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title: Append processor
description: Use the append processor to add a value to an existing array field, or create the field as an array if it doesn’t exist. To use an append processor: Select...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/4473/solutions/observability/streams/management/extract/append
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# Append processor
Use the append processor to add a value to an existing array field, or create the field as an array if it doesn’t exist.
To use an append processor:
1. Select **Create** → **Create processor**.
2. Select **Append** from the **Processor** menu.
3. Set **Source Field** to the field you want append values to.
4. Set **Target field** to the values you want to append to the **Source Field**.

This functionality uses the Elasticsearch rename pipeline processor. Refer to the [rename processor](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/main/reference/enrich-processor/rename-processor) Elasticsearch documentation for more information.