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Co-authored-by: Lisa Cawley <[email protected]>

Author: kibanamachine

docs/images/apm-settings.png

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ navigation_title: "Configuration"
 Configuration settings enable you to customize the behavior of Kibana apps and features.
 This reference provides details about each setting, such as its purpose, default behavior, and availability in Elastic Cloud environments.
 
-% TO-DO: For information about how to update these settings, refer to "Configure Kibana" (link to appropriate deployment pages) %
+For information about how to update these settings, refer to the appropriate instructions for your environment. For example, [{{ecloud}} Hosted](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/edit-stack-settings.md), [{{ece}}](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/cloud-enterprise/edit-stack-settings-kibana.md), or [self-managed clusters](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/configure-kibana.md).
 
 The settings are grouped by feature or purpose, for example:
 
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ The settings are grouped by feature or purpose, for example:
 - [Banners](/reference/configuration-reference/banner-settings.md)
 - [Cases](/reference/configuration-reference/cases-settings.md)
 - [Fleet](/reference/configuration-reference/fleet-settings.md)
+- [General](/reference/configuration-reference/general-settings.md)
 - [Internationalization](/reference/configuration-reference/internationalization-settings.md)
 - [Logging](/reference/configuration-reference/logging-settings.md)
 - [Logs](/reference/configuration-reference/logs-settings.md)
+- [Maps](/reference/configuration-reference/map-settings.md)
 - [Metrics](/reference/configuration-reference/metrics-settings.md)
 - [Monitoring](/reference/configuration-reference/monitoring-settings.md)
 - [Reporting](/reference/configuration-reference/reporting-settings.md)

docs/reference/cloud/elastic-cloud-kibana-settings.md

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 navigation_title: "AI Assistant settings"
 mapped_pages:
   - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/ai-assistant-settings-kb.html
+applies_to:
+  deployment:
+    self: all
 ---
 
 # AI Assistant settings in {{kib}} [ai-assistant-settings-kb]
 
-
 `xpack.productDocBase.artifactRepositoryUrl`
 :   Url of the repository to use to download and install the Elastic product documentation artifacts for the AI assistants. Defaults to `https://kibana-knowledge-base-artifacts.elastic.co`
 

docs/reference/configuration-reference.md

@@ -2,22 +2,25 @@
 mapped_pages:
   - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/apm-settings-kb.html
   - https://github.com/elastic/cloud/blob/master/docs/cloud-enterprise/ce-apm-settings.asciidoc
+applies_to:
+  deployment:
+    ess: all
+    self: all
 ---
 
 # APM settings in Kibana [apm-settings-kb]
 
 These settings allow the APM app to function, and specify the data that it surfaces. Unless you’ve customized your setup, you do not need to configure any settings to use the APM app. It is enabled by default.
 
+:::{note}
+If a setting is applicable to {{ecloud}} Hosted environments, its name is followed by this icon: ![logo cloud](https://doc-icons.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/logo_cloud.svg "Supported on Elastic Cloud Hosted")
+:::
+
 ## APM indices [apm-indices-settings-kb]
 
 The APM app uses data views to query APM indices. To change the default APM indices that the APM app queries, open the APM app and select **Settings** > **Indices**. Index settings in the APM app take precedence over those set in `kibana.yml`.
 
-Starting in version 8.2.0, APM indices are {{kib}} Spaces-aware; Changes to APM index settings will only apply to the currently enabled space.
-
-:::{image} ../../images/apm-settings.png
-:alt: APM app settings in Kibana
-:class: screenshot
-:::
+APM indices are {{kib}} space-aware; changes to APM index settings will only apply to the currently enabled space.
 
