# Logstash - template/index issue
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-template-index-issue/67669
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 30, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-template-index-issue/67669 "2016-11-30T19:23:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Gude.ravi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gude.ravi)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-template-index-issue/67669/1 "2016-11-30T19:23:53Z")
Before loading my data, I checked that my index (securedapachelogs) or template ( sc\_apache\_template) in elasticsearch. both do not exist. Logstash is going to request that template/index were created on startup.
Once the data was loaded ( no errors in logstash ), elasticsearch \_mapping for the index still shows location field type as float instead of geo\_point. I do see all the geo fields populated. Hence I am not able to use location field on tile chart. I need help on how I can force elasticsearch to use only the index template I have provided in logstash config file.
I tried options template\_overwrite and managed\_template.
The following url has the template, conf file, sample log, grok pattern
[http://pastebin.com/7PqtJWtz](http://pastebin.com/7PqtJWtz)
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-template-index-issue/67669/2 "2016-12-05T06:43:27Z")
What does the Logstash log say? Does it indicate that it's trying to post the index template? You may have to increase the logging verbosity.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2017, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-template-index-issue/67669/3 "2017-01-02T06:43:35Z")
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