[[managing-saved-objects]]
== Managing Saved Searches, Visualizations, and Dashboards

You can view, edit, and delete saved searches, visualizations, and dashboards from *Settings > Objects*. You can also
export or import sets of searches, visualizations, and dashboards.

Viewing a saved object displays the selected item in the *Discover*, *Visualize*, or *Dashboard* page. To view a saved
object:

. Go to *Settings > Objects*.
. Select the object you want to view.
. Click the *View* button.

Editing a saved object enables you to directly modify the object definition. You can change the name of the object, add
a description, and modify the JSON that defines the object's properties.

If you attempt to access an object whose index has been deleted, Kibana displays its Edit Object page. You can:

* Recreate the index so you can continue using the object.
* Delete the object and recreate it using a different index.
* Change the index name referenced in the object's `kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON` to point to an existing
index pattern. This is useful if the index you were working with has been renamed.

WARNING: No validation is performed for object properties. Submitting invalid changes will render the object unusable.
Generally, you should use the *Discover*, *Visualize*, or *Dashboard* pages to create new objects instead of directly
editing existing ones.

To edit a saved object:

. Go to *Settings > Objects*.
. Select the object you want to edit.
. Click the *Edit* button.
. Make your changes to the object definition.
. Click the *Save Object* button.

To delete a saved object:

. Go to *Settings > Objects*.
. Select the object you want to delete.
. Click the *Delete* button.
. Confirm that you really want to delete the object.

To export a set of objects:

. Go to *Settings > Objects*.
. Select the type of object you want to export. You can export a set of dashboards, searches, or visualizations.
. Click the selection box for the objects you want to export, or click the *Select All* box.
. Click *Export* to select a location to write the exported JSON.

WARNING: Exported dashboards do not include their associated index patterns. Re-create the index patterns manually before
importing saved dashboards to a Kibana instance running on another Elasticsearch cluster.

To import a set of objects:

. Go to *Settings > Objects*.
. Click *Import* to navigate to the JSON file representing the set of objects to import.
. Click *Open* after selecting the JSON file.
. If any objects in the set would overwrite objects already present in Kibana, confirm the overwrite.