mirek
November 9, 2017, 9:23pm
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It seems that this question was asked (but not answered) some time ago as well
The documentation for the index API says this about the external_gte version type:
NOTE: The external_gte & force version types are meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, they can result in loss of data.
What is the reason that the external_gte version types needs to be used with care? What type of care needs to be used? How can the external_gte version type result in data loss?
Is the issue that a failure of the external system to properly update the…
In our case we have database where every entity is versioned. Can we use this entity version number with external_gte?
It's seams that using external_gte would work for us because we can easily "Reindex" entire database when we suspect it got out of sync with ES index.
Do you think we miss something in our understanding?
Mirek