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title: Index the content from an indexed source for searchability
description: Enable AI Search to index the records from your source tables to make the content searchable.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Search Administration
classification: search-administration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [ServiceNow Otto, AI Agents, generative AI, agentic AI]
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# Index the content from an indexed source for searchability

Enable AI Search to index the records from your source tables to make the content searchable.

## Before you begin

Role required: ais\_admin

## About this task

You can index the existing records in the source table and any child tables that you set up for indexing. If you add, change, or remove an indexed source attribute, or update indexed values for fields on referenced tables, you must reindex the content from an internal source. You can do it manually by following the steps given in the procedure again. For more information, see [Indexing content from AI Search indexed sources](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/ai-search/indexing-content-ais.md).

You can also index the content from an indexed source for external documents. For more information, see [Indexing and searching external content in AI Search](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/ai-search/external-content-ais.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **AI Search Admin** > **AI Search Admin Home**.

2.  On the **Shared Configurations** tab, select **Indexed Sources** .

3.  Select the indexed source that you want to index.

    The selected indexed source opens in the Configuration form view.

4.  Select **Start index job**.

5.  Start indexing.

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**Enable AI Search indexing content from internal indexed sources, including both parent table and its child tables**

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1.  Select **Full index**.
2.  Select **Start**.


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**Enable AI Search indexing content from the source tables, including only the selected child tables**

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1.  Select **Select source tables to index**.
2.  Select the source tables that are defined in the indexed source from the **Tables** field.
3.  Select **Start**.


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</table>    The AI Search Indexed Source History page appears.

6.  To monitor the progress of the indexing task, refresh the AI Search Indexed Source History form page.

    When the task completes, the **Ingestion State** field of the indexed source shows its status as indexed.

7.  Return to the list of indexed sources by selecting the back icon \[Omitted image "FormBackUI15.png"\] Alt text: Back icon..


## Result

AI Search indexes content from existing records in the indexed source. Indexing continues on a scheduled basis. You must repeat this task for the indexed sources if you want to reindex their content before the next scheduled indexing run.

## What to do next

Define search sources to make searchable content from the indexed source available in user search experiences. For details on creating search sources, see [Create or edit an EVAM view definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/ais-admin-console-evam-configurations.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Managing indexed sources from the AI Search Admin console](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/ais-managing-indexed-source.md)