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* Your lifecycle policy in the `index.lifecycle.name` index setting.

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Use the {ecs-ref}[Elastic Common Schema (ECS)] when mapping your fields. ECS
fields integrate with several {stack} features by default.

If you're unsure how to map your fields, use <<runtime-search-request,runtime
fields>> to extract fields from <<mapping-unstructured-content,unstructured
content>> at search time. For example, you can index a log message to a
`wildcard` field and later extract IP addresses and other data from this field
during a search.
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To create a component template in {kib}, open the main menu and go to *Stack
Management > Index Management*. In the *Index Templates* view, click *Create a
component template*.
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