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+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/historic/mappings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,386 @@
+{
+  "type": "index",
+  "value": {
+    "index": ".kibana",
+    "mappings": {
+      "properties": {
+        "config": {
+          "dynamic": "true",
+          "properties": {
+            "buildNum": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "defaultIndex": {
+              "fields": {
+                "keyword": {
+                  "ignore_above": 256,
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "xPackMonitoring:showBanner": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "dashboard": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "hits": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+              "properties": {
+                "searchSourceJSON": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "optionsJSON": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "panelsJSON": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "refreshInterval": {
+              "properties": {
+                "display": {
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                },
+                "pause": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "section": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "value": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "timeFrom": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "timeRestore": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "timeTo": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "uiStateJSON": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "graph-workspace": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+              "properties": {
+                "searchSourceJSON": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "numLinks": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "numVertices": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "wsState": {
+              "type": "text"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "index-pattern": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "fieldFormatMap": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "fields": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "intervalName": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "notExpandable": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "sourceFilters": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "timeFieldName": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "search": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "columns": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "hits": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+              "properties": {
+                "searchSourceJSON": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "sort": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "server": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "uuid": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "space": {
+          "properties": {
+            "_reserved": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "color": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "initials": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "name": {
+              "fields": {
+                "keyword": {
+                  "ignore_above": 2048,
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "text"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "spaceId": {
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "timelion-sheet": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "hits": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+              "properties": {
+                "searchSourceJSON": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "timelion_chart_height": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "timelion_columns": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "timelion_interval": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "timelion_other_interval": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "timelion_rows": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "timelion_sheet": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "url": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "accessCount": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "accessDate": {
+              "type": "date"
+            },
+            "createDate": {
+              "type": "date"
+            },
+            "url": {
+              "fields": {
+                "keyword": {
+                  "ignore_above": 2048,
+                  "type": "keyword"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "text"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "visualization": {
+          "dynamic": "strict",
+          "properties": {
+            "description": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+              "properties": {
+                "searchSourceJSON": {
+                  "type": "text"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "savedSearchId": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "uiStateJSON": {
+              "type": "text"
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "visState": {
+              "type": "text"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "settings": {
+      "index": {
+        "number_of_replicas": "1",
+        "number_of_shards": "1"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+{
+  "type": "index",
+  "value": {
+    "index": ".reporting-2018.03.11",
+    "mappings": {
+      "properties": {
+        "attempts": {
+          "type": "short"
+        },
+        "completed_at": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "created_by": {
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "jobtype": {
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "max_attempts": {
+          "type": "short"
+        },
+        "output": {
+          "properties": {
+            "content": {
+              "enabled": false,
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "content_type": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            },
+            "max_size_reached": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "payload": {
+          "enabled": false,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "priority": {
+          "type": "byte"
+        },
+        "process_expiration": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "started_at": {
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        "status": {
+          "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "timeout": {
+          "type": "long"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "settings": {
+      "index": {
+        "auto_expand_replicas": "0-1",
+        "number_of_replicas": "0",
+        "number_of_shards": "1"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/reporting_page.js b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/reporting_page.js
index 0ba0325ad5602..52b406f28df5e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/reporting_page.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/reporting_page.js
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 import { parse } from 'url';
 import http from 'http';
 
+/*
+ * NOTE: Reporting is a service, not an app. The page objects that are
+ * important for generating reports belong to the apps that integrate with the
+ * Reporting service. Eventually, this file should be dissolved across the
+ * apps that need it for testing their integration.
+ * Issue: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/52927
+ */
 export function ReportingPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const retry = getService('retry');
   const log = getService('log');
@@ -22,7 +29,7 @@ export function ReportingPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       log.debug('ReportingPage:initTests');
       await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('../../functional/es_archives/logstash_functional');
-      await esArchiver.load('historic');
+      await esArchiver.load('reporting/historic');
       await kibanaServer.uiSettings.replace({
         'defaultIndex': 'logstash-*'
       });