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[Docs] clean-up vega map reference documenation (#88487) (#88517)
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* [Docs] clean-up vega map reference documenation

* Update docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc

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try to get about 10-15 data points (buckets).

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[[vega-esmfiles]]
=== Access Elastic Map Service files

experimental[] Access the Elastic Map Service files via the same mechanism:

[source,yaml]
----
url: {
// "type" defaults to "elasticsearch" otherwise
type: emsfile
// Name of the file, exactly as in the Region map visualization
name: World Countries
}
// The result is a geojson file, get its features to use
// this data source with the "shape" marks
// https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/marks/shape/
format: {property: "features"}
----
[[vega-with-a-map]]
=== Vega with a Map

To enable Maps, the graph must specify `type=map` in the host
configuration:
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These signals can be used in the graph, or can be updated to modify the
position of the map.

experimental[] You can use Vega's https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/data/[data] element to access https://www.elastic.co/elastic-maps-service[Elastic Maps Service (EMS)] vector shapes of administrative boundaries in your Vega map by setting `url.data` to `emsFile`:

[source,yaml]
----
url: {
// "type" defaults to "elasticsearch" otherwise
type: emsfile
// Name of the file, exactly as in the Region map visualization
name: World Countries
}
// The result is a geojson file, get its features to use
// this data source with the "shape" marks
// https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/marks/shape/
format: {property: "features"}
----

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[[vega-tooltip]]
==== Additional tooltip styling
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[[vega-url-loading]]
==== Advanced setting to enable URL loading from any domain

Vega can load data from any URL, but this is disabled by default in {kib}.
Vega can load data from any URL, but this is disabled by default in {kib}.
To change this, set `vis_type_vega.enableExternalUrls: true` in `kibana.yml`,
then restart {kib}.

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[[vega-inspector]]
==== Vega Inspector
Use the contextual *Inspect* tool to gain insights into different elements.
Use the contextual *Inspect* tool to gain insights into different elements.
For Vega visualizations, there are two different views: *Request* and *Vega debug*.

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[[inspect-elasticsearch-requests]]
===== Inspect {es} requests

Vega uses the {ref}/search-search.html[{es} search API] to get documents and aggregation
results from {es}. To troubleshoot these requests, click *Inspect*, which shows the most recent requests.
Vega uses the {ref}/search-search.html[{es} search API] to get documents and aggregation
results from {es}. To troubleshoot these requests, click *Inspect*, which shows the most recent requests.
In case your specification has more than one request, you can switch between the views using the *View* dropdown.

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[[vega-debugging]]
===== Vega debugging

With the *Vega debug* view, you can inspect the *Data sets* and *Signal Values* runtime data.
The runtime data is read from the
https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/api/debugging/#scope[runtime scope].
With the *Vega debug* view, you can inspect the *Data sets* and *Signal Values* runtime data.

The runtime data is read from the
https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/api/debugging/#scope[runtime scope].

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image::visualize/images/vega_tutorial_inspect_data_sets.png[]
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[[asking-for-help-with-a-vega-spec]]
===== Asking for help with a Vega spec

Because of the dynamic nature of the data in {es}, it is hard to help you with
Because of the dynamic nature of the data in {es}, it is hard to help you with
Vega specs unless you can share a dataset. To do this, click *Inspect*, select the *Vega debug* view,
then select the *Spec* tab:

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image::visualize/images/vega_tutorial_getting_help.png[]

To copy the response, click *Copy to clipboard*. Paste the copied data to
https://gist.github.com/[gist.github.com], possibly with a .json extension. Use the [raw] button,
To copy the response, click *Copy to clipboard*. Paste the copied data to
https://gist.github.com/[gist.github.com], possibly with a .json extension. Use the [raw] button,
and share that when asking for help.

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