Span not must have exclude span query clause – How to solve this Elasticsearch exception

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August-23, Version: 6.8-8.9

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Briefly, this error occurs when an Elasticsearch span_not query is missing the required [exclude] clause. The span_not query is used to match spans that are not between the start and end spans, and it requires both [include] and [exclude] clauses. To resolve this issue, you should review your query and ensure that it includes both the [include] and [exclude] clauses. If either is missing, add it to the query and try again. This should resolve the error and allow your query to execute successfully.

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This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” span_not must have [exclude] span query clause ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: query, index.

Log Context

Log “span_not must have [exclude] span query clause” class name is SpanNotQueryBuilder.java. We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :

 }
 if (include == null) {
 throw new ParsingException(parser.getTokenLocation(); "span_not must have [include] span query clause");
 }
 if (exclude == null) {
 throw new ParsingException(parser.getTokenLocation(); "span_not must have [exclude] span query clause");
 }
 if (dist != null && (pre != null || post != null)) {
 throw new ParsingException(parser.getTokenLocation(); "span_not can either use [dist] or [pre] & [post] (or none)");
 }

 

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