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Reusing saved queries in Kibana across Dashboard, Visualize, and Discover

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In Kibana 7.4, a new feature called saved queries was introduced, allowing users to easily reuse queries across different applications like dashboards, visualizations, and Discover by saving only the query text, filters, and time range. This feature addresses the previous inconsistency in reusing complex queries, as the search bar's components—query text input, filter bar, and timepicker—had varying persistence methods across apps. Unlike saved searches, which are specific to Discover configurations, saved queries offer a more flexible solution for query reuse. Users can easily create, modify, load, or delete saved queries through a simple interface. The development team plans to expand support for saved queries to other applications, envisioning future enhancements such as integrating saved queries into KQL expressions and creating filters based on saved queries. This feature is seen as a foundational block for future capabilities, making query reuse more efficient across Kibana's ecosystem. Users are encouraged to try out the feature and provide feedback to help refine and enhance it further.