Clarify settings and template on create index

ppf2 · jasontedor · commit 2b195704211d · 2017-10-12T17:50:52.000-04:00
This commit clarifies the interaction between settings specified in a create index request, and those that would come from any templates that apply to the create index request. Relates #26994
diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ and a simple pattern template that controls whether the template should be
 applied to the new index.
 
 NOTE: Templates are only applied at index creation time.  Changing a template
-will have no impact on existing indices.
+will have no impact on existing indices.  When using the create index API, the settings/mappings
+defined as part of the create index call will take precedence over any matching settings/mappings
+defined in the template.
 
 For example:
 
