opensearch-project / opensearch-project/data-prepper

Support partial updates on existing documents

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Some users have requested the ability to add to existing documents in OpenSearch instead of overwriting existing documents.

Describe the solution you'd like
Ideally, the user could configure an option to allow this behavior.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the OpenSearch document-writing path and its configuration handling, then determine how existing-document updates are currently processed. Done means users can configure partial updates without overwriting existing documents, with coverage for the new behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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