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[DOCS] Refine docs about EA > Kafka > LS > ES (#1374)
* [DOCS] Refine docs about EA > Kafka > LS > ES * Update fleet-settings-output-kafka.asciidoc * Update docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/configuration/outputs/output-kafka.asciidoc --------- Co-authored-by: David Kilfoyle <[email protected]>
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docs/en/ingest-management/elastic-agent/configuration/outputs/output-kafka.asciidoc

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== Kafka output and using {ls} to index data to {es}
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If you are considering using {ls} to ship the data from `kafka` to {es}, please
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be aware Elastic is not currently testing this kind of setup.
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If you are considering using {ls} to ship the data from `kafka` to {es}, please be aware the
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structure of the documents sent from {agent} to `kafka` must not be modified by {ls}.
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We suggest disabling `ecs_compatibility` on both the `kafka` input and the `json` codec in order
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to make sure the input doesn't edit the fields and their contents.
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The structure of the documents sent from {agent} to `kafka` must not be modified by {ls}.
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We suggest disabling `ecs_compatibility` on both the `kafka` input and the `json` codec.
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The data streams set up by the integrations expect to receive events having the same structure and
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field names as they were sent directly from an {agent}.
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Refer to <<logstash-output,{ls} output for {agent}>> documentation for more details.
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docs/en/ingest-management/fleet/fleet-settings-output-kafka.asciidoc

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== Kafka output and using {ls} to index data to {es}
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If you are considering using {ls} to ship the data from `kafka` to {es}, please
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be aware Elastic is not currently testing this kind of setup.
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be aware the structure of the documents sent from {agent} to `kafka` must not be modified by {ls}.
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We suggest disabling `ecs_compatibility` on both the `kafka` input and the `json` codec in order
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to make sure the input doesn't edit the fields and their contents.
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The data streams setup by the integrations expect to receive events having the same structure and
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field names as they were sent directly from an {agent}.
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The structure of the documents sent from {agent} to `kafka` must not be modified by {ls}.
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We suggest disabling `ecs_compatibility` on both the `kafka` input and the `json` codec.

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