diff --git a/create-kibana-objects.yml b/create-kibana-objects.yml
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+---
+
+# creates elastic objetcs for smardigo instances
+# to empower dudes to find relevant logmessages faster and 
+# reduce/abolish "monkey business" in creating needed ES-related objects for (devops|admin)-dudes
+#     - executed on stage specific server: {{ stage }}-elastic-stack-kibana-01-kibana
+
+# Parameters:
+#   playbook inventory
+#     stage := the type of the stage (e.g. dev, int, qa, prod)
+#     tenant_id := (unique key for the tenant, e.g. customer)
+#     cluster_name := (business name for the cluster, e.g. product, department )
+#     cluster_size := (WIP node count for the cluster) (Currently max is 2 master/slave)
+#     cluster_services_str := (services to setup, e.g. 'connect,wordpress')
+#   smardigo message callback
+#     scope_id := (scope id of the management process)
+#     process_instance_id := (process instance id of the management process)
+#     smardigo_management_action := (smardigo management action anme of the management process)
+
+#############################################################
+#   Creating inventory dynamically for given parameters
+#############################################################
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  connection: local
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: "Check if ansible version is at least 2.10.x"
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - ansible_version.major >= 2
+          - ansible_version.minor >= 10
+        msg: "The ansible version has to be at least ({{ ansible_version.full }})"
+
+    - set_fact:
+        cluster_services: "{{ cluster_services_str | split(',') }}"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Add kibana server(s) to hosts if necessary
+      add_host:
+        name: "{{ stage }}-elastic-stack-kibana-01-kibana"
+        groups:
+        - "stage_{{ stage }}"
+      with_items: "{{ cluster_services }}"
+      when: item in ['connect']
+
+#############################################################
+# configure elastic search objects
+#############################################################
+- hosts: "stage_{{ stage }}"
+  serial: "{{ serial_number | default(1) }}"
+  gather_facts: no
+  remote_user: root
+  vars:
+    ansible_connection: local
+    ansible_ssh_host: "{{ stage_server_domain }}"
+    api_endpoint: '{{ stage }}-elastic-stack-kibana-01-kibana.{{ domain }}'
+    elastic_state: present
+    elastic_users:
+      - 
+        username: '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}'
+        roles:
+        - '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}' 
+        full_name: ''
+        password: '{{ password | default( stage + "-" + tenant_id ) }}'
+        email: '{{ email | default("") }}'
+        enabled: true
+        elastic_state: '{{ elastic_state }}'
+    elastic_roles:
+      - 
+        elastic_state: '{{ elastic_state }}'
+        name: '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}'
+        elasticsearch:
+          cluster: []
+          indices:
+          - names:
+            - '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}-{{ cluster_name }}-*'
+            privileges:
+            - read
+            - read_cross_cluster
+            allow_restricted_indices: false
+          run_as: []
+        kibana:
+        - base: []
+          feature:
+            advancedSettings:
+            - read
+            dashboard:
+            - read
+            discover:
+            - read
+            indexPatterns:
+            - read
+            savedObjectsManagement:
+            - read
+          spaces:
+          - '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}'
+    elastic_spaces:
+      -
+        elastic_state: '{{ elastic_state }}'
+        id: &es_space_name '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}'
+        name: '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}'
+        description: ''
+        disabledFeatures:
+          - canvas
+          - maps
+          - ml
+          - visualize
+          - enterpriseSearch
+          - logs
+          - infrastructure
+          - apm
+          - uptime
+          - observabilityCases
+          - siem
+          - monitoring
+          - fleet
+          - stackAlerts
+          - actions
+          - osquery
+          - savedObjectsTagging
+    es_indexpattern_name: '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}-{{ cluster_name }}-*'
+    es_search_name: '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}-{{ cluster_name }}-{{ cluster_services_str }}'
+    es_dashboard_name: '{{ stage }}-{{ tenant_id }}-{{ cluster_name }}-{{ cluster_services_str }}'
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: "Do some stuff in elastic with spaces ... "
+      include_role:
+        name: elastic
+        tasks_from: _configure_spaces.yml
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - es-spaces
+      loop: "{{ elastic_spaces }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: elastic_space
+      tags:
+        - es-spaces
+
+    - name: "Do some stuff in elastic with roles ... " 
+      include_role:
+        name: elastic
+        tasks_from: _configure_roles.yml
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - es-roles
+      loop: "{{ elastic_roles }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: elastic_role
+      tags:
+        - es-roles
+
+    - name: "Do some stuff in elastic with users ... " 
+      include_role:
+        name: elastic
+        tasks_from: _configure_users.yml
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - es-users
+      loop: "{{ elastic_users }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: elastic_user
+      tags:
+        - es-users
+
+    - name: "Do some stuff in elastic with spaces ... " 
+      include_role:
+        name: elastic
+        tasks_from: _import_savedobjects.yml
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - es-importobjects
+      vars:
+        es_space: *es_space_name
+        es_indexpattern_title: '{{ es_indexpattern_name }}'
+        es_indexpattern_uuid: '{{ es_indexpattern_name | to_uuid }}'
+        es_search_title: '{{ es_search_name }}'
+        es_search_uuid: '{{ es_search_name | to_uuid }}'
+        es_panel_uuid: "{{ 'panel_' + es_dashboard_name | to_uuid }}"
+        es_dashboard_title: '{{ es_dashboard_name }}'
+        es_dashboard_uuid: '{{ es_dashboard_name | to_uuid  }}'
+      tags:
+        - es-importobjects
