# \[SOLVED\] Keyword nested field **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 13, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535 "2017-01-13T15:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![axelfelix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@axelfelix](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/axelfelix)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/1 "2017-01-13T15:18:21Z")
Hi all, I just upgraded from elasticsearch 2.3 to 5.0.1. (Example with the field **toto** ) Before, with an analyzed field, I used to create a nested field to get a not analyzed field like **toto.raw**. i just see now in 5.0.1, I dont need to do that because elasticsearch do the things for me with keyword nested field like **toto.keyword**. Could you confirm am I right ? The nested field "keyword" is for the same purpose that the "raw" nested field ? Thanks in advance, Alex ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/2 "2017-01-13T15:29:44Z")
yes. that is correct ---
**Author:** ![axelfelix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@axelfelix](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/axelfelix)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/3 "2017-01-13T15:30:35Z")
Hi, Thanks a lot for your quick answer ! Alex ---
**Author:** ![askids](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/askids/32/22252_2.png) [@askids](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/askids)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/4 "2017-01-13T18:07:14Z")
But will the field.keyword work only if the field is defined as keyword or will it work for all fields defined as text? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/5 "2017-01-13T18:41:27Z")
type keyword is needed when you want to do things like sorting, aggregations... ---
**Author:** ![axelfelix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@axelfelix](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/axelfelix)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/6 "2017-01-13T18:57:47Z")
The field.keyword appears when you don't have the field defined on your mapping. If you need an analyzed field and the same field not analyzed, you need to create a nested field call field.raw, for example, with keyword type. ---
**Author:** ![askids](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/askids/32/22252_2.png) [@askids](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/askids)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/7 "2017-01-17T04:47:16Z")
ok. That is what I currently have it as. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-keyword-nested-field/71535/8 "2017-02-14T04:47:28Z")
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