# Is it oaky updating filter field very often

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-oaky-updating-filter-field-very-often/8139
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 18, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-oaky-updating-filter-field-very-often/8139 "2012-06-18T06:55:29Z")
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### Author: ![Chunki\_Calvin\_Lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Chunki\_Calvin\_Lee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chunki_Calvin_Lee)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-oaky-updating-filter-field-very-often/8139/1 "2012-06-18T06:55:29Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to build search server and I have questions.

status is

- I will filter out search result who's state field value is "N"
- I will update the state field value very often whenever the document's condition changed
  - for example, defined the document as spam  
questions are

- Is there any way to filter out them without updating document itself?
  - like.... "DB join" or "black list which has document\_id and state"

- or, is it okay to update state field? any performance issue ?

Thanks,  
Calvin.

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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: [July 6, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-oaky-updating-filter-field-very-often/8139/2 "2017-07-06T03:23:38Z")

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