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[DOCS] Document unsupported field datatypes and limits for JSON objects with
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have malformed fields by using `exist` or `term` queries on the special
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<<mapping-ignored-field,`_ignored`>> field.
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==== Limits for JSON Objects
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You can't use `ignore_malformed` to index JSON objects into field datatypes used
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for other data formats, like `text` or `integer`.
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Similarly, `ignore_malformed` does not support datatypes used for JSON objects, including:
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* <<nested, Nested datatype>>
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* <<object, Object datatype>>
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* <<range, Range datatypes>>

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