---
title: Apply user criteria to a search source
description: Assign user criteria to search sources to limit user access to content in a portal.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/user-crit-search-source.html
release: australia
product: Service Portal
classification: service-portal
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [User criteria for Service Portal, Managing portal access, Configuring Service Portal, Service Portal, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Apply user criteria to a search source

Assign user criteria to search sources to limit user access to content in a portal.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

You can add user criteria to custom or default [Configuring search in a portal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/search-service-portal.md).

## Procedure

1.  In the Service Portal Configuration page \(**Service Portal** > **Service Portal Configuration**\), navigate to **Portal Tables** > **Search Source** in the header menu as shown below\[Omitted image "port-table-search-source.png"\] Alt text: Port Table Search Source example.

2.  Open the search source record that you would like to modify.

3.  Under related lists, click **Who Can View Search Sources** or **Who Cannot View Search Sources**.

4.  Click **New**.

5.  Select a criteria from the **Can View** or **Cannot View** list.

    Selecting criteria from the **Can View** or **Cannot View** list applies user criteria records created in [Create a user criteria record for Service Portal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/create-user-criteria-record.md) to the selected search source.

6.  Click **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[User criteria for Service Portal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/user-criteria.md)