# Help updating index for 6.\*

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-updating-index-for-6/129800>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-updating-index-for-6/129800 "2018-04-27T09:31:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![waynesmallman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/waynesmallman/32/18596_2.png) [@waynesmallman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/waynesmallman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-updating-index-for-6/129800/3 "2018-04-27T10:02:58Z")

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Hi @dadoonet, this is the same problem [we've been discussing in another thread](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/as-the-final-mapping-would-have-more-than-1-type/129507/8?u=waynesmallman).

The application must have multiple types, or it won't work.

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