Table-Specific Stop Words, not included in the global [ts_word] table, do not work and are not considered in searches.

1. Navigate to System Definition > Text Indexes.

2. Open the table entry kb_knowledge.

3. In the Table-Specific Stop Words related list, add the work "for" as not a stop word.

4. Edit an existing KB article and add the word "for" in it.

5. Wait for the index job to process, or proactively re-index the Knowledge table in case several articles have been edited.

6. Search in the KB for the keyword "for".

   Note that "for" is still considered as a stop word.

 

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