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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

View a searcher

View the details of a searcher to know which search resources it searches and which search contexts use it.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

ServiceNow provides pre-defined searchers. You can't create, update, or delete searchers.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Contextual Search > Searchers.

  2. Edit a searcher record.

Image omitted: ContextualSearcherConfiguration.png
Searcher form showing Search Resources related list.
  1. In the Search Resources related list, view the resources searched by this searcher.

  2. In the Search Contexts related list, view all the search contexts that use this specific searcher.

Parent Topic:Managing contextual search