arangosh> db.test.ensureIndex({ type: "hash", fields: [ "a" ] }); { "id" : "test/15971", "type" : "hash", "fields" : [ "a" ], "selectivityEstimate" : 1, "unique" : false, "sparse" : false, "isNewlyCreated" : true, "code" : 201 } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1 }); { "_id" : "test/15974", "_key" : "15974", "_rev" : "15974" } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : 1 }); { "_id" : "test/15978", "_key" : "15978", "_rev" : "15978" } arangosh> db.test.save({ a : null }); { "_id" : "test/15981", "_key" : "15981", "_rev" : "15981" }