# Problem with creating mapping template
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 7, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274 "2018-08-07T08:14:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Loudone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Loudone)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/1 "2018-08-07T08:14:39Z")
Dear All,
I'm trying to create a mapping template like below:
```
PUT _template/documentum
{
"index_patterns":"docu_*",
"version": 1,
"settings": {
"index.refresh_interval" : "5s"
},
"mapping": {
"doc": {
"properties": {
"@timestamp": {
"type": "date"
},
"@version": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"docu": {
"properties": {
"session": {
"properties": {
"client_host": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"client_lib_ver": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"db_session_id": {
"type": "text"
},
"dormancy_status": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"last_used": {
"type": "date",
"format": "dd/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss"
},
"pid": {
"type": "text"
},
"root_pid": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"root_start": {
"type": "date",
"format": "dd/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss"
},
"session": {
"type": "long"
},
"session_status": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"shutdown_flag": {
"type": "text"
},
"start": {
"type": "date",
"format": "dd/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss"
},
"transaction_status": {
"type": "text"
},
"user_authentication": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"user_name": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"host": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"message": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"path": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
},
"tags": {
"type": "text",
"fields": {
"keyword": {
"type": "keyword",
"ignore_above": 256
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```
The creating response is:
```
{
"acknowledged": true
}
```
But when i'm trying to verify this template, it's seems not to be created properly:
```
{
"documentum": {
"order": 0,
"version": 1,
"index_patterns": [
"docu_*"
],
"settings": {
"index": {
"refresh_interval": "5s"
}
},
"mappings": {},
"aliases": {}
}
}
```
do you know why.?
Many thanks for your feed back
---
### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/2 "2018-08-07T08:57:16Z")
Since your question is unrelated to Logstash I suggest you edit your post and move it to the Elasticsearch category.
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### Author:  [@Loudone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Loudone)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/3 "2018-08-07T09:29:13Z")
@magnusbaeck, Ok it's done
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Loudone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Loudone)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/4 "2018-08-07T11:35:48Z")
Does someone have an idea?
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### Author:  [@Manikandan622](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manikandan622)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/5 "2018-08-07T12:38:52Z")
Index created successfully when I tried with **PUT /sample** instead of **PUT \_template/documentum**
Verified with below query to confirm index created or not.
GET /\_cat/indices?v
Index has been created with name sample.
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### Author:  [@Arpit\_Gulati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Arpit_Gulati)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/6 "2018-08-07T12:44:08Z")
when doing changes in template file , run curl -XPUT [http://elasticsearchip:9200/\_template/\*?pretty](http://elasticsearchip:9200/_template/*?pretty) -d @elasticsearch-template.json and restart the logtsah and create a new index . After creating the new index, you will see your changes.
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### Author:  [@Loudone](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Loudone)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/7 "2018-08-08T07:21:01Z")
@Arpit_Gulati, it works fine
Thank you
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-creating-mapping-template/143274/8 "2018-09-05T07:21:01Z")
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