# Can't use index pattern when defining monitor

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/cant-use-index-pattern-when-defining-monitor/320>\
**Category:** Alerting\
**Created:** [March 30, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/cant-use-index-pattern-when-defining-monitor/320 "2019-03-30T04:19:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![opsnull](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/opsnull/32/86_2.png) [@opsnull](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/opsnull)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/cant-use-index-pattern-when-defining-monitor/320/1 "2019-03-30T04:19:31Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/1X/598c386ca55d241bf85e40aa84f72463ca7f6439.png)

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**Author:** ![dbbaughe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@dbbaughe](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/dbbaughe)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/cant-use-index-pattern-when-defining-monitor/320/2 "2019-03-30T04:59:13Z")

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Hi opsnull,

For custom index names or index names using \* you need to press Enter (you should see it turn into a box shape).

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**Author:** ![opsnull](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/opsnull/32/86_2.png) [@opsnull](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/opsnull)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/cant-use-index-pattern-when-defining-monitor/320/3 "2019-03-30T05:27:04Z")

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Got, thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![skkosuri-amzn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/skkosuri-amzn/32/935_2.png) [@skkosuri-amzn](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/skkosuri-amzn)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/cant-use-index-pattern-when-defining-monitor/320/4 "2020-08-31T22:46:04Z")

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Closed on August 31, 2020, 10:46pm UTC