# Enabling doc\_values for \_timestamp and \_parent fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enabling-doc-values-for--timestamp-and--parent-fields/20359>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 21, 2014, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enabling-doc-values-for--timestamp-and--parent-fields/20359 "2014-10-21T09:47:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![costya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/costya/32/751_2.png) [@costya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/costya)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enabling-doc-values-for--timestamp-and--parent-fields/20359/1 "2014-10-21T09:47:24Z")

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Hi,

It's not clear from the documentation. Can doc\_values be set for \_timestamp  
and \_parent fields?

Thanks,  
Costya, Totango

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**Author:** ![Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/itamar_syn_hershko/32/725_2.png) [@Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Itamar_Syn_Hershko)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enabling-doc-values-for--timestamp-and--parent-fields/20359/2 "2014-10-21T10:06:03Z")

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Yes

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On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Costya Regev [costya@totango.com](mailto:costya@totango.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> It's not clear from the documentation. Can doc\_values be set for  
> \_timestamp and \_parent fields?
> 
> Thanks,  
> Costya, Totango
> 
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enabling-doc-values-for--timestamp-and--parent-fields/20359/3 "2014-10-21T12:00:11Z")

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Doc values are supported on \_timestamp, but not \_parent yet (  
[Add doc values support to \_parent field data · Issue #6107 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/6107)).

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Costya Regev [costya@totango.com](mailto:costya@totango.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> It's not clear from the documentation. Can doc\_values be set for  
> \_timestamp and \_parent fields?
> 
> Thanks,  
> Costya, Totango
> 
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enabling-doc-values-for--timestamp-and--parent-fields/20359/4 "2017-07-06T00:54:44Z")

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