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# Create a search source

# Create a search source {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create a search source to define what records can be found in your search
bar.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

In these steps, you create the search source to define what search results your users
can see. Each search source consists of a table, and optional conditions. User will
see results from the selected table, limited by the conditions you define in the
search source. You could, for example, select the Incident \[incident\] table, and
then create a condition so that only incidents in the open state appear in search
results. You can define more than one search source for a search, so your users can
find records from multiple tables that match their search input.

## Procedure

1. In the filter navigator, enter <kbd class="ph userinput">sys_search_source.list</kbd>.
2. Click New.
3. On the Search Source field, fill in the fields.  
   {#sg-create-search-source__table_px1_vqc_qkb__entry__2}

   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Name | The name of your search source. Enter a name that includes the name of the table you intend to use to make the search source easy to identify. |
   | Application | The scoped application for the search source. This field is ready only and automatically contains the name of the current application. |
   | Table | The table for this search source. |
   | Conditions | Conditions under which a record from the selected table appears in search results. For example, if you select \<Active\>\<is\>\<true\>, only active records appear in your search results. |
   [Table 1. Search Source form]

   {#sg-create-search-source__table_px1_vqc_qkb}  
   A search source configured for the User \[sys_user\] table.
4. Select Save.
5. **Optional:** Repeat steps 1 through 4 to define additional sources for your search.  
   Note that additional search sources can impact the performance of your searches.