elasticsearch/docs/reference/mapping/params/dynamic.asciidoc
Mark Laney fe2ec6c916 Remove any mention of "mapping type" (#86242)
Mapping types were removed in v6.0 so they shouldn't be mentioned in the
description of inheritance of the `dynamic` setting.
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[[dynamic]]
=== `dynamic`
When you index a document containing a new field, {es} <<dynamic-mapping,adds the field dynamically>> to a document or to inner objects within a document. The
following document adds the string field `username`, the object field
`name`, and two string fields under the `name` object:
[source,console]
----
PUT my-index-000001/_doc/1
{
"username": "johnsmith",
"name": { <1>
"first": "John",
"last": "Smith"
}
}
GET my-index-000001/_mapping <2>
----
<1> Refer to fields under the `name` object as `name.first` and `name.last`.
<2> Check the mapping to view changes.
The following document adds two string fields: `email` and `name.middle`:
[source,console]
----
PUT my-index-000001/_doc/2
{
"username": "marywhite",
"email": "mary@white.com",
"name": {
"first": "Mary",
"middle": "Alice",
"last": "White"
}
}
GET my-index-000001/_mapping
----
[[dynamic-inner-objects]]
==== Setting `dynamic` on inner objects
<<object,Inner objects>> inherit the `dynamic` setting from their parent
object. In the following example, dynamic mapping is
disabled at the type level, so no new top-level fields will be added
dynamically.
However, the `user.social_networks` object enables dynamic mapping, so you can
add fields to this inner object.
[source,console]
----
PUT my-index-000001
{
"mappings": {
"dynamic": false, <1>
"properties": {
"user": { <2>
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "text"
},
"social_networks": {
"dynamic": true, <3>
"properties": {}
}
}
}
}
}
}
----
<1> Disables dynamic mapping at the type level.
<2> The `user` object inherits the type-level setting.
<3> Enables dynamic mapping for this inner object.
[[dynamic-parameters]]
==== Parameters for `dynamic`
The `dynamic` parameter controls whether new fields are added dynamically, and
accepts the following parameters:
[horizontal]
`true`:: New fields are added to the mapping (default).
`runtime`:: New fields are added to the mapping as <<runtime,runtime fields>>.
These fields are not indexed, and are loaded from `_source` at query time.
`false`:: New fields are ignored. These fields will not be indexed
or searchable, but will still appear in the `_source` field of returned hits. These fields will not be added
to the mapping, and new fields must be added explicitly.
`strict`:: If new fields are detected, an exception is thrown and the document
is rejected. New fields must be explicitly added to the mapping.