# Define a dynamic field in a non-dynamic object
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-a-dynamic-field-in-a-non-dynamic-object/11077
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 8, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-a-dynamic-field-in-a-non-dynamic-object/11077 "2013-03-08T15:50:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Gonzalez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daniel_Gonzalez)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-a-dynamic-field-in-a-non-dynamic-object/11077/1 "2013-03-08T15:50:07Z")
Hi,
As explained here[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/object-type.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/object-type.html) an
object can be dynamic.
The example shows an object with the default value for dynamic (true), and
disabling dynamic for a specific field ("name"). I want to do the opposite:
I wand my object to be "not dynamic", but I want a specific field to be
dynamic. I have defined the following mapping for that, but it is not
working. Any idea why?
{
"dynamic": "false",
"properties": {
"org\_id": {
"index": "analyzed",
"store": "yes",
"type": "integer"
},
"properties": {
"properties": {
"keywordmap": {
"dynamic": "true",
"store": "yes",
"type": "string"
},
"locator": {
"store": "yes",
"type": "string"
},
"multilocator": {
"store": "yes",
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"type": {
"store": "yes",
"type": "string"
}
}
}
Thanks,
Daniel Gonzalez
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Gonzalez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daniel_Gonzalez)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-a-dynamic-field-in-a-non-dynamic-object/11077/2 "2013-03-08T15:52:10Z")
To make it clear, the field I want to be dynamic is properties.keywordmap.
(unfortunately we are using "properties" too in our data model, so that
this gets a bit confusing when configuring the ES mappings)
On Friday, March 8, 2013 4:50:07 PM UTC+1, Daniel Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As explained here[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/object-type.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/object-type.html) an
> object can be dynamic.
>
> The example shows an object with the default value for dynamic (true), and
> disabling dynamic for a specific field ("name"). I want to do the opposite:
> I wand my object to be "not dynamic", but I want a specific field to be
> dynamic. I have defined the following mapping for that, but it is not
> working. Any idea why?
>
> {
> "dynamic": "false",
> "properties": {
> "org\_id": {
> "index": "analyzed",
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "integer"
> },
> "properties": {
> "properties": {
> "keywordmap": {
> "dynamic": "true",
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> },
> "locator": {
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> },
> "multilocator": {
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> }
> }
> },
> "type": {
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> }
> }
> }
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel Gonzalez
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### Author:  [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-a-dynamic-field-in-a-non-dynamic-object/11077/3 "2013-03-08T16:16:24Z")
On Fri, 2013-03-08 at 07:52 -0800, Daniel Gonzalez wrote:
> To make it clear, the field I want to be dynamic is
> properties.keywordmap.
Only objects can be dynamic. keywordmap is a string
clint
> (unfortunately we are using "properties" too in our data model, so
> that this gets a bit confusing when configuring the ES mappings)
>
> On Friday, March 8, 2013 4:50:07 PM UTC+1, Daniel Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ```
> As explained here an object can be dynamic.
>
>
> The example shows an object with the default value for dynamic
> (true), and disabling dynamic for a specific field ("name"). I
> want to do the opposite: I wand my object to be "not dynamic",
> but I want a specific field to be dynamic. I have defined the
> following mapping for that, but it is not working. Any idea
> why?
>
>
> {
> "dynamic": "false",
> "properties": {
> "org_id": {
> "index": "analyzed",
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "integer"
> },
> "properties": {
> "properties": {
> "keywordmap": {
> "dynamic": "true",
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> },
> "locator": {
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> },
> "multilocator": {
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> }
> }
> },
> "type": {
> "store": "yes",
> "type": "string"
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel Gonzalez
>
> ```
>
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-a-dynamic-field-in-a-non-dynamic-object/11077/4 "2017-07-06T02:47:28Z")