# How to convert default index template from 5.6 to 7.9?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112 "2020-09-18T14:05:12Z")
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### Author:  [@jze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jze)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112/1 "2020-09-18T14:05:12Z")
Hello,
I have from ELK 5.6 stack this default index template definition:
```
PUT /_template/mytemplate
{
"template":".kibana-*",
"settings":{
"number_of_shards":1
},
"mappings":{
"config":{
"properties":{
"buildNum":{
"type":"keyword"
}
}
},
"index-pattern":{
"properties":{
"fieldFormatMap":{
"type":"text"
},
"fields":{
"type":"text"
},
"intervalName":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"notExpandable":{
"type":"boolean"
},
"sourceFilters":{
"type":"text"
},
"timeFieldName":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"title":{
"type":"text"
}
}
},
"visualization":{
"properties":{
"description":{
"type":"text"
},
"kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{
"properties":{
"searchSourceJSON":{
"type":"text"
}
}
},
"savedSearchId":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"title":{
"type":"text"
},
"uiStateJSON":{
"type":"text"
},
"version":{
"type":"integer"
},
"visState":{
"type":"text"
}
}
},
"search":{
"properties":{
"columns":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"description":{
"type":"text"
},
"hits":{
"type":"integer"
},
"kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{
"properties":{
"searchSourceJSON":{
"type":"text"
}
}
},
"sort":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"title":{
"type":"text"
},
"version":{
"type":"integer"
}
}
},
"dashboard":{
"properties":{
"description":{
"type":"text"
},
"hits":{
"type":"integer"
},
"kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{
"properties":{
"searchSourceJSON":{
"type":"text"
}
}
},
"optionsJSON":{
"type":"text"
},
"panelsJSON":{
"type":"text"
},
"refreshInterval":{
"properties":{
"display":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"pause":{
"type":"boolean"
},
"section":{
"type":"integer"
},
"value":{
"type":"integer"
}
}
},
"timeFrom":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"timeRestore":{
"type":"boolean"
},
"timeTo":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"title":{
"type":"text"
},
"uiStateJSON":{
"type":"text"
},
"version":{
"type":"integer"
}
}
},
"url":{
"properties":{
"accessCount":{
"type":"long"
},
"accessDate":{
"type":"date"
},
"createDate":{
"type":"date"
},
"url":{
"type":"text",
"fields":{
"keyword":{
"type":"keyword",
"ignore_above":2048
}
}
}
}
},
"server":{
"properties":{
"uuid":{
"type":"keyword"
}
}
},
"timelion-sheet":{
"properties":{
"description":{
"type":"text"
},
"hits":{
"type":"integer"
},
"kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{
"properties":{
"searchSourceJSON":{
"type":"text"
}
}
},
"timelion_chart_height":{
"type":"integer"
},
"timelion_columns":{
"type":"integer"
},
"timelion_interval":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"timelion_other_interval":{
"type":"keyword"
},
"timelion_rows":{
"type":"integer"
},
"timelion_sheet":{
"type":"text"
},
"title":{
"type":"text"
},
"version":{
"type":"integer"
}
}
}
}
}
```
If I try to set it in 7.9 I get the "Root mapping definition has unsupported parameters" error.
It seems that multiple mappings (config, index-pattern, visualization, ...) are not supported this way anymore.
How do I set the same in 7.9 ?
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112/2 "2020-09-20T21:33:12Z")
I would suggest that altering the Kibana template/mapping is not a good thing.
What problem are you trying to resolve by doing this?
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### Author:  [@jze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jze)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112/3 "2020-09-21T07:48:04Z")
The ELK server was handed over to me when my colleague left and I need to upgrade it as I need a feature not available in the old version. I admit I don't understand it much so I want to keep it the same way as it was configured.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112/4 "2020-09-21T08:10:00Z")
Again, I would suggest that is not the best idea.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-default-index-template-from-5-6-to-7-9/249112/5 "2020-10-19T08:10:09Z")
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