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_dashboards.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_dashboards.yml
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+---
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/s/{{ es_space }}/api/saved_objects'
+    es_object_type: dashboard
+    dashboard_exists: False
+    elastic_dashboard_cleaned: {}
+    ref_obj_modified: {}
+
+- name: "Dashboards: Get all searches in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/_find?per_page=10000&type={{ es_object_type }}"
+    method: GET
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+  register: all_dashboards
+  become: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    lookup_dashboard_object: '{{ all_dashboards.json | community.general.json_query(querystr1) | first | community.general.json_query(dashboard_query) }}'
+  vars:
+    querystr1: "[saved_objects[*]]"
+    dashboard_query: "[?attributes.title=='{{ elastic_dashboard.attributes.title }}']"
+
+- set_fact:
+    dashboard_exists: True 
+  when:
+    - lookup_dashboard_object | length > 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_dashboard_cleaned: "{{ elastic_dashboard_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_dashboard }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state']
+
+
+### begin of block
+- name: 'Dashboards: Lookup ID of search'
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  block:
+  - name: "Dashboards: Get all searches in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+    uri:
+      url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}/s/{{ es_space }}/api/saved_objects/_find?per_page=10000&type=search"
+      method: GET
+      status_code: [200]
+      user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+      password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+      force_basic_auth: yes
+    register: all_searches
+    become: false
+  
+  - set_fact:
+      lookup_search_object: '{{ all_searches.json | community.general.json_query(querystr1) | first | community.general.json_query(search_query) }}'
+    vars:
+      querystr1: "[saved_objects[*]]"
+      search_query: "[?attributes.title=='{{ elastic_dashboard.references[0].search_refname }}']"
+  
+  - set_fact:
+      search_exists: True 
+    when:
+      - lookup_search_object | length > 0
+  
+  - debug:
+      msg: 'lookup_search_object{{ lookup_search_object }}'
+
+  - set_fact:
+      panelindex_uuid: '{{ elastic_dashboard.references[0].search_refname | to_uuid }}'
+
+  - name: "Doing evil string concatination with ansible in addition with variables"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+    set_fact:
+      panelsJSON: '{{ (''[{"version":"7.16.1","type":"search","gridData":{"x":0,"y":0,"w":48,"h":28,"i":"'' + ( panelindex_uuid | string ) + ''"},"panelIndex":"'' + ( panelindex_uuid | string ) + ''","embeddableConfig":{"enhancements":{}},"panelRefName":"panel_'' + ( panelindex_uuid | string ) + ''"}]'') | string }}'
+
+  - set_fact:
+      ref_obj_modified:
+        attributes:
+          title: '{{ elastic_dashboard.attributes.title }}'
+          panelsJSON: '{{ panelsJSON | string }}'
+        references:
+          -
+            name: '{{ panelindex_uuid }}'
+  delegate_to: localhost
+            type: 'search'
+            id: '{{ lookup_search_object[0].id }}' 
+    when:
+      - lookup_search_object | length > 0
+  when:
+    - elastic_dashboard.elastic_state == 'present'
+### end of block
+
+- name: "Dashboards: Kick out not needed keys in {{ es_object_type }}dict"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  set_fact:
+    elastic_dashboard_cleaned: "{{ elastic_dashboard_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_dashboard }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state','references']
+
+- name: " Dashboards: Crafting new {{ es_object_type }} object to throw it against ES-API"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  set_fact:
+    elastic_dashboard_cleaned: "{{ elastic_dashboard_cleaned | combine( ref_obj_modified ) }}"
+
+- debug:
+    msg: 'DEBUG elastic_dashboard_cleaned: {{ elastic_dashboard_cleaned }}'
+
+
+
+
+- name: "Create {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_dashboard.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_dashboard_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - not dashboard_exists
+    - elastic_dashboard.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Update {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_dashboard.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: 'https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}/{{ lookup_dashboard_object[0]["id"] }}'
+    method: PUT
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_dashboard_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - dashboard_exists
+    - elastic_dashboard.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "DELETE {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_dashboard.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: 'https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}/{{ lookup_dashboard_object[0]["id"] }}'
+    method: DELETE
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - dashboard_exists
+    - elastic_dashboard.elastic_state == 'absent'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_indexpattern.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_indexpattern.yml
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+---
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/s/{{ es_space }}/api/saved_objects'
+    es_object_type: 'index-pattern'
+    indexpattern_exists: False
+    elastic_indexpattern_cleaned: {}
+
+- name: "Get all indexpatterns in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/_find?per_page=10000&type=index-pattern"
+    method: GET
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+  register: all_indexpatterns
+  become: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    lookup_indexpattern_object: '{{ all_indexpatterns.json | community.general.json_query(querystr1) | first | community.general.json_query(indexpattern_query) }}'
+  vars:
+    querystr1: "[saved_objects[*]]"
+    indexpattern_query: "[?attributes.title=='{{ elastic_indexpattern.attributes.title }}']"
+
+- set_fact:
+    indexpattern_exists: True 
+  when:
+    - lookup_indexpattern_object | length > 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_indexpattern_cleaned: "{{ elastic_indexpattern_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_indexpattern }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state']
+
