# Any upcoming ES features that target updating fast changing fields (like social signals) without the need for reindexing the entire document?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-upcoming-es-features-that-target-updating-fast-changing-fields-like-social-signals-without-the-need-for-reindexing-the-entire-document/11994>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 16, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-upcoming-es-features-that-target-updating-fast-changing-fields-like-social-signals-without-the-need-for-reindexing-the-entire-document/11994 "2013-05-16T13:28:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Geert\_Jan\_Brits](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/geert_jan_brits/32/2337_2.png) [@Geert\_Jan\_Brits](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Geert_Jan_Brits)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-upcoming-es-features-that-target-updating-fast-changing-fields-like-social-signals-without-the-need-for-reindexing-the-entire-document/11994/1 "2013-05-16T13:28:34Z")

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afaik, this is not available at the moment, but hinted on a couple of times  
in the past.

by Shay here:  
[http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/IndexTank-vs-Elasticsearch-td3606492.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/IndexTank-vs-Elasticsearch-td3606492.html)  
"Regarding the fast "variables" updates that allow for updates, yes, it is  
planned for elasticsearch (I alluded to it in several IRC conversations and  
answers on the mailing list), so I had a quick look at how its implemented  
in index tank, and its very problematic (it flushes all of it periodically  
to disk, not sure how it survives failures, and of course, how it works in  
distributed env)."

I'm also aware of something Yonik worked on in Solr back in the day called  
'external data sources' if my memory serves me correctly, which could  
perhaps be used for this. Might be interesting.

Any Github issue to follow the progress on this?

Thanks,  
Geert-Jan

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-upcoming-es-features-that-target-updating-fast-changing-fields-like-social-signals-without-the-need-for-reindexing-the-entire-document/11994/2 "2017-07-06T02:36:19Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 2:36am UTC