# Importing index with original field not stored

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-index-with-original-field-not-stored/46152>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 3, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-index-with-original-field-not-stored/46152 "2016-04-03T07:33:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dror\_Weiss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dror_weiss/32/8755_2.png) [@Dror\_Weiss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dror_Weiss)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-index-with-original-field-not-stored/46152/1 "2016-04-03T07:33:26Z")

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I've used [elasticdump](https://www.npmjs.com/package/elasticdump) to import indexes from other services successfully.  
One index that I didn't manage to import this way is an index with a field that's analyzed and indexed, but not stored in elasticsearch. How can I import such an index, given that I don't have access to the machine itself? Essentially what I want is to import the existing index, rather than letting ES index that data from scratch.

Thanks,  
Dror

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**Author:** ![Xu\_Zhang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xu_zhang/32/4706_2.png) [@Xu\_Zhang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Xu_Zhang)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-index-with-original-field-not-stored/46152/2 "2016-04-03T22:07:59Z")

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Hi Dror,

I think the [Elasticsearch Channel](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elasticsearch) would be a better place for this specific question.

I'm not familiar with elasticdump, but AFAIK, if the fileld is not stored, you had to get the whole `_source` and parse it on the client side.

Thanks,  
Xu

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**Author:** ![BenOsborne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/benosborne/32/5686_2.png) [@BenOsborne](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenOsborne)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/importing-index-with-original-field-not-stored/46152/3 "2016-04-05T22:08:02Z")

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