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title: Zing filters search results with access controls
description: Zing filters search results to only display records the user can access.
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release: australia
product: Search Administration
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Zing text indexing and search engine, Search administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Zing filters search results with access controls

Zing filters search results to only display records the user can access.

For example, suppose you index the System Property \[sys\_properties\] table. When the ITIL user searches for a term in the System Property table, Zing returns no search results because the ITIL user doesn't meet the ACL rule requirements.

\[Omitted image "ITILUserSearch.png"\] Alt text: Empty search results page for ITIL user search in System Property table.

When a system administrator searches for the same property, Zing returns search results from the System Property table because the administrator meets the ACL rule requirements.

\[Omitted image "SystemAdministratorSearch.png"\] Alt text: Search results for system administrator search in System Property table.

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