diff --git a/_field-types/mapping-parameters/doc-values.md b/_field-types/mapping-parameters/doc-values.md
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--- a/_field-types/mapping-parameters/doc-values.md
+++ b/_field-types/mapping-parameters/doc-values.md
@@ -8,36 +8,29 @@ has_children: false
 has_toc: false
 ---
 
-# doc_values
+# Doc values
 
-By default, OpenSearch indexes most fields for search purposes. The `doc_values ` parameter enables document-to-term lookups for operations such as sorting, aggregations, and scripting.
+By default, most fields are indexed and searchable using the inverted index. The inverted index works by storing a unique sorted list of terms and mapping each term to the documents that contain it.
 
-The `doc_values` parameter accepts the following options.
+Sorting, aggregations, and field access in scripts, however, require a different approach. Instead of finding documents from terms, these operations need to retrieve terms from specific documents.
 
-Option | Description
-:--- | :---
-`true` | Enables `doc_values` for the field. Default is `true`.
-`false` | Disables `doc_values` for the field.
+Doc values make these operations possible. They are an on-disk, column-oriented data structure created at index time. Although they store the same values as the `_source` field, their format is optimized for fast sorting and aggregations.
 
-The `doc_values` parameter is not supported for use in text fields.
+Doc values are enabled by default on nearly all field types, except for `text` fields. If you know that a field won't be used for sorting, aggregations, or scripting, you can disable doc values in order to reduce disk usage.
 
-For more information on using `doc_values` with the `index` parameter, see [The `index` and `doc_values` parameters compared]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/field-types/mapping-parameters/index-parameter/#the-index-and-doc-values-parameters-compared).
+## Example
 
----
-
-## Example: Creating an index with `doc_values` enabled and disabled
-
-The following example request creates an index with `doc_values` enabled for one field and disabled for another:
+To understand how `doc_values` affect fields, create a sample index. In this index, the `status_code` field  has `doc_values` enabled by default, allowing it to support sorting and aggregations. The `session_id` field has `doc_values` disabled, so it does not support sorting or aggregations but can still be queried:
 
 ```json
-PUT my-index-001
+PUT /web_analytics
 {
   "mappings": {
     "properties": {
-      "status_code": { 
+      "status_code": {
         "type": "keyword"
       },
-      "session_id": { 
+      "session_id": {
         "type": "keyword",
         "doc_values": false
       }
@@ -46,3 +39,108 @@ PUT my-index-001
 }
 ```
 {% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+Add some sample data to the index:
+
+```json
+PUT /web_analytics/_doc/1
+{
+  "status_code": "200",
+  "session_id": "abc123"
+}
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+```json
+PUT /web_analytics/_doc/2
+{
+  "status_code": "404",
+  "session_id": "def456"
+}
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+```json
+PUT /web_analytics/_doc/3
+{
+  "status_code": "200",
+  "session_id": "ghi789"
+}
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+Perform an aggregation on the `status_code` field:
+
+```json
+GET /web_analytics/_search
+{
+  "size": 0,
+  "aggs": {
+    "status_codes": {
+      "terms": {
+        "field": "status_code"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+This aggregation returns correct results because `status_code` has `doc_values` enabled:
+
+```json
+{
+  "took": 37,
+  "timed_out": false,
+  "terminated_early": true,
+  "_shards": {
+    "total": 1,
+    "successful": 1,
+    "skipped": 0,
+    "failed": 0
+  },
+  "hits": {
+    "total": {
+      "value": 3,
+      "relation": "eq"
+    },
+    "max_score": null,
+    "hits": []
+  },
+  "aggregations": {
+    "status_codes": {
+      "doc_count_error_upper_bound": 0,
+      "sum_other_doc_count": 0,
+      "buckets": [
+        {
+          "key": "200",
+          "doc_count": 2
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "404",
+          "doc_count": 1
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Attempt to aggregate on the `session_id` field:
+
+```json
+GET /web_analytics/_search
+{
+  "size": 0,
+  "aggs": {
+    "session_counts": {
+      "terms": {
+        "field": "session_id"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+This aggregation fails because `session_id` has `doc_values` disabled, preventing the document-to-field lookup required for aggregations.