--- title: Configuring source systems for external content indexing description: Source system administrators configure settings to allow external content connectors to index your documents and security settings for search. These settings must be configured for a source system before you create an external content connector to crawl that source system. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/cfg-src-sys-ext-content-indexing.html release: australia product: Search Administration classification: search-administration topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-05-31" reading_time_minutes: 8 keywords: [ServiceNow Otto, AI Agents, generative AI, agentic AI] breadcrumb: [Explore, External Content Connectors, Search administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform] --- # Configuring source systems for external content indexing Source system administrators configure settings to allow external content connectors to index your documents and security settings for search. These settings must be configured for a source system before you create an external content connector to crawl that source system. 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