Enable keyword search for contract templates

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title: Enable keyword search for contract templates
description: Enable keyword search in contract templates.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-enable-search-cont-tmplts.html
release: australia
product: Contract Management Pro
classification: contract-management-pro
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure additional features in CM Pro, Configure, Contract Management Pro, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Enable keyword search for contract templates

Enable keyword search in contract templates.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Definition** > **Text Index Configurations**.

2.  From the list, select the record with the table value **Word Template \[sn\_doc\_word\_template\]**.

3.  Select **Generate Text Index** from the Related Links

    \[Omitted image "cmpro-generate-index.png"\] Alt text: Initiate table indexing for keyword search in contract templates

4.  Select **Ok** in the Generate Text Index dialog box.

    \[Omitted image "cmpro-gen-index-confirmation.png"\] Alt text: Select Ok to start the table indexing for search


## Result

The table will be indexed. For more information on how to search for a keyword in a contract template, see [Search for keywords in contract templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-search-in-doct.md)

**Parent Topic:**[Configure additional features in Contract Management Pro](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cmpro-additional-feature.md)

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