# Cannot change DocValues type from SORTED\_SET to BINARY

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-docvalues-type-from-sorted-set-to-binary/39520>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 19, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-docvalues-type-from-sorted-set-to-binary/39520 "2016-01-19T09:36:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![justnj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@justnj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justnj)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-docvalues-type-from-sorted-set-to-binary/39520/1 "2016-01-19T09:36:01Z")

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Pls tell why this error occured

how to diagonose and rectify

cannot change DocValues type from SORTED\_SET to BINARY

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-docvalues-type-from-sorted-set-to-binary/39520/2 "2016-01-19T09:37:41Z")

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Please keep it to one thread: [Java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: cannot change DocValues type from SORTED\_SET to BINARY for field "xxxxxxx" can cause node crash /index corruption](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalargumentexception-cannot-change-docvalues-type-from-sorted-set-to-binary-for-field-xxxxxxx-can-cause-node-crash-index-corruption/38873)

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-docvalues-type-from-sorted-set-to-binary/39520/3 "2016-01-19T09:38:09Z")

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