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# Security for searchable referenced table field values

# Security for searchable referenced table field values in AI Search {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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When a user searches referenced table field values that you have indexed for search with the searchable_dot_walk_fields field setting, only field values that the user can view appear in the search results.
The system uses a field value's role-based access control list rules (ACLs) to determine whether the search user can view that field value.

Searchable referenced table field values that have condition-based or script-based ACLs or user criteria don't appear in search results.

For searchable field values indexed through multiple dot-walk reference levels, the system only considers role-based ACLs on the final field value. As an example, if you index <kbd class="ph userinput">company.contact.name</kbd> referenced
table field values for search, user access to name field values isn't affected by role-based ACLs on contact field values.

To bypass all ACLs and allow users to search for all searchable referenced table field values, you can set the glide.ais.query.allow_indexlookup_for_dotwalk system property to true. This bypasses ACL evaluation
for field values indexed via the dot_walk_fields and searchable_dot_walk_fields field settings.

For more details on ACL types and configuration, see [Access control list rules](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=access-control-rules&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-security&ft:locale=en-US).