---
title: Available search options
description: Zing offers users several search interfaces and search operators to conduct text searches.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c\_IntroductionToSearching.html
release: australia
product: Search Administration
classification: search-administration
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Zing text indexing and search engine, Search administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Available search options

Zing offers users several search interfaces and search operators to conduct text searches.

|Search interface|Description|
|----------------|-----------|
|[Global search](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_GlobalTextSearch.md)|Find records in multiple tables using the global search field in the [Next Experience Unified Navigation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/using-the-next-experience-global-header.md).|
|[Search a list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/t_SearchAList.md)|Find records in a list; search in a specific field \(Go to\), all fields \(Search\), or in a specific column.|
|[Knowledge Base](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/r_KnowledgeSearch.md)|Find knowledge articles.|
|[Live feed](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/c_UseLiveFeed.md)|Filter, search, or sort messages in live feed.|
|[UI pages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/api-reference/scripts/r_UIPages.md)|Create a custom UI page to search for records in a table.|

|Search operator|Description|
|---------------|-----------|
|[Boolean operators](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_BooleanOperators.md)|Construct complex searches using Boolean AND, OR, and NOT operators in global text searches.|
|[Quotation marks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_PhraseSearches.md)|Wrap search terms in quotation marks to search for an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.|
|[Wildcard characters](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_Wildcards.md)|Expand search results to match any non-space character. Zing supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.|

-   **[List search finds records from the current table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_TextSearchesInRecordLists.md)**  
Search records from a table list view.
-   **[Boolean operators allow conditional search results](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_BooleanOperators.md)**  
Construct complex searches using Boolean AND, OR, and NOT operators in global text searches.
-   **[Quotation marks allow exact phrase searches](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_PhraseSearches.md)**  
Wrap search terms in quotation marks to search for an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.
-   **[Wildcard characters allow searching for patterns and variations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_Wildcards.md)**  
Expand search results to match any non-space character. Zing supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.
-   **[Enable or disable the Zing junk filter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_DisableTheJunkFilter.md)**  
When its junk filter is enabled, Zing doesn't index or search for 2-digit numbers or single-character words \(unless they are Chinese or Japanese characters\). You can enable or disable the junk filter for individual tables.
-   **[Debug Zing](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_DebugZing.md)**  
Debugging messages create a log of search processes as they occur. These messages may help administrators configure optimal performance settings.

**Parent Topic:**[Zing text indexing and search engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_ZingTextSearch.md)

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