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Docs: Document that the fielddata loading defaults to eager on the _parent field.

Closes #9804
Martijn van Groningen 10 years ago
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 The mapping is automatically stored and indexed (meaning it can be
 searched on using the `_parent` field notation).
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+==== Field data loading
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+Contrary to other fields the fielddata loading is not `lazy`, but `eager`. The reason for this is that when this
+field has been enabled it is going to be used in parent/child queries, which heavily relies on field data to perform
+efficiently. This can already be observed during indexing after refresh either automatically or manually has been executed.