From 2e0f776e8d4d5a7b952169764a0440718ae2e721 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Visha Angelova <91186315+vishaangelova@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:23:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Highlight the subscription requirement for synthetic `_source` (#133443) * Add a note about the subscription requirement for synthetic * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Liam Thompson --------- Co-authored-by: Liam Thompson (cherry picked from commit 0d736d2ad59a1b59e0f3003fcbfa966072d17fd9) --- .../elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-source-field.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-source-field.md b/docs/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-source-field.md index f3b18562e7aa4..2ee3c6b025141 100644 --- a/docs/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-source-field.md +++ b/docs/reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-source-field.md @@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ If disk usage is important to you, then consider the following options: ## Synthetic `_source` [synthetic-source] -Though very handy to have around, the source field takes up a significant amount of space on disk. Instead of storing source documents on disk exactly as you send them, Elasticsearch can reconstruct source content on the fly upon retrieval. To enable this [subscription](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) feature, use the value `synthetic` for the index setting `index.mapping.source.mode`: +:::{note} +This feature requires a [subscription](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions). +::: + +Though very handy to have around, the source field takes up a significant amount of space on disk. Instead of storing source documents on disk exactly as you send them, Elasticsearch can reconstruct source content on the fly upon retrieval. To enable this feature, use the value `synthetic` for the index setting `index.mapping.source.mode`: $$$enable-synthetic-source-example$$$