Removes the "Index contains time-based events" checkbox

src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/create_index_pattern/create_index_pattern.html

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           <div class="form-group">
             <label translate="KIBANA-INDEX_NAME_OR_PATTERN"></label>
             <p class="help-block" ng-if="!controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern" translate="KIBANA-WILDCARD_DYNAMIC_INDEX_PATTERNS"></p>
-            <p class="help-block" ng-if="controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased && controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern"><span translate="KIBANA-STATIC_TEXT_IN_DYNAMIC_INDEX_PATTERNS"></span> &mdash;
+            <p class="help-block" ng-if="controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern"><span translate="KIBANA-STATIC_TEXT_IN_DYNAMIC_INDEX_PATTERNS"></span> &mdash;
               <small><a target="_blank" href="http://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/" translate="KIBANA-DATE_FORMAT_DOCS"></a></small></p>
             <input
               data-test-subj="createIndexPatternNameInput"
@@ -41,19 +41,9 @@
             </small>
           </div>
 
-          <div class="form-group time-and-pattern">
-            <label>
-              <input
-                data-test-subj="createIndexPatternIsTimeBasedCheckBox"
-                ng-model="controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased"
-                type="checkbox">
-              <span translate="KIBANA-CONTAINS_TIME_BASED_EVENTS"></span>
-            </label>
-          </div>
-
-          <div class="form-group" ng-if="controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased">
+          <div class="form-group">
             <label>
-              <span translate="KIBANA-TIME_FIELD_NAME"></span>
+              <span translate="KIBANA-TIME_FILTER_FIELD_NAME"></span>
               &nbsp;
               <kbn-info info="{{ 'KIBANA-FIELD_FILTER_EVENTS_GLOBAL_TIME' | translate }}"></kbn-info>
               &nbsp;
@@ -63,13 +53,16 @@
             </label>
             <select
               data-test-subj="createIndexPatternTimeFieldSelect"
-              ng-disabled="controller.fetchFieldsError"
+              ng-disabled="controller.fetchFieldsError || (controller.dateFields.length === 1)"
               ng-required="!controller.fetchFieldsError"
               ng-options="field.name for field in controller.dateFields"
               ng-model="controller.newIndexPattern.timeField"
               auto-select-if-only-one="controller.dateFields"
               class="form-control"
             ></select>
+            <p class="help-block" ng-if="!controller.fetchFieldsError && !controller.doesIndexHaveDateFields">
+              The indices which match this index pattern don&rsquo;t contain any time fields.
+            </p>
           </div>
 
           <div class="form-group" ng-if="controller.canExpandIndices()">
@@ -92,7 +85,7 @@
           </div>
 
           <div class="form-group time-and-pattern">
-            <label ng-if="controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased">
+            <label>
               <input
                 data-test-subj="createIndexPatternNameIsPatternCheckBox"
                 ng-model="controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern"
@@ -103,7 +96,7 @@
             </label>
           </div>
 
-          <div class="form-group" ng-if="controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased && controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern">
+          <div class="form-group" ng-if="controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern">
             <div class="alert alert-warning">
               </p>
               <h4 translate="KIBANA-ALERT_INDEX_PATTERN_DEPRECATED"></h4>

src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/create_index_pattern/create_index_pattern.js

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
   // Configure the new index pattern we're going to create.
   this.newIndexPattern = {
     name: config.get('indexPattern:placeholder'),
-    isTimeBased: true,
     nameIsPattern: false,
     expandable: false,
     nameInterval: _.find(intervals, { name: 'daily' }),
@@ -40,9 +39,18 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
   this.patternErrors = [];
   this.fetchFieldsError = $translate.instant('KIBANA-LOADING');
 
+  const TIME_FILTER_FIELD_OPTIONS = {
+    NO_DATE_FIELD_SELECTED: {
+      name: $translate.instant('KIBANA-NO_DATE_FIELD_SELECTED')
+    },
+    NO_DATE_FIELDS_IN_INDICES: {
+      name: $translate.instant('KIBANA-NO_DATE_FIELDS_IN_INDICES')
+    }
+  };
+
   const fetchFieldList = () => {
     this.dateFields = this.newIndexPattern.timeField = null;
-    const useIndexList = this.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased && this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern;
+    const useIndexList = this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern;
     let fetchFieldsError;
     let dateFields;
 
