# Discrepancy (bug or misunderstanding) in how simple\_query\_string handles queries?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discrepancy-bug-or-misunderstanding-in-how-simple-query-string-handles-queries/299351
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 10, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discrepancy-bug-or-misunderstanding-in-how-simple-query-string-handles-queries/299351 "2022-03-10T15:34:57Z")
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### Author:  [@ndtreviv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ndtreviv)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discrepancy-bug-or-misunderstanding-in-how-simple-query-string-handles-queries/299351/1 "2022-03-10T15:34:57Z")
I have a field, let's call it `MyField` mapped as a `keyword` type.
If I search using `simple_query_string`, like so:
```auto
GET /my-index/_search
{
"from": 0,
"size": 1000,
"query": {
"bool": {
"filter": [
{
"simple_query_string": {
"query": "l120 2007:09:11 98c57u495891",
"fields": [
"MyField^1.0"
],
"flags": -1,
"default_operator": "and",
"analyze_wildcard": true,
"auto_generate_synonyms_phrase_query": true,
"fuzzy_prefix_length": 0,
"fuzzy_max_expansions": 50,
"fuzzy_transpositions": true,
"boost": 1
}
}
],
"adjust_pure_negative": true,
"boost": 1
}
},
"explain": false,
"_source": {
"includes": [],
"excludes": []
},
"track_total_hits": 10000
}
```
returns no results. But if I search specifically using bool filter:
```auto
GET /index/_search
{
"from": 0,
"size": 1000,
"query": {
"bool": {
"filter": [
{
"term": {
"MyField": "l120 2007:09:11 98c57u495891"
}
}
],
"adjust_pure_negative": true,
"boost": 1.0
}
},
"explain": false,
"_source": {
"includes": [],
"excludes": []
},
"track_total_hits": 10000
}
```
then I do get results as expected.
Why doesn't the `simple_query_string` search type give me results?
(es version 7.8.0)
Thanks for any help offered!
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### Author:  [@casterQ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/casterQ)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discrepancy-bug-or-misunderstanding-in-how-simple-query-string-handles-queries/299351/2 "2022-03-11T03:00:33Z")
this is different between `term-level` query and `full text` query：
`term-level` query is for ` keyword` type and `full text` query is for `text` type.
`simple_query_string` is one for `full text` query and you can try as follow, it means `match_phrase` by using `\"something\"`
```auto
"simple_query_string": {
"query": "\"l120 2007:09:11 98c57u495891\"",
"fields": [
"MyField^1.0"
],
```
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### Author:  [@ndtreviv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ndtreviv)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discrepancy-bug-or-misunderstanding-in-how-simple-query-string-handles-queries/299351/3 "2022-03-14T09:52:22Z")
Thanks for the explanation, @casterQ, unfortunately the suggestion didn't work.
I'm guessing that if I really want to search across all fields in a consistent manner than I can't mix and match my field types between text and term.
If I want to enjoy the benefits of both, I'll need to change my mapping to:
```auto
"MyField": {
"type": "text",
"properties": {
"keyword" : {
"type": "keyword"
}
}
}
```
and either target `MyField` or `MyField.keyword`?
Is there no way to target keyword-type fields with a `simple_query_string` type field?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discrepancy-bug-or-misunderstanding-in-how-simple-query-string-handles-queries/299351/4 "2022-04-11T09:52:25Z")
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