# Compound index **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 9, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compound-index/7610 "2012-05-09T07:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ashu\_raikvar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@ashu\_raikvar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ashu_raikvar)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compound-index/7610/1 "2012-05-09T07:31:24Z")
Hi, I want to create compound index how can i do that 1.By changing config file in my ES 2.using java API what i am doing currently is changing the config file and typing index.compound\_format: true.but index is still multi-file.what am i doing wrong? also can some1 tell how to do that using java api. Thanks Ashutosh Raikvar ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compound-index/7610/2 "2012-05-10T07:41:12Z")
Setting index.compound\_format set to true will work, you will still see several files in the each shard index, but less... On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:31 AM, ashu raikvar [ashu.raikvar@gmail.com](mailto:ashu.raikvar@gmail.com)wrote: > Hi, > I want to create compound index how can i do that > 1.By changing config file in my ES > 2.using java API > what i am doing currently is changing the config file and typing > index.compound\_format: true.but index is still multi-file.what am i > doing wrong? also can some1 tell how to do that using java api. > > Thanks > Ashutosh Raikvar ---
**Author:** ![ashu\_raikvar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@ashu\_raikvar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ashu_raikvar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compound-index/7610/3 "2012-05-10T08:07:44Z")
ya right after posting the problem i got the solution thanks a ton for replying On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) wrote: > Setting index.compound\_format set to true will work, you will still see > several files in the each shard index, but less... > > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:31 AM, ashu raikvar [ashu.raikvar@gmail.com](mailto:ashu.raikvar@gmail.com)wrote: > > > Hi, > > I want to create compound index how can i do that > > 1.By changing config file in my ES > > 2.using java API > > what i am doing currently is changing the config file and typing > > index.compound\_format: true.but index is still multi-file.what am i > > doing wrong? also can some1 tell how to do that using java api. > > > > Thanks > > Ashutosh Raikvar -- ashutosh raikvar ---
**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, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compound-index/7610/4 "2017-07-06T03:29:30Z")