@@ -89,7 +97,18 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
 
   const updateFieldList = results => {
     this.fetchFieldsError = results.fetchFieldsError;
-    this.dateFields = results.dateFields;
+    if (this.fetchFieldsError) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.dateFields = results.dateFields || [];
+    this.doesIndexHaveDateFields = this.dateFields.length > 0;
+    if (this.doesIndexHaveDateFields) {
+      this.dateFields.unshift(TIME_FILTER_FIELD_OPTIONS.NO_DATE_FIELD_SELECTED);
+    } else {
+      this.dateFields.unshift(TIME_FILTER_FIELD_OPTIONS.NO_DATE_FIELDS_IN_INDICES);
+    }
+    this.newIndexPattern.timeField = this.dateFields[0];
   };
 
   const updateFieldListAndSetTimeField = (results, timeFieldName) => {
@@ -100,12 +119,13 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
     }
 
     const matchingTimeField = results.dateFields.find(field => field.name === timeFieldName);
-    const defaultTimeField = results.dateFields[0];
 
     //assign the field from the results-list
     //angular recreates a new timefield instance, each time the list is refreshed.
     //This ensures the selected field matches one of the instances in the list.
-    this.newIndexPattern.timeField = matchingTimeField ? matchingTimeField : defaultTimeField;
+    if (matchingTimeField) {
+      this.newIndexPattern.timeField = matchingTimeField;
+    }
   };
 
   const resetIndex = () => {
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
   this.canExpandIndices = () => {
     // to maximize performance in the digest cycle, move from the least
     // expensive operation to most
-    return this.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased && !this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern && _.includes(this.newIndexPattern.name, '*');
+    return !this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern && _.includes(this.newIndexPattern.name, '*');
   };
 
   this.refreshFieldList = () => {
@@ -184,14 +204,15 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
 
   this.createIndexPattern = () => {
     const id = this.newIndexPattern.name;
-    const timeFieldName =
-      this.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased
-      ? this.newIndexPattern.timeField.name
-      : undefined;
+    let timeFieldName;
+    if ((this.newIndexPattern.timeField !== TIME_FILTER_FIELD_OPTIONS.NO_DATE_FIELD_SELECTED)
+      && (this.newIndexPattern.timeField !== TIME_FILTER_FIELD_OPTIONS.NO_DATE_FIELDS_IN_INDICES)) {
+      timeFieldName = this.newIndexPattern.timeField.name;
+    }
 
     // Only event-time-based index patterns set an intervalName.
     const intervalName =
-      this.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased  && this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern
+      this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern
       ? this.newIndexPattern.nameInterval.name
       : undefined;
 
@@ -228,11 +249,9 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
   };
 
   $scope.$watchMulti([
-    'controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased',
     'controller.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern',
     'controller.newIndexPattern.nameInterval.name'
   ], (newVal, oldVal) => {
-    const isTimeBased = newVal[0];
     const nameIsPattern = newVal[1];
     const newDefault = getDefaultPatternForInterval(newVal[2]);
     const oldDefault = getDefaultPatternForInterval(oldVal[2]);
@@ -241,10 +260,6 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
       this.newIndexPattern.name = newDefault;
     }
 
-    if (!isTimeBased) {
-      this.newIndexPattern.nameIsPattern = false;
-    }
-
     if (!nameIsPattern) {
       delete this.newIndexPattern.nameInterval;
       delete this.newIndexPattern.timeField;
@@ -301,7 +316,6 @@ uiModules.get('apps/management')
   });
 
   $scope.$watchMulti([
-    'controller.newIndexPattern.isTimeBased',
     'controller.sampleCount'
   ], () => {
     this.refreshFieldList();

src/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/indices/edit_index_pattern/edit_index_pattern.html

