# Scripted field: Read field data from a document using doc\[‘some\_field’\].value return null in some cases

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-read-field-data-from-a-document-using-doc-some-field-value-return-null-in-some-cases/187385>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 25, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-read-field-data-from-a-document-using-doc-some-field-value-return-null-in-some-cases/187385 "2019-06-25T16:30:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-read-field-data-from-a-document-using-doc-some-field-value-return-null-in-some-cases/187385/7 "2019-07-30T09:00:26Z")

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Just to update, this problem seems to exist in the 7.2 version  
too.

> [@Scripted field not working properly in ELK 7.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/scripted-field-not-working-properly-in-elk-7-2/188599/4):
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> Hi @mark.quilates, I have the same problem with ver. 6.3.0 They replied that it was a bug in 6.3.0 , but apparently it came back again in later versions(regression?). I'd like to know the "stable" version, and maybe before installing and configuring everything...

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