# Object mapping

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/object-mapping/173411>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 21, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/object-mapping/173411 "2019-03-21T22:43:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pmarques](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pmarques/32/42536_2.png) [@pmarques](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pmarques)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/object-mapping/173411/1 "2019-03-21T22:43:19Z")

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Hello All,

I am using the version 6.3.2 instead of the latest stable one. The reason I did this was to use (test) the kibana-object-format plugin ([https://github.com/istresearch/kibana-object-format](https://github.com/istresearch/kibana-object-format)).

The plugin was installed without errors. However, when I try to set up the object (array) it does not show it to me...

The structure is shown below:

```auto
{
    "_index": "my_index",
    "_type": "doc",
    "_id": "aqVEomkBaeGWyTzw4uVe",
    "_version": 1,
    "_score": 1,
    "_source": {
        "@timestamp": "2019-03-21T22:00:13.667Z",
        "map": {
            "ud": [
            {
              "no": "N11111",
              "tf": 1553040000,
            },
            {
             "no": "N23456",
             "tf": 1553044124,
            },
            (...)
           ]
       }
}

```

The Kibana \> Management \> Index Patterns does not show "map.ud" up, but it shows map.ud.no and map.ud.tf. The plugin website shows a video that "emoji" (I believe, "map.ud" in my case) would appear...

Well, I need to work with arrays, but "Objects in arrays are not well supported." by Elasticsearch.

Any help is welcome.

Cheers,  
Paulo

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**Author:** ![abdon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abdon/32/9195_2.png) [@abdon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abdon)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/object-mapping/173411/2 "2019-04-13T11:48:16Z")

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Hi Paulo, that Kibana plugin is not an official plugin. You may have better luck asking this question [at the Github repo](https://github.com/istresearch/kibana-object-format/issues) of that plugin.

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**Author:** ![pmarques](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pmarques/32/42536_2.png) [@pmarques](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pmarques)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/object-mapping/173411/3 "2019-04-14T05:47:44Z")

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Hey @abdon,

Thank you for your answer. I think the way to avoid using this plugin would be "nested fields" or "parent/child". However, I need to study this to understand better those options.

Cheers,  
Paulo

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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:** [May 12, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/object-mapping/173411/4 "2019-05-12T05:47:46Z")

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