example, you might set the default route to `/app/kibana#/dashboards`.
121+
122+ [role="screenshot"]
123+ image::spaces/images/spaces-configure-landing-page.png["Configure space-level landing page"]
124+
119125
120126[float]
121127[[spaces-delete-started]]
122128=== Disable and version updates
123129
124- Spaces are automatically enabled in {kib}. If you don't want use this feature,
130+ Spaces are automatically enabled in {kib}. If you don't want use this feature,
125131you can disable it
126- by setting `xpack.spaces.enabled` to `false` in your
132+ by setting `xpack.spaces.enabled` to `false` in your
127133`kibana.yml` configuration file.
128134
129- If you are upgrading your
130- version of {kib}, the default space will contain all of your existing saved objects.
131-
135+ If you are upgrading your
136+ version of {kib}, the default space will contain all of your existing saved objects.
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