+- name: "Create {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_indexpattern.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_indexpattern_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - not indexpattern_exists
+    - elastic_indexpattern.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Update {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_indexpattern.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: 'https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}/{{ lookup_indexpattern_object[0]["id"] }}'
+    method: PUT
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_indexpattern_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - indexpattern_exists
+    - elastic_indexpattern.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "DELETE {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_indexpattern.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: 'https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}/{{ lookup_indexpattern_object[0]["id"] }}'
+    method: DELETE
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - indexpattern_exists
+    - elastic_indexpattern.elastic_state == 'absent'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_roles.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_roles.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_roles.yml
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+---
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/api/security/role'
+    role_exists: False
+    elastic_role_cleaned: {}
+
+- name: "Get all roles in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}"
+    method: GET
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+  register: all_roles
+  become: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    lookup_role_object: '{{ all_roles.json | community.general.json_query(roles_query)  }}'
+  vars:
+    roles_query: "[?name=='{{ elastic_role.name }}']"
+
+- set_fact:
+    role_exists: True 
+  when:
+    - lookup_role_object | length > 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_role_cleaned: "{{ elastic_role_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_role }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state','name']
+
+- name: "Create role <<{{ elastic_role.name }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_role.name }}"
+    method: PUT
+    status_code: [204]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_role_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - not role_exists
+    - elastic_role.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Update role <<{{ elastic_role.name }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_role.name }}"
+    method: PUT
+    status_code: [204]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_role_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - role_exists
+    - elastic_role.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "DELETE role <<{{ elastic_role.name }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_role.name }}"
+    method: DELETE
+    status_code: [204]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - role_exists
+    - elastic_role.elastic_state == 'absent'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_searches.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_searches.yml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_searches.yml
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+---
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/s/{{ es_space }}/api/saved_objects'
+    es_object_type: search
+    search_exists: False
+    elastic_search_cleaned: {}
+    ref_obj_modified: {}
+
+- name: "Get all searches in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/_find?per_page=10000&type=search"
+    method: GET
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+  register: all_searches
+  become: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    lookup_search_object: '{{ all_searches.json | community.general.json_query(querystr1) | first | community.general.json_query(search_query) }}'
+  vars:
+    querystr1: "[saved_objects[*]]"
+    search_query: "[?attributes.title=='{{ elastic_search.attributes.title }}']"
+
+- set_fact:
+    search_exists: True 
+  when:
+    - lookup_search_object | length > 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_search_cleaned: "{{ elastic_search_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_search }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state']
+
+### begin of block
+- name: 'Lookup ID of indexpattern'
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  block:
+  - name: "Get all indexpatterns in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+    uri:
+      url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}/s/{{ es_space }}/api/saved_objects/_find?per_page=10000&type=index-pattern"
+      method: GET
+      status_code: [200]
+      user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+      password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+      force_basic_auth: yes
+    register: all_indexpatterns
+    become: false
+  
+  - set_fact:
+      lookup_indexpattern_object: '{{ all_indexpatterns.json | community.general.json_query(querystr1) | first | community.general.json_query(indexpattern_query) }}'
+    vars:
+      querystr1: "[saved_objects[*]]"
+      indexpattern_query: "[?attributes.title=='{{ elastic_search.references[0].ref_name }}']"
+  
+  - set_fact:
+      indexpattern_exists: True 
+    when:
+      - lookup_indexpattern_object | length > 0
+  
+  - debug:
+      msg: 'lookup_indexpattern_object:{{ lookup_indexpattern_object }}'
+
+  - set_fact:
+      ref_obj_modified:
+        references:
+          -
+            name: '{{ elastic_search.references[0].name }}'
+  delegate_to: localhost
+            type: 'index-pattern'
+            id: '{{ lookup_indexpattern_object[0].id }}' 
+    when:
+      - lookup_indexpattern_object | length > 0
+  when:
+    - elastic_search.elastic_state == 'present'
+### end of block
+
+- name: "Kick out not needed keys in search dict"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  set_fact:
+    elastic_search_cleaned: "{{ elastic_search_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_search }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state','references']
+
+- name: "Crafting new search object to throw it against ES-API"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  set_fact:
+    elastic_search_cleaned: "{{ elastic_search_cleaned | combine( ref_obj_modified ) }}"
+
+- debug:
+    msg: 'DEBUG elastic_search_cleaned: {{ elastic_search_cleaned }}'
+
+
