---
title: Features of Zing text indexing and search engine
description: Enable and configure Zing text indexing and search engine features.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/features-zing.html
release: australia
product: Search Administration
classification: search-administration
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Zing text indexing and search engine, Search administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Features of Zing text indexing and search engine

Enable and configure Zing text indexing and search engine features.

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Feature

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Description

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Top tasks

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State

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[Zing indexes words](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/zing-indexes-words.md)

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Index documents by dividing them into words. Depending on the languages your instance supports, a word may be a single character such as a Chinese or Japanese pictogram or a sequence of characters separated by spaces such as with Latin, Arabic, and Pinyin languages.

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-   [Configure a table for indexing and searching](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/configure-single-table-for-indexing.md)
-   [Regenerate a text index for a table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_RegenerateATextIndexForATable.md)
-   [Configure tables to use the Japanese tokenizer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/configure-tables-japanese-tokenizer.md)

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Active

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[Zing computes document scores using three components](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_DocumentScoring.md)

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Compute document scores based on the frequency, sequence, and weight of search terms in the document.

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-   [Score search terms by inverse document frequency \(IDF\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/enable-IDF-scoring.md)
-   [Set the relative weight of a field](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_ControlMatchRelevanceByField.md)

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Active

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[Global search finds records from multiple tables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_GlobalTextSearch.md)

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Search multiple record types from a single search field.

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-   [Add a search group for Core UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/search-settings-filter-group-table.md)
-   [Configure a table for indexing and searching](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/configure-single-table-for-indexing.md)

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Active

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[Search results page in Core UI and UI15](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/global-search-polaris-ui.md)

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Display global text search results for each table as Zing generates them.

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-   [Add a search group for Core UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/search-settings-filter-group-table.md)
-   [Revert to the legacy global search UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/revert-to-legacy-global-search.md)

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Active

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[List search finds records from the current table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_TextSearchesInRecordLists.md)

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Search records from a table list view.

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-   [Configure a table for indexing and searching](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/configure-single-table-for-indexing.md)
-   [Regenerate a text index for a table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_RegenerateATextIndexForATable.md)

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Active

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[Zing can include attachments in search results](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_SearchingForAttachments.md)

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Search content from attachments on indexed tables. Display attachments for search results from the Knowledge \[kb\_knowledge\] table.

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-   [Index attachments on a table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/t_DisablingAttachmentsOnATable.md)
-   [Configure a table for indexing and searching](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/configure-single-table-for-indexing.md)

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Active

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[Zing removes stop words from queries](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/stop-words-removed-from-queries.md)

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Remove common words from search queries that don't produce meaningful results.

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-   [Configure a global stop word](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_ConfigureAGlobalStopWord.md)
-   [Configure a table-specific stop word](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_ConfigureATableSpecificStopWord.md)

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Active

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[Zing matches derived words with stemming](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/stemming-matches-derived-words.md)

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Convert any multiple-character search keyword to its stem form to find derived versions of the word.

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-   [System Localization properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/system-localization/set-localization-props.md)
-   [Activate a language](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/system-localization/t_ActivateALanguage.md)

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Active

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[Zing can expand search results with synonyms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/search-synonyms-expand-results.md)

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Expand search results to include additional search terms. \[Omitted image "icon-configuration-required.png"\] Alt text: icon Requires configuration before use

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-   [Enable search synonyms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/enable-text-index-synonyms.md)
-   [Create synonym dictionaries](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/create-synonym-dictionaries.md)

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Inactive

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