# Could i assign field properties when index? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 2, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-i-assign-field-properties-when-index/210159 "2019-12-02T10:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hubo3085632](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hubo3085632/32/23724_2.png) [@hubo3085632](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hubo3085632)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-i-assign-field-properties-when-index/210159/1 "2019-12-02T10:41:33Z")
I have some special field such as geo\_point , could i assign field properties when index, i do not want to create mapping before index ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-i-assign-field-properties-when-index/210159/2 "2019-12-02T12:31:06Z")
Use an index template in that case. When the index will be created by the first index document API call, the mapping you defined in the index template will be used. ---
**Author:** ![hubo3085632](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hubo3085632/32/23724_2.png) [@hubo3085632](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hubo3085632)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-i-assign-field-properties-when-index/210159/3 "2019-12-03T02:56:53Z")
Thank u , i will try ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-i-assign-field-properties-when-index/210159/4 "2019-12-31T02:56:58Z")
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