Enable or disable the Zing junk filter

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • 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 a or 40 in the Knowledge Base, turn on junk filtering for the kb_knowledge table.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > System Definition > Dictionary.
    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 false.
      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 true.
    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. 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.