Add link to topic that desribes more dashboard loading options (#7233)

elastic · Jun 1, 2018 · 26dc8f5 · 26dc8f5
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diff --git a/libbeat/docs/command-reference.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/command-reference.asciidoc
@@ -467,7 +467,10 @@ environment without actually running {beatname_uc} and ingesting data.
 *FLAGS*
 
 *`--dashboards`*::
-Sets up the Kibana dashboards only.
+Sets up the Kibana dashboards only. This option loads the dashboards from the
+{beatname_uc} package. For more options, such as loading customized dashboards,
+see {beatsdevguide}/import-dashboards.html[Importing Existing Beat Dashboards]
+in the _Beats Developer Guide_.
 
 *`-h, --help`*::
 Shows help for the `setup` command.

diff --git a/libbeat/docs/dashboards.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/dashboards.asciidoc
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ secured Kibana instance, make sure you've configured credentials as described in
 <<{beatname_lc}-configuration>>.
 
 To set up the Kibana dashboards for {beatname_uc}, use the appropriate command
-for your system.
+for your system. The command shown here loads the dashboards from the {beatname_uc}
+package. For more options, such as loading customized dashboards, see
+{beatsdevguide}/import-dashboards.html[Importing Existing Beat Dashboards] in
+the _Beats Developer Guide_.
 
 ifdef::allplatforms[]