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[DOCS] Documents output_field behavior after multiple inference runs (elastic#111875)
Co-authored-by: David Kyle <[email protected]>
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Select the `content` field for inference and write the result to
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`content_embedding`.
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IMPORTANT: If the specified `output_field` already exists in the ingest document, it won't be overwritten.
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The {infer} results will be appended to the existing fields within `output_field`, which could lead to duplicate fields and potential errors.
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To avoid this, use an unique `output_field` field name that does not clash with any existing fields.
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