+ NAME + join field - Common Causes and Quick Fixes

Opster Team

July-20, Version: 1.7-8.0

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” + NAME + join field ” to appear. It’s important to understand the issues related to the log, so to get started, read the general overview on common issues and tips related to the Elasticsearch concepts: join and query.

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Log Context

Log”[” + NAME + “] join field [“classname is HasChildQueryBuilder.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

fieldType.name(); scoreMode; fieldData; context.getSearchSimilarity());
  } else {
  if (ignoreUnmapped) {
  return new MatchNoDocsQuery();
  } else {
  throw new QueryShardException(context; "[" + NAME + "] join field [" + joinFieldMapper.name() +
  "] doesn't hold [" + type + "] as a child");
  }
  }
  }