# Simple "Mappings" section throws error
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-mappings-section-throws-error/122809
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [March 7, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-mappings-section-throws-error/122809 "2018-03-07T03:18:39Z")
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### Author:  [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-mappings-section-throws-error/122809/1 "2018-03-07T03:18:39Z")
Hello folks
I am typing a structure for an index. I am getting
"root\_cause": [
{
"type": "illegal\_argument\_exception",
"reason": "Rejecting mapping update to [animals] as the final mapping would have more than 1 type: [carnivore, herbivore]"
}
```
PUT /animals/_mapping/carnivore
{
"properties": {
"name":
{
"type": "text",
"analyzer": "standard"
}
}
}
PUT /animals/_mapping/herbivore
{
"properties": {
"name":
{
"type": "text",
"analyzer": "standard"
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-mappings-section-throws-error/122809/2 "2018-03-07T15:44:46Z")
As of Elasticsearch 6.0 indices with more than one type are nor allowed. Long term the \_type field is going away. The error is saying we have one type, carnivore, and now we're trying to add a new type called herbivore. Are you following this from a guide? Maybe we can get it updated.
There's several options for resolving.
Add a type field with each document, that becomes herbivore or carnivore:
```auto
PUT /animals/_mapping/doc
{
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "text",
"analyzer": "standard"
},
"type": {
"type": "keyword"
}
}
}
```
Alternatively, separate indices for each type:
```auto
PUT /herbivore/_mapping/doc
{
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "text",
"analyzer": "standard"
}
}
}
PUT /carnivore/_mapping/doc
{
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "text",
"analyzer": "standard"
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-mappings-section-throws-error/122809/3 "2018-03-07T17:34:43Z")
Ok got it. For one "index" (equivalent to "database" in RDBMS world) we can have only one "type".
This change is from Elasticsearch 6.0
No I didn't try this from Elastic guide. I tried it from a sample from some other site. Looks like that sample is from older version of Elasticsearch version.
Thank You very much
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/simple-mappings-section-throws-error/122809/4 "2018-04-04T17:34:44Z")
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