# Update any field **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 30, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-any-field/8570 "2012-07-30T21:36:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajasuja18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ajasuja18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajasuja18)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-any-field/8570/1 "2012-07-30T21:36:17Z")
Hello Everyone, While updating any field in elasticsearch, we can using script to do the same. I know that they have to reindex the whole data of that particular id. Will elasticsearch be able to do the update a particular field in case I made \*{\_source: {enabled:false}} \*or it is necessary to store the source of the document with the index. Thanks in advance..!!! ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Deveze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/benjamin_deveze/32/1577_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Deveze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Benjamin_Deveze)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-any-field/8570/2 "2012-07-30T21:47:21Z")
Hello as of today you have to enable source to use the update API On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:36 PM, ajasuja [jasuja.ankit@gmail.com](mailto:jasuja.ankit@gmail.com) wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > While updating any field in elasticsearch, we can using script to do the > same. > I know that they have to reindex the whole data of that particular id. > > Will elasticsearch be able to do the update a particular field in case > I made \*{\_source: {enabled:false}} \*or it is necessary to store the > source of the document with the index. > > Thanks in advance..!!! -- Benjamin DEVEZE ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Deveze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/benjamin_deveze/32/1577_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Deveze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Benjamin_Deveze)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-any-field/8570/3 "2012-07-30T21:50:15Z")
Hello! For the moment you have to enable \_source to use the update API On Monday, July 30, 2012 11:36:17 PM UTC+2, ajasuja wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > While updating any field in elasticsearch, we can using script to do the > same. > I know that they have to reindex the whole data of that particular id. > > Will elasticsearch be able to do the update a particular field in case > I made \*{\_source: {enabled:false}} \*or it is necessary to store the > source of the document with the index. > > Thanks in advance..!!! ---
**Author:** ![ajasuja18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ajasuja18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajasuja18)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-any-field/8570/4 "2012-07-30T23:36:31Z")
Hi Benjamin, Thanks for confirming me..!!! On Monday, July 30, 2012 2:50:15 PM UTC-7, Benjamin Devèze wrote: > Hello! > > For the moment you have to enable \_source to use the update API > > On Monday, July 30, 2012 11:36:17 PM UTC+2, ajasuja wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > While updating any field in elasticsearch, we can using script to do the > > same. > > I know that they have to reindex the whole data of that particular id. > > > > Will elasticsearch be able to do the update a particular field in case > > I made \*{\_source: {enabled:false}} \*or it is necessary to store the > > source of the document with the index. > > > > Thanks in advance..!!! On Monday, July 30, 2012 2:50:15 PM UTC-7, Benjamin Devèze wrote: > Hello! > > For the moment you have to enable \_source to use the update API > > On Monday, July 30, 2012 11:36:17 PM UTC+2, ajasuja wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > While updating any field in elasticsearch, we can using script to do the > > same. > > I know that they have to reindex the whole data of that particular id. > > > > Will elasticsearch be able to do the update a particular field in case > > I made \*{\_source: {enabled:false}} \*or it is necessary to store the > > source of the document with the index. > > > > Thanks in advance..!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-any-field/8570/5 "2017-07-06T03:18:24Z")