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* First steps in docs for runtime fields.

* Adding new page for runtime fields.

* Adding page for runtime fields.

* Adding more to the runtime fields topic.

* Adding parameters and retrieval options for runtime fields.

* Adding TESTSETUP for index creation.

* Incorporating review feedback.

* Incorporating reviewer feedback.

* Adding examples for runtime fields.

* Adding more context and simplifying the example.

* Changing timestamp to @timestamp throughout.

* Removing duplicate @timestamp field.

* Expanding example to hopefully fix CI builds.

* Adding skip test for result.

* Adding missing callout.

* Adding TESTRESPONSEs, which are currently broken.

* Fixing TESTRESPONSEs.

* Incorporating review feedback.

* Several clarifications, better test cases, and other changes.

* Adding missing callout in example.

* Adding substitutions to TESTRESPONSE for shorter results shown.

* Shuffling some information and adding link to script-fields.

* Fixing typo.

* Updates for API redesign -- will break builds.

* Updating examples and including info about overriding fields.

* Updating examples.

* Adding info for using runtime fields in the search request.

* Adding that queries against runtime fields are expensive.

* Incorporating feedback from reviewers.

* Minor changes from reviews.

* Adding alias for test case.

* Adding aliases to PUT example.

* Fixing test cases, for real this time.

* Updating use cases and introducing overlay throughout.

* Edits, adding 'shadowing', and explaining shadowing better.

* Streamlining tests and other changes.

* Fix formatting in example for test.

* Apply suggestions from code review

* Incorporating reviewer feedback 7 Dec

* Shifting structure of mapping page to fix cross links.

* Revisions for shadowing, overview, and other sections.

* Removing dot notation section and incorporating review changes.

* Adding updated example for shadowing.

* Streamlining shadowing example and TESTRESPONSEs.
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80 changes: 25 additions & 55 deletions docs/reference/mapping.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ are stored and indexed. For instance, use mappings to define:
* custom rules to control the mapping for
<<dynamic-mapping,dynamically added fields>>.

A mapping definition has:
A mapping definition includes metadata fields and fields:

<<mapping-fields,Metadata fields>>::

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NOTE: Before 7.0.0, the 'mappings' definition used to include a type name.
For more details, please see <<removal-of-types>>.

[[mapping-limit-settings]]
[discrete]
=== Settings to prevent mappings explosion

Defining too many fields in an index can lead to a
mapping explosion, which can cause out of memory errors and difficult
situations to recover from.
[[mapping-limit-settings]]
== Settings to prevent mapping explosion
Defining too many fields in an index can lead to a mapping explosion, which can
cause out of memory errors and difficult situations to recover from.

Consider a situation where every new document inserted
introduces new fields, such as with <<dynamic-mapping,dynamic mapping>>.
Each new field is added to the index mapping, which can become a
problem as the mapping grows.

Use the following settings to limit the number of field mappings (created manually or dynamically) and prevent documents from causing a mapping explosion:

`index.mapping.total_fields.limit`::
The maximum number of fields in an index. Field and object mappings, as well as
field aliases count towards this limit. The default value is `1000`.
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[IMPORTANT]
====
The limit is in place to prevent mappings and searches from becoming too
large. Higher values can lead to performance degradations and memory issues,
especially in clusters with a high load or few resources.
If you increase this setting, we recommend you also increase the
<<search-settings,`indices.query.bool.max_clause_count`>> setting, which
limits the maximum number of <<query-dsl-bool-query,boolean clauses>> in a query.
====
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[TIP]
====
If your field mappings contain a large, arbitrary set of keys, consider using the <<flattened,flattened>> data type.
====

`index.mapping.depth.limit`::
The maximum depth for a field, which is measured as the number of inner
objects. For instance, if all fields are defined at the root object level,
then the depth is `1`. If there is one object mapping, then the depth is
`2`, etc. Default is `20`.

