Set Processor
editSet Processor
editSets one field and associates it with the specified value. If the field already exists, its value will be replaced with the provided one.
Table 61. Set Options
Name | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
|
yes |
- |
The field to insert, upsert, or update. Supports template snippets. |
|
yes |
- |
The value to be set for the field. Supports template snippets. |
|
no |
true |
If processor will update fields with pre-existing non-null-valued field. When set to |
|
no |
- |
Conditionally execute this processor. |
|
no |
- |
Handle failures for this processor. See Handling Failures in Pipelines. |
|
no |
|
Ignore failures for this processor. See Handling Failures in Pipelines. |
|
no |
- |
An identifier for this processor. Useful for debugging and metrics. |
{ "description" : "sets the value of count to 1" "set": { "field": "count", "value": 1 } }
This processor can also be used to copy data from one field to another. For example:
PUT _ingest/pipeline/set_os { "description": "sets the value of host.os.name from the field os", "processors": [ { "set": { "field": "host.os.name", "value": "{{os}}" } } ] } POST _ingest/pipeline/set_os/_simulate { "docs": [ { "_source": { "os": "Ubuntu" } } ] }
Result:
{ "docs" : [ { "doc" : { "_index" : "_index", "_type" : "_doc", "_id" : "_id", "_source" : { "host" : { "os" : { "name" : "Ubuntu" } }, "os" : "Ubuntu" }, "_ingest" : { "timestamp" : "2019-03-11T21:54:37.909224Z" } } } ] }