# Multi\_field mapping **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 1, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-mapping/14652 "2013-12-01T14:04:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![James\_de\_Vries](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/james_de_vries/32/1946_2.png) [@James\_de\_Vries](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/James_de_Vries)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-mapping/14652/1 "2013-12-01T14:04:16Z")
I have been experimenting with attempting to make a single field searchable when analyzed, and when not analyzed. According to the docs, the multi field type[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-multi-field-type.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-multi-field-type.html)is the tool for the job. In place of the old mapping for that field, which was simply: {"myfieldname" : { "type":"string"}} I have set it to be the following, through the put mapping API: { "mytype" : { "properties" : { "myfieldname" : { "type" : "multi\_field", "fields" : { "myfieldname" : {"type" : "string", "index" : "not\_analyzed"}, "myfieldname\_special" : { "type" : "string", "index" : "analyzed", "analyzer":"phonetic", } } } } } } It is my understanding that "analyzer" sets both search\_analyzer and index\_analyzer, so I did curl -XPOST '[http://localhost:9200/myindex/\_refresh](http://localhost:9200/myindex/_refresh)' to rebuild the index. However any query over myfieldname\_special returns zero results ☹ I am not sure what it is that i've missed. Could anybody help me out? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e3155fab-5702-4076-9c82-63c681e108a8%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e3155fab-5702-4076-9c82-63c681e108a8%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![radu\_gheorghe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/radu_gheorghe/32/556_2.png) [@radu\_gheorghe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/radu_gheorghe)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2013, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-mapping/14652/2 "2013-12-02T09:48:15Z")
Hi James, I think that by default you have to refer to that field as "myfieldname.myfieldname\_special", while the other one can simply be "myfieldname", since it's the "default" name. You can set the "path" option to "just\_name" to be able to refer it via myfieldname\_special. Best regards, Radu On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 4:04 PM, James de Vries [shadylives@gmail.com](mailto:shadylives@gmail.com) wrote: > I have been experimenting with attempting to make a single field > searchable when analyzed, and when not analyzed. According to the docs, the multi > field type[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-multi-field-type.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-multi-field-type.html)is the tool for the job. In place of the old mapping for that field, which > was simply: > {"myfieldname" : { "type":"string"}} > I have set it to be the following, through the put mapping API: > { > "mytype" : { > "properties" : { > "myfieldname" : { > "type" : "multi\_field", > "fields" : { > "myfieldname" : {"type" : "string", "index" : > "not\_analyzed"}, > "myfieldname\_special" : { > "type" : "string", > "index" : "analyzed", > "analyzer":"phonetic", > } > } > } > } > } > } > > It is my understanding that "analyzer" sets both search\_analyzer and > index\_analyzer, so I did curl -XPOST ' > [http://localhost:9200/myindex/\_refresh](http://localhost:9200/myindex/_refresh)' to rebuild the index. However any > query over myfieldname\_special returns zero results ☹ > I am not sure what it is that i've missed. Could anybody help me out? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e3155fab-5702-4076-9c82-63c681e108a8%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/e3155fab-5702-4076-9c82-63c681e108a8%40googlegroups.com) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- Performance Monitoring \* Log Analytics \* Search Analytics Solr & Elasticsearch Support \* [http://sematext.com/](http://sematext.com/) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHXA0\_2sX6xRARQRm3HqRVJz%2BgjP5-T2oKMgTQY5kTs31Nwt%3DA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAHXA0_2sX6xRARQRm3HqRVJz%2BgjP5-T2oKMgTQY5kTs31Nwt%3DA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-field-mapping/14652/3 "2017-07-06T02:03:56Z")