// tag::nested-fields-limit[]
`index.mapping.nested_fields.limit`::
The maximum number of distinct `nested` mappings in an index. The `nested` type should only be used in special cases, when arrays of objects need to be queried independently of each other. To safeguard against poorly designed mappings, this setting
limits the number of unique `nested` types per index. Default is `50`.
// end::nested-fields-limit[]

// tag::nested-objects-limit[]
`index.mapping.nested_objects.limit`::
The maximum number of nested JSON objects that a single document can contain across all
`nested` types. This limit helps to prevent out of memory errors when a document contains too many nested
objects. Default is `10000`.
// end::nested-objects-limit[]

`index.mapping.field_name_length.limit`::
Setting for the maximum length of a field name. This setting isn't really something that addresses
mappings explosion but might still be useful if you want to limit the field length.
It usually shouldn't be necessary to set this setting. The default is okay
unless a user starts to add a huge number of fields with really long names. Default is
`Long.MAX_VALUE` (no limit).
Use the <<mapping-settings-limit,mapping limit settings>> to limit the number
of field mappings (created manually or dynamically) and prevent documents from
causing a mapping explosion.

[discrete]
[[runtime-fields]]
== Runtime fields
Typically, you index data into {es} to promote faster search. However, indexing
can be slow and requires more disk space, and you have to reindex your data to
add fields to existing documents.

<<runtime,Runtime fields>> are not indexed, which saves disk space and makes
data ingest faster. You can add runtime fields to existing documents without
reindexing your data and calculate field values dynamically at search time.

[discrete]
[[dynamic-mapping-intro]]
== Dynamic mapping

Fields and mapping types do not need to be defined before being used. Thanks
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[discrete]
[[create-mapping]]
== Create an index with an explicit mapping
=== Create an index with an explicit mapping

You can use the <<indices-create-index,create index>> API to create a new index
with an explicit mapping.
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include::mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc[]

include::mapping/mapping-settings-limit.asciidoc[]

include::mapping/types.asciidoc[]

include::mapping/runtime.asciidoc[]

include::mapping/fields.asciidoc[]

include::mapping/params.asciidoc[]
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[[mapping-settings-limit]]
== Mapping limit settings
Use the following settings to limit the number of field mappings (created manually or dynamically) and prevent documents from causing a mapping explosion:

`index.mapping.total_fields.limit`::
The maximum number of fields in an index. Field and object mappings, as well as
field aliases count towards this limit. The default value is `1000`.
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[IMPORTANT]
====
The limit is in place to prevent mappings and searches from becoming too
large. Higher values can lead to performance degradations and memory issues,
especially in clusters with a high load or few resources.
If you increase this setting, we recommend you also increase the
<<search-settings,`indices.query.bool.max_clause_count`>> setting, which
limits the maximum number of <<query-dsl-bool-query,boolean clauses>> in a query.
====
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[TIP]
====
If your field mappings contain a large, arbitrary set of keys, consider using the <<flattened,flattened>> data type.
====

`index.mapping.depth.limit`::
The maximum depth for a field, which is measured as the number of inner
objects. For instance, if all fields are defined at the root object level,
then the depth is `1`. If there is one object mapping, then the depth is
`2`, etc. Default is `20`.

// tag::nested-fields-limit[]
`index.mapping.nested_fields.limit`::
The maximum number of distinct `nested` mappings in an index. The `nested` type should only be used in special cases, when arrays of objects need to be queried independently of each other. To safeguard against poorly designed mappings, this setting
limits the number of unique `nested` types per index. Default is `50`.
// end::nested-fields-limit[]

// tag::nested-objects-limit[]
`index.mapping.nested_objects.limit`::
The maximum number of nested JSON objects that a single document can contain across all
`nested` types. This limit helps to prevent out of memory errors when a document contains too many nested
objects. Default is `10000`.
// end::nested-objects-limit[]

`index.mapping.field_name_length.limit`::
Setting for the maximum length of a field name. This setting isn't really something that addresses
mappings explosion but might still be useful if you want to limit the field length.
It usually shouldn't be necessary to set this setting. The default is okay
unless a user starts to add a huge number of fields with really long names. Default is
`Long.MAX_VALUE` (no limit).
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