{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":39322,"path":"platform-administration/search-administration/c_IntroductionToSearching.md","title":"Available search options","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Available search options\n\nZing offers users several search interfaces and search operators to conduct text searches.\n\n|Search interface|Description|\n|----------------|-----------|\n|[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).|\n|[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.|\n|[Knowledge Base](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/r_KnowledgeSearch.md)|Find knowledge articles.|\n|[Live feed](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/c_UseLiveFeed.md)|Filter, search, or sort messages in live feed.|\n|[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.|\n\n|Search operator|Description|\n|---------------|-----------|\n|[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.|\n|[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.|\n|[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.|\n\n-   **[List search finds records from the current table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_TextSearchesInRecordLists.md)**  \nSearch records from a table list view.\n-   **[Boolean operators allow conditional search results](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_BooleanOperators.md)**  \nConstruct complex searches using Boolean AND, OR, and NOT operators in global text searches.\n-   **[Quotation marks allow exact phrase searches](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_PhraseSearches.md)**  \nWrap search terms in quotation marks to search for an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.\n-   **[Wildcard characters allow searching for patterns and variations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_Wildcards.md)**  \nExpand search results to match any non-space character. Zing supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.\n-   **[Enable or disable the Zing junk filter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_DisableTheJunkFilter.md)**  \nWhen 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.\n-   **[Debug Zing](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/t_DebugZing.md)**  \nDebugging messages create a log of search processes as they occur. These messages may help administrators configure optimal performance settings.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Zing text indexing and search engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/c_ZingTextSearch.md)\n\n**Related topics**  \n\n\n[Features of Zing text indexing and search engine]()\n\n[Global search finds records from multiple tables]()\n\n[Zing generates search results in four phases]()\n\n[Zing filters search results with access controls]()\n\n[Zing computes document scores using three components]()\n\n[Zing indexes words]()\n\n[Zing can include attachments in search results]()\n\n[Zing removes stop words from queries]()\n\n[Zing matches derived words with stemming]()\n\n[Zing can expand search results with synonyms]()\n\n[Zing displays search suggestions as users enter search terms]()\n\n[Installed with Zing]()\n\n"}}