# Data type unsigned long is not showing up as an option in index patterns

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-type-unsigned-long-is-not-showing-up-as-an-option-in-index-patterns/267893>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 21, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-type-unsigned-long-is-not-showing-up-as-an-option-in-index-patterns/267893 "2021-03-21T01:10:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![gbandasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@gbandasha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gbandasha)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-type-unsigned-long-is-not-showing-up-as-an-option-in-index-patterns/267893/1 "2021-03-21T01:10:01Z")

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Hello Team,

In Elastic version 7.11, you have added the support for a new Numeric Data type called unsigned long but when I try to set the index template I don't see that option in the drop-down and also I tried to set it up through the JSON doc. I get an error saying can't add that field into the template. Can you please advise on what I am doing wrong?

Thanks and Regards,  
Guru

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**Author:** ![Felix\_Roessel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/felix_roessel/32/41623_2.png) [@Felix\_Roessel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Felix_Roessel)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-type-unsigned-long-is-not-showing-up-as-an-option-in-index-patterns/267893/2 "2021-03-21T07:05:00Z")

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For me it works in Kibana Index Template Management when setting the type in the Dropdown to `other` and use `unsigned_long` in the text box.

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**Author:** ![gbandasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@gbandasha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gbandasha)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-type-unsigned-long-is-not-showing-up-as-an-option-in-index-patterns/267893/3 "2021-03-22T19:33:55Z")

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hey, thanks for your suggestion but I also ran into another issue where I am not able to LOAD JSON with the type as "unsigned\_long".

```
  "unique_id": {
    "coerce": true,
    "index": true,
    "ignore_malformed": false,
    "store": false,
    "type": "unsigned_long",
    "doc_values": true
  },

```

and also the document should be updated to say that unsigned\_long is not part of the drop-down  
[Numeric field types | Elasticsearch Reference [7.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.11/number.html). Just a suggestion 🙂

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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:** [April 19, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-type-unsigned-long-is-not-showing-up-as-an-option-in-index-patterns/267893/4 "2021-04-19T19:34:26Z")

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