# Cannot load Filebeat 7.9.0 and higher template in Elasticsearch 6.8.12

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-load-filebeat-7-9-0-and-higher-template-in-elasticsearch-6-8-12/257663
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [December 4, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-load-filebeat-7-9-0-and-higher-template-in-elasticsearch-6-8-12/257663 "2020-12-04T14:21:57Z")
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### Author: ![aryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@aryon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aryon)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-load-filebeat-7-9-0-and-higher-template-in-elasticsearch-6-8-12/257663/1 "2020-12-04T14:21:57Z")

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Hello,

I am running an Elasticsearch 6.8.12 cluster and have Filebeats agent in various versions. I usually install the filebeat template using the export command : `filebeat.exe export template --es.version 6.8.12 | Out-File -Encoding UTF8 filebeat.template.json`

However for all Filebeats version since 7.9.0, I cannot load the template to Elasticsearch as the template uses `flattened` type for some properties, which is not available in Elasticsearch 6.8.12.

Is this a bug in the export template process in Filebeat 7.9.0 and higher ?

Antoine

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### Author: ![jsoriano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsoriano/32/27920_2.png) [@jsoriano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsoriano)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-load-filebeat-7-9-0-and-higher-template-in-elasticsearch-6-8-12/257663/2 "2020-12-11T12:24:11Z")

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Hey @aryon,

In principle Filebeat 7.9 is not expected to work with Elasticsearch 6.8, you can find the compatibility matrix here: [https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix\_compatibility](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_compatibility)

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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: [January 8, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-load-filebeat-7-9-0-and-higher-template-in-elasticsearch-6-8-12/257663/3 "2021-01-08T14:24:12Z")

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