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# Configure a global stop word

# Configure a global stop word {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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Configure stop words that shouldn't be indexed by the search.

## Before you begin

Role required: ts_admin or admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem DefinitionText Index Stop Words.
2. Add or remove stop words from the list.
3. If a message appears at the top of the list, contact Technical Support to regenerate all indexes.  
   You must regenerate indexes whenever words may be missing from an index. For example, if you delete, inactivate, or change an active global stop word, the word may be missing from the index. An after business rule checks these conditions and generates the notification message when index regeneration is necessary.  
**Related tasks**   

* [Configure a table-specific stop word](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/fkCmSQrh2yAVRTM9isIVHg "You can configure stop words for a specific table.")
* [Enable automatic stop words for a table](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/NLc01sZnfRwEGVi1Z9irmg "The system can identify and generate stop words when a search term exceeds an occurrence threshold.")
* [Disable a stop word in Zing](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IvgiZyaVo2rKLlrzbKSAFg "Configure Zing to return results for text search terms that match a stop word's stemmed form.")

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