# Set fielddata=true after upgrade from 6.8 to 7.12

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-fielddata-true-after-upgrade-from-6-8-to-7-12/274939>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 4, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-fielddata-true-after-upgrade-from-6-8-to-7-12/274939 "2021-06-04T03:33:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![vijay\_kaali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijay_kaali/32/59998_2.png) [@vijay\_kaali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vijay_kaali)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-fielddata-true-after-upgrade-from-6-8-to-7-12/274939/1 "2021-06-04T03:33:50Z")

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after i upgrade from 6.8 to 7.12 my dashboard says [Set fielddata=true on fieldname]

when i try to change in template . i found . at during 6.4 to 6.8 my template got vanished.  
question 1 : how can i set fielddata in indexing  
2. is there a possibility to create template from existing indexes

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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 2, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-fielddata-true-after-upgrade-from-6-8-to-7-12/274939/2 "2021-07-02T03:34:30Z")

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