# Mapping the id value with a custom label (select input)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-the-id-value-with-a-custom-label-select-input/232181>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 12, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-the-id-value-with-a-custom-label-select-input/232181 "2020-05-12T09:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![ArnaudDoubremelle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/arnauddoubremelle/32/68128_2.png) [@ArnaudDoubremelle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ArnaudDoubremelle)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-the-id-value-with-a-custom-label-select-input/232181/1 "2020-05-12T09:46:11Z")

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Hello, I have a select input profession with values like (1, 2, 3, 4). What should I use to map these values?  
1 = develop  
2 = farmer  
...

And later I may need to rename a profession's label...  
For example:  
2 = rural farmer

I use Elasticsearch-PHP to communicate

Thank you

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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:** [June 9, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mapping-the-id-value-with-a-custom-label-select-input/232181/2 "2020-06-09T09:46:14Z")

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