+- name: "Create {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_search.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_search_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - not search_exists
+    - elastic_search.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Update {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_search.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: 'https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}/{{ lookup_search_object[0]["id"] }}'
+    method: PUT
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_search_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - search_exists
+    - elastic_search.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "DELETE {{ es_object_type }} <<{{ elastic_search.attributes.title }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: 'https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ es_object_type }}/{{ lookup_search_object[0]["id"] }}'
+    method: DELETE
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - search_exists
+    - elastic_search.elastic_state == 'absent'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_spaces.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_spaces.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0458d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_spaces.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+---
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/api/spaces/space'
+    space_exists: False
+    elastic_space_cleaned: {}
+
+- name: "Get all spaces in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}"
+    method: GET
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+  register: all_spaces
+  become: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    lookup_space_object: '{{ all_spaces.json | community.general.json_query(spaces_query)  }}'
+  vars:
+    spaces_query: "[?name=='{{ elastic_space.name }}']"
+
+- set_fact:
+    space_exists: True 
+  when:
+    - lookup_space_object | length > 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_space_cleaned: "{{ elastic_space_cleaned | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_space }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state']
+
+- debug:
+    msg: '{{ lookup_space_object | to_json }}'
+
+- name: "Create space <<{{ elastic_space.name }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_space_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - not space_exists
+    - elastic_space.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Update space <<{{ elastic_space.name }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_space.name }}"
+    method: PUT
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_space_cleaned | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - space_exists
+    - elastic_space.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "DELETE space <<{{ elastic_space.name }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_space.name }}"
+    method: DELETE
+    status_code: [204]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - space_exists
+    - elastic_space.elastic_state == 'absent'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_users.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_users.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd55e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/elastic/tasks/_configure_users.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+---
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/internal/security/users'
+    user_exists: False
+    elastic_user_cleaned__create: {}
+    elastic_user_cleaned__update: {}
+
+- name: "Get all users in elasticsearch"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}"
+    method: GET
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+  register: all_users
+  become: false
+
+- set_fact:
+    lookup_user_object: '{{ all_users.json | community.general.json_query(users_query)  }}'
+  vars:
+    users_query: "[?username=='{{ elastic_user.username }}']"
+
+- set_fact:
+    user_exists: True 
+  when:
+    - lookup_user_object | length > 0
+
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_user_cleaned__create: "{{ elastic_user_cleaned__create | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_user }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['elastic_state']
+
+# make sure to not override userdefined password with initial password
+- set_fact:
+    elastic_user_cleaned__update: "{{ elastic_user_cleaned__update | combine({item.key: item.value}) }}"
+  with_dict: '{{ elastic_user_cleaned__create }}'
+  when:
+    - item.key not in ['password']
+
+- name: "Create user <<{{ elastic_user.username }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_user.username }}"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_user_cleaned__create | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - not user_exists
+    - elastic_user.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Update user <<{{ elastic_user.username }}>>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_user.username }}"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body: '{{ elastic_user_cleaned__update | to_json }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - user_exists
+    - elastic_user.elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "DELETE user << elastic_user.username >>"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/{{ elastic_user.username }}"
+    method: DELETE
+    status_code: [204]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: application/json
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - user_exists
+    - elastic_user.elastic_state == 'absent'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/tasks/_import_savedobjects.yml b/roles/elastic/tasks/_import_savedobjects.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e33e79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/elastic/tasks/_import_savedobjects.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+--- 
+- set_fact:
+    api_path: '/s/{{ es_space }}/api/saved_objects'
+
+- name: "Import smardigo default dashboard and its related objects (index-pattern,search)"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  set_fact:
+    es_import_objects: "{{ lookup('template','smardigo_default_objects.json.j2') }}"
+  when:
+    - elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Print objects to local file"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  copy:
+    dest: '/tmp/es_objects_ready_to_import__objects.ndjson'
+    content: '{{ es_import_objects }}'
+  when:
+    - elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Import elastic objects ..."
