# How to create an update request with multiple fields with Java HIGH API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552 "2019-07-09T12:57:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![matheusribeirogarcia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matheusribeirogarcia/32/44363_2.png) [@matheusribeirogarcia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matheusribeirogarcia)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552/1 "2019-07-09T12:57:26Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to update some fields of a document based on a query, but I am having problems to push its changes in the UpdateRequest, I am probably doing the script in a wrong way.

I am using that client:

```
	<dependency>
		<groupId>org.elasticsearch.client</groupId>
		<artifactId>elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client</artifactId>
		<version>7.2.0</version>
	</dependency>

```

And I've tried to the indexing like this:

```
Script script = new Script(
    "ctx._source.municipio="+municipio
    +"; ctx._source.codMunicipio="+codMunicipio
    +"; ctx._source.mesorregiao="+mesorregiao
    +"; ctx._source.microrregiao="+microrregiao
    +"; ctx._source.uf="+uf
    +";"
  );

 // Faz a chamada para padronizar
UpdateRequest request = new UpdateRequest(index, doc_id).script(script);

 try {
        client.update(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  } catch (ElasticsearchException e) {
          if (e.status() == RestStatus.NOT_FOUND) {
                System.out.println("File not found");
           }
}
```

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552/2 "2019-07-09T13:54:29Z")

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> [@matheusribeirogarcia](#):
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> but I am having problems to push its changes in the UpdateRequest

Which are?

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**Author:** ![matheusribeirogarcia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matheusribeirogarcia/32/44363_2.png) [@matheusribeirogarcia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matheusribeirogarcia)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552/3 "2019-07-09T14:14:00Z")

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It just don't work, i'll try something else, if it doesn't work, i'll ask for help here again

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552/4 "2019-07-09T14:53:12Z")

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> [@matheusribeirogarcia](#):
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> It just don't work

What makes you think it did not work? Could you share more details about the full test you are running?

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**Author:** ![matheusribeirogarcia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matheusribeirogarcia/32/44363_2.png) [@matheusribeirogarcia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matheusribeirogarcia)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552/5 "2019-07-09T15:09:15Z")

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it doesn't show any errors, but the fields aren't updated, probably because that script is wrong, i'll try using a jsonString as it shows in the documentation:

```
String jsonString = "{" +
        "\"updated\":\"2017-01-01\"," +
        "\"reason\":\"daily update\"" +
        "}";
```

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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 6, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-an-update-request-with-multiple-fields-with-java-high-api/189552/6 "2019-08-06T15:13:40Z")

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