From c486565f509f432c82e9f8ee60601f9fcce795b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julie Tibshirani Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:23:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Fix an inaccuracy in the dynamic templates documentation. --- docs/reference/mapping/dynamic/templates.asciidoc | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic/templates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic/templates.asciidoc index bdb009167552a..4fbed66449800 100644 --- a/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic/templates.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic/templates.asciidoc @@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ Dynamic templates are specified as an array of named objects: <3> The mapping that the matched field should use. -Templates are processed in order -- the first matching template wins. New -templates can be appended to the end of the list with the -<> API. If a new template has the same -name as an existing template, it will replace the old version. +Templates are processed in order -- the first matching template wins. When +putting new dynamic templates through the <> API, +all existing templates are overwritten. This allows for dynamic templates to be +reordered or deleted after they were initially added. [[match-mapping-type]] ==== `match_mapping_type`