Reindex complications

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Hi,

when i am start reindex from old index/type to new index/type there are a few complications:

the docs takes fields and their contents that do not exist in the new index / type / mapping [but in the old index...]

Field Types and their contents are not adapted to the new mapping; it is the given [by the old index] field mapping used

I try to disable the dynamic field mapping [with "dynamic": "strict"], but when repeated the reindex no doc add to the new index.

ES = 1.4.4
Reindex Tool = elasticsearch-reindex

Is there a way to add only the fields and their contents that also exists in the new index and also adapted the field types and their contents to the new mapping?

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You are unlikely to get help for such an old version. Sadly, a year is a long, long time in a project like Elasticsearch. But maybe you'll get lucky!

Maybe you want "dynamic": false instead? That'll index the documents but the fields you've declared in the mapping won't be made available for search. They'll just be in the _source. It is my favorite value for dynamic.

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