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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions docs/reference/mapping/fields/source-field.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ and <<docs-reindex,`reindex`>> APIs.
automatically.
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NOTE: You can't disable the `_source` field for indexes with <<index-mode-setting,`index_mode`>>
set to `logsdb` or `time_series`.

TIP: If disk space is a concern, rather increase the
<<index-codec,compression level>> instead of disabling the `_source`.

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/reference/mapping/fields/synthetic-source.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ document. Similarly, malformed values of fields that use <<ignore-malformed,`ign
Some field types have additional restrictions. These restrictions are documented in the **synthetic `_source`** section
of the field type's <<mapping-types,documentation>>.

Synthetic source is not supported in <<snapshots-source-only-repository,source-only>> snapshot repositories. To store indexes that use synthetic `_source`, choose a different repository type.

[[synthetic-source-modifications]]
===== Synthetic `_source` modifications

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