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# Universal Search

App Designer provides built-in Universal Search option that can be configured as per individual preferences. When a Universal search is enabled on an entity, an admin can create a custom search criteria which can be used by all users or an individual can create his own custom search criteria depending on his requirements on the very same entity.

How to enable Universal Search on an entity?

To enable Universal Search on an entity, open the entity and go to entity configuration window and enable the Advanced Search property.

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How to use Universal Search on the Smart Form?

To customize and create your own Search Criteria on an entity, open the form in FrontWeb and click on the Advanced Search configuration icon ![](https://2015371994-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FMpDjHWFRUtZ5nJcSfVXd%2Fuploads%2Fgk6IF0aPL1t1a7kdVivF%2F1?alt=media).

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Create a new favorite search criterion by clicking on the Add Favorite icon.

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Create the configuration as per your personal criteria. Choose Manage Type as "**Me**" for personal search criteria. Choose type "**All**" to share criteria with other users as well.

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Users can personalize the Search Criteria fields as well as the Search Results. Also user can choose his own Sorting type as well.

Once criteria is saved the user can choose between the different custom searches available to him.

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