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7 changes: 3 additions & 4 deletions docs/getting-started/data-views-in-sec.asciidoc
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== Switch to another {data-source}

You can tell which {data-source} is active by clicking the *{data-source-cap}* menu at the upper right of {elastic-sec} pages that display event or alert data, such as Overview, Alerts, Timelines, or Hosts.
To switch to another {data-source}, click **Choose {data-source}**, select one of the options, and click **Save**.
You can tell which {data-source} is active by clicking the *{data-source-cap}* menu at the upper right of {elastic-sec} pages that display event or alert data, such as Overview, Alerts, Timelines, or Hosts. To switch to another {data-source}, click **Choose {data-source}**, select one of the options, and click **Save**.

image::images/dataview-button-highlighted.png[image highlighting how to open the data view selection menu]

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To learn how to modify the default **Security Default Data View**, refer to <<update-sec-indices, Update default {elastic-sec} indices>>.

To learn how to modify, create, or delete another {data-source} refer to {apm-app-ref}/data-views.html[{kib} {data-sources-cap}].
To learn how to modify, create, or delete another {data-source} refer to {kibana-ref}/data-views.html[{kib} {data-sources-cap}].

You can also temporarily modify the active {data-source} from the *{data-source-cap}* menu by clicking *Advanced options*, then adding or removing index patterns.

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The default {data-source} is defined by the `securitySolution:defaultIndex` setting, which you can modify in {kib}'s advanced settings (**Stack Management** > **Advanced Settings** > **Security Solution**). To learn more about this setting, including its default value, refer to {security-guide}/advanced-settings.html#update-sec-indices[Advanced settings].

The first time a user visits {elastic-sec} within a given {kib} {apm-app-ref}/xpack-spaces.html[space], the default {data-source} generates in that space and becomes active.
The first time a user visits {elastic-sec} within a given {kib} {kibana-ref}/xpack-spaces.html[space], the default {data-source} generates in that space and becomes active.

If you delete the active {data-source} when there are no other defined {data-sources}, the default {data-source} will regenerate and become active upon refreshing any {elastic-sec} page in the space.