11[role="xpack"]
2- [[dataframe -limitations]]
3- == {transform-cap} limitations
2+ [[transform -limitations]]
3+ === {transform-cap} limitations
44[subs="attributes"]
55++++
66<titleabbrev>Limitations</titleabbrev>
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ The following limitations and known problems apply to the 7.4 release of
1212the Elastic {dataframe} feature:
1313
1414[float]
15- [[df -compatibility-limitations]]
16- === Beta {transforms} do not have guaranteed backwards or forwards compatibility
15+ [[transform -compatibility-limitations]]
16+ ==== Beta {transforms} do not have guaranteed backwards or forwards compatibility
1717
1818Whilst {transforms} are beta, it is not guaranteed that a
1919{transform} created in a previous version of the {stack} will be able
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ destination index. This is a normal {es} index and is not affected by the beta
2525status.
2626
2727[float]
28- [[df -ui-limitation]]
29- === {dataframe-cap} UI will not work during a rolling upgrade from 7.2
28+ [[transform -ui-limitation]]
29+ ==== {dataframe-cap} UI will not work during a rolling upgrade from 7.2
3030
3131If your cluster contains mixed version nodes, for example during a rolling
3232upgrade from 7.2 to a newer version, and {transforms} have been
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@ have been upgraded to the newer version before using the {dataframe} UI.
3535
3636
3737[float]
38- [[df -datatype-limitations]]
39- === {dataframe-cap} data type limitation
38+ [[transform -datatype-limitations]]
39+ ==== {dataframe-cap} data type limitation
4040
4141{dataframes-cap} do not (yet) support fields containing arrays – in the UI or
4242the API. If you try to create one, the UI will fail to show the source index
4343table.
4444
4545[float]
46- [[df -ccs-limitations]]
47- === {ccs-cap} is not supported
46+ [[transform -ccs-limitations]]
47+ ==== {ccs-cap} is not supported
4848
4949{ccs-cap} is not supported for {transforms}.
5050
5151[float]
52- [[df -kibana-limitations]]
53- === Up to 1,000 {transforms} are supported
52+ [[transform -kibana-limitations]]
53+ ==== Up to 1,000 {transforms} are supported
5454
5555A single cluster will support up to 1,000 {transforms}.
5656When using the
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ When using the
5959enumerate through the full list.
6060
6161[float]
62- [[df -aggresponse-limitations]]
63- === Aggregation responses may be incompatible with destination index mappings
62+ [[transform -aggresponse-limitations]]
63+ ==== Aggregation responses may be incompatible with destination index mappings
6464
6565When a {transform} is first started, it will deduce the mappings
6666required for the destination index. This process is based on the field types of
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ workaround, you may define custom mappings prior to starting the
7777{ref}/indices-templates.html[define an index template].
7878
7979[float]
80- [[df -batch-limitations]]
81- === Batch {transforms} may not account for changed documents
80+ [[transform -batch-limitations]]
81+ ==== Batch {transforms} may not account for changed documents
8282
8383A batch {transform} uses a
8484{ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-composite-aggregation.html[composite aggregation]
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ do not yet support a search context, therefore if the source data is changed
8888results may not include these changes.
8989
9090[float]
91- [[df -consistency-limitations]]
92- === {cdataframe-cap} consistency does not account for deleted or updated documents
91+ [[transform -consistency-limitations]]
92+ ==== {cdataframe-cap} consistency does not account for deleted or updated documents
9393
9494While the process for {transforms} allows the continual recalculation
9595of the {transform} as new data is being ingested, it does also have
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ updated when viewing the {dataframe} destination index.
114114
115115
116116[float]
117- [[df -deletion-limitations]]
118- === Deleting a {transform} does not delete the {dataframe} destination index or {kib} index pattern
117+ [[transform -deletion-limitations]]
118+ ==== Deleting a {transform} does not delete the {dataframe} destination index or {kib} index pattern
119119
120120When deleting a {transform} using `DELETE _data_frame/transforms/index`
121121neither the {dataframe} destination index nor the {kib} index pattern, should
122122one have been created, are deleted. These objects must be deleted separately.
123123
124124[float]
125- [[df -aggregation-page-limitations]]
126- === Handling dynamic adjustment of aggregation page size
125+ [[transform -aggregation-page-limitations]]
126+ ==== Handling dynamic adjustment of aggregation page size
127127
128128During the development of {transforms}, control was favoured over
129129performance. In the design considerations, it is preferred for the
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ requested has been reduced to its minimum, then the {transform} will
153153be set to a failed state.
154154
155155[float]
156- [[df -dynamic-adjustments-limitations]]
157- === Handling dynamic adjustments for many terms
156+ [[transform -dynamic-adjustments-limitations]]
157+ ==== Handling dynamic adjustments for many terms
158158
159159For each checkpoint, entities are identified that have changed since the last
160160time the check was performed. This list of changed entities is supplied as a
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ Using smaller values for `max_page_search_size` may result in a longer duration
176176for the {transform} checkpoint to complete.
177177
178178[float]
179- [[df -scheduling-limitations]]
180- === {cdataframe-cap} scheduling limitations
179+ [[transform -scheduling-limitations]]
180+ ==== {cdataframe-cap} scheduling limitations
181181
182182A {cdataframe} periodically checks for changes to source data. The functionality
183183of the scheduler is currently limited to a basic periodic timer which can be
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ search/index operations has other users in your cluster. Also note that retries
188188occur at `frequency` interval.
189189
190190[float]
191- [[df -failed-limitations]]
192- === Handling of failed {transforms}
191+ [[transform -failed-limitations]]
192+ ==== Handling of failed {transforms}
193193
194194Failed {transforms} remain as a persistent task and should be handled
195195appropriately, either by deleting it or by resolving the root cause of the
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ When using the API to delete a failed {transform}, first stop it using
199199`_stop?force=true`, then delete it.
200200
201201[float]
202- [[df -availability-limitations]]
203- === {cdataframes-cap} may give incorrect results if documents are not yet available to search
202+ [[transform -availability-limitations]]
203+ ==== {cdataframes-cap} may give incorrect results if documents are not yet available to search
204204
205205After a document is indexed, there is a very small delay until it is available
206206to search.
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