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# Enable or disable the Zing junk filter

# Enable or disable the Zing junk filter {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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When 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.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

For example, to disable matches for search terms like <kbd class="ph userinput">a</kbd> or <kbd class="ph userinput">40</kbd> in the Knowledge Base, turn on junk filtering for the kb_knowledge table.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem DefinitionDictionary.
2. Open the dictionary entry for the table.
3. In the Attributes related list, set the value of the Text index filter junk attribute:
   1. If you want Zing to include 2-digit numbers and single-character words when indexing and searching the table, set the attribute value to <kbd class="ph userinput">false</kbd>.
   2. If you want Zing to ignore 2-digit numbers and single-character words when indexing and searching the table, set the attribute value to <kbd class="ph userinput">true</kbd>.
4. Select the additional actions icon ![]() in the Dictionary Entry form header, then select Save.
5. Select the Generate Text Index related link and select OK.  
   Note:  
   * To have the desired effect, you may also need to reconfigure the [automatic stop words](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Bew_c_MQi5gSuWI4INzBaw "The system can identify and generate stop words when a search term exceeds an occurrence threshold."). For example, if a specific 2-digit number appears in all of your problem numbers (92-0001, 92-0002, and so on), the automatic stop word threshold is quickly exceeded and the word is no longer found in searches. To find that 2-digit number in the problem table, you must disable both junk filtering and automatic stop words.
   * Disabling the junk filter results in a larger table index. For optimal performance, don't apply this attribute unless it's required.
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