From 0242a5e42b08e9319bcdcde45b3133c424b3cd9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julie Tibshirani Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:35:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update the migration documentation. --- docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/search.asciidoc | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/search.asciidoc b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/search.asciidoc index 3964aaa6666a2..c752b1ab8b393 100644 --- a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/search.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/search.asciidoc @@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ The `nested_filter` and `nested_path` options, deprecated in 6.x, have been remo `_search` and `_get` requests. Adaptive replica selection (activated by default in this version) will route requests more efficiently using the service time of prior inter-node communications. +[float] +==== Removal of sparse vector fields +The `sparse_vector` field type was deprecated in 7.6 and is now removed in +8.0. We have not seen much interest in this experimental field type, and don't +see a clear use case as it's currently designed. If you have feedback or +suggestions around sparse vector functionality, please let us know through +GitHub or the 'discuss' forums. + [float] ==== Update to vector function signatures The vector functions of the form `function(query, doc['field'])` were