 ## General APM settings [general-apm-settings-kb]
 

docs/reference/configuration-reference/ai-assistant-settings.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 navigation_title: "Banners settings"
 mapped_pages:
   - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/banners-settings-kb.html
+applies_to:
+  deployment:
+    self: all
 ---
 
 # Banner settings in {{kib}} [banners-settings-kb]

docs/reference/configuration-reference/alerting-settings.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 navigation_title: "Cases settings"
 mapped_pages:
   - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/cases-settings.html
+applies_to:
+  deployment:
+    self: all
 ---
 
 # Cases settings in {{kib}} [cases-settings]

docs/reference/configuration-reference/apm-settings.md

@@ -2,22 +2,25 @@
 navigation_title: "{{fleet}} settings"
 mapped_pages:
   - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/fleet-settings-kb.html
+applies_to:
+  deployment:
+    ess: all
+    self: all
 ---
 
 # {{fleet}} settings in {{kib}} [fleet-settings-kb]
 
 
 ::::{note}
 In {{ecloud}}, {{fleet}} flags are already configured.
-
+If a setting is applicable to {{ecloud}} Hosted environments, its name is followed by this icon: ![logo cloud](https://doc-icons.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/logo_cloud.svg "Supported on Elastic Cloud Hosted")
 ::::
 
-
-You can configure `xpack.fleet` settings in your `kibana.yml`. By default, {{fleet}} is enabled. To use {{fleet}}, you also need to configure {{kib}} and {{es}} hosts.
+By default, {{fleet}} is enabled. To use {{fleet}}, you also need to configure {{kib}} and {{es}} hosts.
 
 Many {{fleet}} settings can also be configured directly through the {{fleet}} UI. See [Fleet UI settings](docs-content://reference/ingestion-tools/fleet/fleet-settings.md) for details.
 
-See the [{{fleet}}](docs-content://reference/ingestion-tools/fleet/index.md) docs for more information about {{fleet}}.
+Go to the [{{fleet}}](docs-content://reference/ingestion-tools/fleet/index.md) docs for more information about {{fleet}}.
 
 ## General {{fleet}} settings [general-fleet-settings-kb]
 
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ See the [{{fleet}}](docs-content://reference/ingestion-tools/fleet/index.md) doc
 `xpack.fleet.isAirGapped`
 :   Set to `true` to indicate {{fleet}} is running in an air-gapped environment. Refer to [Air-gapped environments](docs-content://reference/ingestion-tools/fleet/air-gapped.md) for details. Enabling this flag helps Fleet skip needless requests and improve the user experience for air-gapped environments.
 
+`xpack.fleet.createArtifactsBulkBatchSize` ![logo cloud](https://doc-icons.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/logo_cloud.svg "Supported on {{ess}}")
+:   Allow to configure batch size for creating and updating Fleet user artifacts.  Examples include creation of Trusted Applications and Endpoint Exceptions in Security. It is available in {{ecloud}} 8.9.0 and later versions.
+% TBD: Supported only in Elastic Cloud?
 
 ## {{package-manager}} settings [fleet-data-visualizer-settings]
 
@@ -342,13 +348,13 @@ These settings are not supported to pre-configure the Endpoint and Cloud Securit
     :::::
 
 
-`xpack.fleet.enableExperimental`
+`xpack.fleet.enableExperimental` ![logo cloud](https://doc-icons.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/logo_cloud.svg "Supported on {{ess}}")
 :   List of experimental feature flag to enable in Fleet.
+    It is available in {{ecloud}} 8.6.0 and later versions.
 
-::::{note}
-Experimental features should not be enabled in production environments. The features in this section are experimental and may be changed or removed completely in future releases. Elastic will make a best effort to fix any issues, but experimental features are not supported to the same level as generally available (GA) features.
-
-::::
+    ::::{note}
+    Experimental features should not be enabled in production environments. The features in this section are experimental and may be changed or removed completely in future releases. Elastic will make a best effort to fix any issues, but experimental features are not supported to the same level as generally available (GA) features.
+    ::::
 
 
 `xpack.fleet.enableManagedLogsAndMetricsDataviews`