# Deleting an entry in a map field has no effect
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-an-entry-in-a-map-field-has-no-effect/78567
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 14, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-an-entry-in-a-map-field-has-no-effect/78567 "2017-03-14T17:25:01Z")
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### Author:  [@amidani](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amidani)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-an-entry-in-a-map-field-has-no-effect/78567/1 "2017-03-14T17:25:01Z")
Hi all,
I have a map field, and I'm trying to update it with a script (Painless). when I execute the script with a rest client it works, but not working with the java API (No change, but the result in the UpdateResponse is "UPDATED"). Anyone can help me resolving this:
Elasticsearch 5.2.2 (Tried also on 5.1.1)
--------- Rest Client (Chrome):
POST localhost:9200/context/profile/720c7bc5-9c52-48bd-b281-760f595c6418/\_update
BODY :{
"scriptedUpsert": true,
"script": {
"lang": "painless",
"inline": "ctx.\_source.put("scores", params.scoringValue)",
"params": {
"scoringValue": {
"\_i833rilwd": 333
}
}
}
}
--------- Java Client:
String script = "ctx.\_source.put("scores", params.scoringValue)";
//Map where I remove and put to update
Map\ scores = toRemove.getScores();
HashMap\ scriptParams = new HashMap\<\>();
scriptParams.put("scoringValue", scores);
Script actualScript = new Script(ScriptType.INLINE, "painless", script, scriptParams);
UpdateResponse resp = client.prepareUpdate(index, itemType, itemId).setScript(actualScript)
.execute()
.get();
Thx in advance for your help 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-an-entry-in-a-map-field-has-no-effect/78567/2 "2017-04-11T17:25:24Z")
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