# Elasticsearch bool query

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bool-query/114205
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 5, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bool-query/114205 "2018-01-05T06:03:06Z")
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### Author: ![HilalB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@HilalB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/HilalB)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bool-query/114205/1 "2018-01-05T06:03:06Z")

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```
GET /school/_search
{
   "query": {
      "bool": {
         "disable_coord": true,
         "should": [
            {
               "bool": {
                  "must": [
                     {
                        "match": {
                           "name": {
                              "query": "USA"
                           }
                        }
                     }
                  ]
               }
            },
               { 
               "match": {
                  ...
               },
            {
               "match": {
                  ...
               }
            }

         ]
      }
   }
}

```

I have one big should query, inside it there are some match queries, besides a small bool query that contains must. Although I disable the coord, it is still counted. How can I fix this?

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### Author: ![s1monw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/s1monw/32/3637_2.png) [@s1monw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/s1monw)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bool-query/114205/2 "2018-01-12T09:12:34Z")

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what do you mean by `coutned`? Maybe you should just use `filter` instead of `must`?

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### Author: ![HilalB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@HilalB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/HilalB)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bool-query/114205/3 "2018-01-12T09:50:15Z")

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If I disable coord, it will works different queries like different match and should queries, however inside match query, the terms are divided into sub queries so inside match query it calculates coord factor, it affects the result. We can not access that configuration.

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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: [February 9, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-bool-query/114205/4 "2018-02-09T09:50:43Z")

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