# Can parent fields be used to score child documents?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-parent-fields-be-used-to-score-child-documents/84708>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 5, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-parent-fields-be-used-to-score-child-documents/84708 "2017-05-05T11:44:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![erobic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/erobic/32/17957_2.png) [@erobic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erobic)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-parent-fields-be-used-to-score-child-documents/84708/1 "2017-05-05T11:44:22Z")

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My query fetches child docs with several filters applied to both parent and child fields. Now, I would like to score child documents based on a field in parent document. Is this possible?

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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:** [June 2, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-parent-fields-be-used-to-score-child-documents/84708/2 "2017-06-02T11:46:27Z")

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