# Script key\_field in terms stats facet?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-key-field-in-terms-stats-facet/4790>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 6, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-key-field-in-terms-stats-facet/4790 "2011-07-06T11:21:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Shankar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ad7895/32.png) [@Hari\_Shankar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hari_Shankar)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-key-field-in-terms-stats-facet/4790/1 "2011-07-06T11:21:34Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to use a script field as the key\_field in the terms\_stats  
facet? e.g, I want to use field1+field2 as the key\_field.

Thanks,  
Hari

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-key-field-in-terms-stats-facet/4790/2 "2011-07-06T16:12:31Z")

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No, there isn't an option for that, you can open an issue...

On Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Hari Shankar wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to use a script field as the key\_field in the terms\_stats facet? e.g, I want to use field1+field2 as the key\_field.
> 
> Thanks,  
> Hari

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-key-field-in-terms-stats-facet/4790/3 "2017-07-06T04:01:35Z")

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