# Nested update **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 16, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-update/20288 "2014-10-16T14:06:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_Buarque](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/diogenes_buarque/32/1191_2.png) [@Diogenes\_Buarque](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Diogenes_Buarque)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-update/20288/1 "2014-10-16T14:06:51Z")
Hello guys, I'm moving my ES mapping to nested objects and form some reason it doesn't update the nested types when I update the main object. Give an example. 1. I have two indexes _"index1"_ and _"index2"_ 2. The index _"index1"_ has object _"A"_ with a nested type of \*"B" \* 3. The object _"B"_ belongs to the index _"index2"_ 4. When I update object _"B"_ in the _"index2"_ the data on the object _"A"_ is not updated on the _"index1"_ By design I know that Lucene indexes nested objects and root objects in the same “block”. So, my question is "Nested objects should be in the same index?" If not what I did wrong? -- 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/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![jpountz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jpountz/32/45836_2.png) [@jpountz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jpountz)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-update/20288/2 "2014-10-16T23:59:11Z")
Hi, Nested documents indeed need to be in the same index. More than that, they need to be provided as a property of their parent document. Please provide your mappings and an example of document that you are indexing for further help. On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Diogenes Buarque \< [diogenes.buarque@gmail.com](mailto:diogenes.buarque@gmail.com)\> wrote: > Hello guys, > > I'm moving my ES mapping to nested objects and form some reason it doesn't > update the nested types when I update the main object. > > Give an example. > > 1. I have two indexes _"index1"_ and _"index2"_ > 2. The index _"index1"_ has object _"A"_ with a nested type of \*"B" \* > 3. The object _"B"_ belongs to the index _"index2"_ > 4. When I update object _"B"_ in the _"index2"_ the data on the object > _"A"_ is not updated on the _"index1"_ > > By design I know that Lucene indexes nested objects and root objects in > the same “block”. So, my question is "Nested objects should be in the > same index?" If not what I did wrong? > > -- > 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/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- Adrien Grand -- 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/CAL6Z4j5BApDOoxaJH3uHOPORyqxP1JDVga0FCcCkPF7dWz6RRA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAL6Z4j5BApDOoxaJH3uHOPORyqxP1JDVga0FCcCkPF7dWz6RRA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_Buarque](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/diogenes_buarque/32/1191_2.png) [@Diogenes\_Buarque](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Diogenes_Buarque)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-update/20288/3 "2014-10-17T00:05:38Z")
Hey Adrien, Thanks for answer, I think that would be nice have this information in ES documentation because at least for me it was not so clear. Anyway thanks again for the fast answer. Best r Em quinta-feira, 16 de outubro de 2014 20h59min17s UTC-3, Adrien Grand escreveu: > Hi, > > Nested documents indeed need to be in the same index. More than that, they > need to be provided as a property of their parent document. Please provide > your mappings and an example of document that you are indexing for further > help. > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Diogenes Buarque \<[diogenes...@gmail.com](mailto:diogenes...@gmail.com) > \\> wrote: > > > Hello guys, > > > > I'm moving my ES mapping to nested objects and form some reason it > > doesn't update the nested types when I update the main object. > > > > Give an example. > > > > 1. I have two indexes _"index1"_ and _"index2"_ > > 2. The index _"index1"_ has object _"A"_ with a nested type of \*"B" \* > > 3. The object _"B"_ belongs to the index _"index2"_ > > 4. When I update object _"B"_ in the _"index2"_ the data on the > > object _"A"_ is not updated on the _"index1"_ > > > > By design I know that Lucene indexes nested objects and root objects in > > the same “block”. So, my question is "Nested objects should be in the > > same index?" If not what I did wrong? > > > > -- > > 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 [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/6c1d9cf2-861c-4dda-a3c7-bbe95533c348%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > Adrien Grand -- 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/dbab86bb-7fcb-4358-8e7d-99611ef3c7fc%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/dbab86bb-7fcb-4358-8e7d-99611ef3c7fc%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nested-update/20288/4 "2017-07-06T00:55:38Z")