# Settings for index.merge.policy.\* move?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settings-for-index-merge-policy-move/100462
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 14, 2017, 6:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settings-for-index-merge-policy-move/100462 "2017-09-14T06:32:57Z")
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### Author: ![itplayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d26b3c/32.png) [@itplayer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/itplayer)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2017, 6:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settings-for-index-merge-policy-move/100462/1 "2017-09-14T06:32:57Z")

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Hi, I move to ES 5.4 from ES 1.7 recently and it seems to me that some configuration was changed. Like index.merge.policy.\*

I used to set this in elasticsearch.yml but in 5.4 has been moved as index settings.

#1. Does this mean that I can set different merge policy params for the different index?  
#2. What is the purpose to move these settings?

Thanks in advance.

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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: [October 12, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settings-for-index-merge-policy-move/100462/2 "2017-10-12T06:33:46Z")

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