# A replacement's target field doesn't exist yet in the target resource. What makes Kustomize add it?

Kustomize, Hard (Expert), Concepts. https://k8wiz.com/uquiz/a-replacements-target-field-doesnt-exist-yet-in-the-target-resource-what-makes-kustomize-add-it

- A. options.create: true on that target
- B. options.force: true on that target
- C. Listing the field under patches
- D. Setting options.delimiter to an empty string

**Answer:** options.create: true on that target

**Explanation:** create defaults to false, so a replacement only writes to fields that already exist. With create: true Kustomize adds the missing field. delimiter and index are for replacing one part of a value.