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@@ -138,7 +138,13 @@ this pattern.
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* A <<date,`date`>> or <<date_nanos,`date_nanos`>> field mapping for the
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- timestamp field specified in the `timestamp_field` property.
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+timestamp field specified in the `timestamp_field` property.
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+IMPORTANT: Carefully consider the timestamp field's mapping, including
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+<<mapping-params,mapping parameters>> such as <<mapping-date-format,`format`>>.
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+Once the stream is created, you can only update the timestamp field's mapping by
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+reindexing the data stream. See
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+<<data-streams-use-reindex-to-change-mappings-settings>>.
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* If you intend to use {ilm-init}, you must specify the
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<<configure-a-data-stream-ilm-policy,lifecycle policy>> in the
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