# Change default for "index\_options"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-for-index-options/243191>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 30, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-for-index-options/243191 "2020-07-30T09:21:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![YvorL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9fc348/32.png) [@YvorL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/YvorL)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-for-index-options/243191/1 "2020-07-30T09:21:49Z")

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Hi,

I'm trying to get rid of anything unnecessary in my cluster and want to change the default for "[index\_options](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-options.html#index-options)", from `positions` to `docs`. At least generally on an index level. I don't have any query that'd benefit from the frequency, position, or order of a term. Mostly various logs and metrics from applications. Is there a way to achieve that without setting that for every field?

Thanks!

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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:** [August 27, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/change-default-for-index-options/243191/2 "2020-08-27T09:21:52Z")

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