Elasticsearch_mapping_conflict

[Raj_Kumar (Raj)]

Hi All,

I was changing one the fields in the index

I want this field "HOST_START" as type date instead of string, so i updated the template today

but i get a conflict ,which I know since the field as two values.How to fix this issue without deleting the index

Anyhelp would be much appreciated
Thanks,
Raj

[spinscale (Alexander Reelsen)]

Hey,

if you need to change a field, you have to reindex your data. You can use the reindex API to do that.

--Alex

[Raj_Kumar (Raj)]

Thank you for the reply,if am reindexing is it possible to use the same index name or it should be new name,since i have searches and dashboards with respect to old index name ,how to approach this scenario?

[spinscale (Alexander Reelsen)]

If you need that string field alive, then you have to index into a new field or use a multi-fied. The main question is usually how useful is that string field, and does it already display wrong/errornous information.

--Alex

[Raj_Kumar (Raj)]

Thank you