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}{{ api_path }}/_import?overwrite=true"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}" 
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: form-multipart
+    body:
+      file:
+        filename: '/tmp/es_objects_ready_to_import__objects.ndjson'
+        mime_type: 'application/octet-stream'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - elastic_state == 'present'
+
+- name: "Remove temporarily created file"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: '/tmp/es_objects_ready_to_import__objects.ndjson'
+  when:
+    - elastic_state == 'present'
+
+
+- name: "Set default indexpattern ..."
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  uri:
+    url: "https://{{ api_endpoint }}/s/dev-fgrz/api/kibana/settings"
+    method: POST
+    status_code: [200]
+    user: "{{ elastic_admin_username_vault }}"
+    password: "{{ elastic_admin_password_vault }}"
+    force_basic_auth: yes
+    headers:
+      kbn-xsrf: true
+    body_format: json
+    body:
+      changes:
+        defaultIndex: '{{ es_indexpattern_uuid }}'
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - elastic_state == 'present'
diff --git a/roles/elastic/templates/smardigo_default_objects.json.j2 b/roles/elastic/templates/smardigo_default_objects.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..131fb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/elastic/templates/smardigo_default_objects.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{"attributes":{"fieldAttrs":"{}","fields":"[]","runtimeFieldMap":"{}","timeFieldName":"@timestamp","title":"{{ es_indexpattern_title }}","typeMeta":"{}"},"coreMigrationVersion":"7.16.1","id":"{{ es_indexpattern_uuid }}","migrationVersion":{"index-pattern":"7.11.0"},"references":[],"type":"index-pattern"}
+{"attributes":{"columns":[],"description":"","grid":{},"hideChart":false,"kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{"searchSourceJSON":"{\"query\":{\"query\":\"\",\"language\":\"kuery\"},\"filter\":[],\"indexRefName\":\"kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON.index\"}"},"sort":[["@timestamp","desc"]],"title":"{{ es_search_title }}"},"coreMigrationVersion":"7.16.1","id":"{{ es_search_uuid }}","migrationVersion":{"search":"7.9.3"},"references":[{"id":"{{ es_indexpattern_uuid }}","name":"kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON.index","type":"index-pattern"}],"type":"search"}
+{"attributes":{"description":"","hits":0,"kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{"searchSourceJSON":"{\"query\":{\"query\":\"\",\"language\":\"kuery\"},\"filter\":[]}"},"optionsJSON":"{\"useMargins\":true,\"syncColors\":false,\"hidePanelTitles\":false}","panelsJSON":"[{\"version\":\"7.16.1\",\"type\":\"search\",\"gridData\":{\"x\":0,\"y\":0,\"w\":50,\"h\":50,\"i\":\"{{ es_panel_uuid }}\"},\"panelIndex\":\"{{ es_panel_uuid }}\",\"embeddableConfig\":{\"enhancements\":{}},\"panelRefName\":\"panel_{{ es_panel_uuid }}\"}]","timeRestore":false,"title":"{{ es_dashboard_title  }}","version":1},"coreMigrationVersion":"7.16.1","id":"{{ es_dashboard_uuid }}","migrationVersion":{"dashboard":"7.16.0"},"references":[{"id":"{{ es_search_uuid }}","name":"{{ es_panel_uuid }}:panel_{{ es_panel_uuid }}","type":"search"}],"type":"dashboard"}