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# Group attachment search results with their parent results

# Group attachment search results with their parent results {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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Configure your AI Search applications to display attachment search results grouped with the results for their parent records.

## Before you begin

The index_attachments attribute can't be set to false for any indexed source used in the AI Search application. For details on creating and editing attributes for indexed sources, see [Indexed source attributes for AI Search](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QsyxKwEcljH0IRsK7r14rA "An indexed source attribute defines indexing behavior for all records from an indexed source.").  
Note:  
If you remove a index_attachments attribute value of false from an indexed source, perform a full reindex for the indexed source before continuing with this procedure. To learn how to reindex content for an indexed source, see [Perform a full table index or reindex for a single AI Search indexed source](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/WHHchr2kROB8gk3X3gwRpA "Make content from an internal indexed source searchable by performing a full table index. This procedure indexes existing records from the source table and any child tables configured for indexing. You can manually reindex content from an internal indexed source by repeating this procedure.").

Role required: search_application_admin

## About this task

Attachment grouping is enabled by default for new search application configuration records. You only need to perform this procedure to enable attachment grouping for existing search application configuration records after
upgrading from a previous release.

For details on how attachment grouping appears in the search results list and how you can interact with grouped attachment search results, see [Grouping attachment search results with their parent search results](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~FY8xhAFx6XQvo8zQRfnIA "Search application administrators can control whether attachment search results appear grouped with their parent search results or whether they display on their own. By default, AI Search displays attachments grouped with their parent search results.").

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAI SearchSearch ExperienceSearch Applications.
2. Select the record for the AI Search application that you want to enable attachment grouping for.
3. Select the Show parent for results that are attachments option.
4. Select Update.  
   If any indexed source used in the search application doesn't have the index_attachments attribute set to true, the system displays a warning message. For each affected indexed source, set the index_attachments attribute to true, then perform a full reindex.

## Result

AI Search groups matching attachment search results with their parent record results on the search application results page.

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