The indexed sources are the ServiceNow AI Platform® tables and external documents that you want to make searchable. AI Search then adds the content from these sources to its search index. The configuration for the indexed sources is shared by AI Search and other applications. For more information, see Indexed sources in AI Search.

The following example shows the indexed sources configuration table on the Shared Configuration tab of the AI Search Admin console where you can view or edit the existing indexed sources or create indexed sources.

The Indexed sources (ais_datasource) configuration table displays the key details of the existing indexed source, such as the name, source table, type, status, and more.

Table 1. Indexed sources table

Field	Description
Name	Unique name of the indexed source.
Source table	ServiceNow AI Platform table to index.
Type	Type of the source table selected for indexing. It can be either an internal ServiceNow AI Platform table or an external document.
Overall status	Status of the indexed source: Inactive The indexed source isn’t searchable and overrides other statuses. Never indexed The indexed source is active, but it has never been full indexed. This status can be combined with the Reindex required status. Index in progress The indexed source is being indexed manually. Reindex required The indexed source configuration is updated and the source must be indexed again. Active The index is active and no changes have been made to the configuration since the last full index was completed.
Indexing method	Methods that are used in information retrieval systems, such as AI Search, to organize and retrieve text-based data: Keyword A method that helps to identify and index the specific keywords or phrases from the text. Semantic An advanced semantic vector search that goes beyond keywords. This method helps to understand the meaning or context of words within a document.
Semantic fields	Name of the fields that are configured to index for a semantic vector search.