Custom Matcher form

reference brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read custom-matcher-form-ais.md

The Custom Matcher form enables you to create a global search custom matcher.

For details on creating a global search custom matcher, see Create a custom search matcher for global search.

Field	Description
Name	Unique name for the custom matcher.
Regex	Java regular expression pattern that AI Search compares search queries to. When a search query matches this regular expression pattern, the custom matcher triggers and the search only returns results from the specified Table and Column. This field is automatically set when you select Generate Regex.Note: For details on Java regular expression pattern syntax, see the Javadoc for the java.regex.util.Pattern class.
Table name	Table that you want to restrict search matches to when a user search satisfies the custom matcher's Regex regular expression pattern.
Application	Application scope for the custom matcher. This field is automatically set.
Column	Field from the specified Table that you want to restrict search matches to when a user search satisfies the custom matcher's Regex regular expression pattern.
Active	Option to activate the custom matcher. To deactivate the matcher, clear the Active option.

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# Custom Matcher form

The Custom Matcher form enables you to create a global search custom matcher.

For details on creating a global search custom matcher, see [Create a custom search matcher for global search](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/ai-search/create-search-matcher-ais.md).

<table id="table_lxb_c1j_kvb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Unique name for the custom matcher.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Regex

</td><td>

Java regular expression pattern that AI Search compares search queries to. When a search query matches this regular expression pattern, the custom matcher triggers and the search only returns results from the specified **Table** and **Column**. This field is automatically set when you select **Generate Regex**.**Note:** For details on Java regular expression pattern syntax, see [the Javadoc for the java.regex.util.Pattern class](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.base/java/util/regex/Pattern.html).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Table name

</td><td>

Table that you want to restrict search matches to when a user search satisfies the custom matcher's **Regex** regular expression pattern.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Application scope for the custom matcher. This field is automatically set.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Column

</td><td>

Field from the specified **Table** that you want to restrict search matches to when a user search satisfies the custom matcher's **Regex** regular expression pattern.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option to activate the custom matcher. To deactivate the matcher, clear the **Active** option.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[AI Search reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/ai-search/reference-ais.md)