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
       <p ng-if="indexPattern.timeFieldName" class="kuiText kuiVerticalRhythm">
         <span class="label label-success">
-          <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> Configured time field: {{indexPattern.timeFieldName}}
+          <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><span translate="KIBANA-TIME_FILTER_FIELD_NAME"></span>: {{indexPattern.timeFieldName}}
         </span>
       </p>
 

src/core_plugins/kibana/translations/en.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "UI-WELCOME_ERROR": "Kibana did not load properly. Check the server output for more information.",
   "KIBANA-CONFIGURE_INDEX_PATTERN": "Configure an index pattern",
   "KIBANA-MUST_CONFIGURE_INDEX_PATTERN": "In order to use Kibana you must configure at least one index pattern. Index patterns are used to identify the Elasticsearch index to run search and analytics against. They are also used to configure fields.",
-  "KIBANA-CONTAINS_TIME_BASED_EVENTS": "Index contains time-based events",
   "KIBANA-INDEX_NAME_CREATED_BY_EVENT_TIMES": "Use event times to create index names ",
   "KIBANA-DEPRECATED": "[DEPRECATED]",
   "KIBANA-ALERT_INDEX_PATTERN_DEPRECATED": "Time-interval based index patterns are deprecated!",
@@ -30,7 +29,9 @@
   "KIBANA-EXISTING_MATCH_PERCENT": "Pattern matches {{indexExistingMatchPercent}} of existing indices and aliases",
   "KIBANA-NON_MATCHING_INDICES_AND_ALIASES": "Indices and aliases that were found, but did not match the pattern:",
   "KIBANA-MORE": "more",
-  "KIBANA-TIME_FIELD_NAME": "Time-field name",
+  "KIBANA-TIME_FILTER_FIELD_NAME": "Time Filter field name",
+  "KIBANA-NO_DATE_FIELD_SELECTED": "None selected",
+  "KIBANA-NO_DATE_FIELDS_IN_INDICES": "None available",
   "KIBANA-REFRESH_FIELDS": "refresh fields",
   "KIBANA-INVALID_INDEX_PATTERN": "Invalid index name pattern.",
   "KIBANA-DATE_FORMAT_DOCS": "Date Format Documentation",

test/functional/apps/management/_creation_form_changes.js

@@ -16,30 +16,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should hide time-based index pattern when time-based option is unchecked', function () {
-      const self = this;
-      return PageObjects.settings.getTimeBasedEventsCheckbox()
-      .then(function (selected) {
-        // uncheck the 'time-based events' checkbox
-        return selected.click();
-      })
-      // try to find the checkbox (this shouldn fail)
-      .then(function () {
-        return PageObjects.settings.getTimeBasedIndexPatternCheckbox();
-      })
-      .then(function () {
-        PageObjects.common.saveScreenshot('Settings-indices-hide-time-based-index-pattern');
-        // we expect the promise above to fail
-        const handler = PageObjects.common.createErrorHandler(self);
-        const msg = 'Found time based index pattern checkbox';
-        handler(msg);
-      })
-      .catch(function () {
-        // we expect this failure since checkbox should be hidden
-        return;
-      });
-    });
-
     it('should enable creation after selecting time field', function () {
       // select a time field and check that Create button is enabled
       return PageObjects.settings.selectTimeFieldOption('@timestamp')

test/functional/apps/management/_initial_state.js

@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should load with time pattern checked', function () {
-      return PageObjects.settings.getTimeBasedEventsCheckbox().isSelected()
-      .then(function (selected) {
-        PageObjects.common.saveScreenshot('Settings-initial-state');
-        expect(selected).to.be.ok();
-      });
-    });
-
     it('should load with name pattern unchecked', function () {
       return PageObjects.settings.getTimeBasedIndexPatternCheckbox().isSelected()
       .then(function (selected) {

test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js

@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ export function SettingsPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('settings');
     }
 
-    getTimeBasedEventsCheckbox() {
-      return testSubjects.find('createIndexPatternIsTimeBasedCheckBox');
-    }
-
     getTimeBasedIndexPatternCheckbox() {
       // fail faster since we're sometimes checking that it doesn't exist
       return testSubjects.find('createIndexPatternNameIsPatternCheckBox');