# Field\_data\_type default True

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-type-default-true/240087>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-type-default-true/240087 "2020-07-07T04:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinayborra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vinayborra/32/71632_2.png) [@vinayborra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinayborra)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-type-default-true/240087/1 "2020-07-07T04:49:31Z")

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Hello,

Can you tell me how to set default value of field\_datatype is true.

Whenever i delete indices in this location `Management --> Index Management --> indices` in kibana. Field\_datatype is changed to false automatically... So, i run this command then only it changed to field\_data is true.

> curl -X PUT localhost:9200/`<beat_name>`/\_mapping -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "properties": { "`<field_type>`": { "type": "text", "fielddata":true } } }'

Please help me to how to solve this.

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**Author:** ![vinayborra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vinayborra/32/71632_2.png) [@vinayborra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinayborra)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-type-default-true/240087/2 "2020-07-10T06:37:24Z")

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> Any help on this would be really helpful

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**Author:** ![Vinayak\_Sapre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vinayak_sapre/32/45939_2.png) [@Vinayak\_Sapre](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vinayak_Sapre)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-type-default-true/240087/3 "2020-07-10T07:01:38Z")

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@vinayborra  
You can use index template.

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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:** [August 7, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/field-data-type-default-true/240087/4 "2020-08-07T07:01:38Z")

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