# Unable to add "total\_fields.limit" in template in ELK 6.3.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620 "2018-08-30T05:21:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![deepsing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@deepsing](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepsing)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620/21 "2018-09-06T13:06:25Z")

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Why is it not complaining earlier?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620/22 "2018-09-06T13:07:31Z")

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I do not know. Maybe the mapping has changed? Maybe the data has changed? This is why I asked for mapping and data before and after.

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**Author:** ![deepsing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@deepsing](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepsing)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620/23 "2018-09-06T13:09:20Z")

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Input data is same, I only changed the templates as per your suggestions. I think, you know the changes in template.json

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620/24 "2018-09-06T13:13:02Z")

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If you can not show me what I am asking for I can not help. I do not have patience for this message ping-pong, so I give up. Good luck.

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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 4, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-add-total-fields-limit-in-template-in-elk-6-3-0/146620/25 "2018-10-04T13:13:03Z")

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Closed on October 4, 2018, 1:13pm UTC

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