How to use Global search

Easily search through all data within your PIM

What is Global search?

Global search puts your entire PIM within reach. Find the items you need, regardless of where they are stored. Use it to jump straight to a product, asset, or other data. Skip the navigation and keep your workflow moving. This guide shows you how to access and use global search.

Access global search

There are two ways to enter global search:

1. Click the global search icon in the navmenu, as seen below

1. via the keyboard shortcut: CTRL + SHIFT + F

Both of these accessmethods also double as a way to exit global search without committing to a search. But you can also use ESC to exit

Searching in: Types

This part shows you what types your search is filtered to show. As a standard you will search in 'Products', 'Variants', Variant groups' and 'Assets' As shown below.

Filter

By clicking the Filter button you will see 'in:' be pasted in the searchbar.

you can also type 'in:' yourself if you prefer a mousefree experience

You can select items from the list, either via your mouse, or by navigating with your arrowkeys and confirming your selection with ENTER or TAB

Selecting search result

When it comes to selecting the item you have searched for, it is the same controls that were when selecting filters. You can select items either via your mouse or by navigating with your arrowkeys and confirming your selection with ENTER or TAB

Once an item has been selected you will be send to said items entry.

How to change which fields the global search looks in?

To change the fields the global search looks in you must select them in:

Settings > General setup > Global search fields

You can make it look into the attribute fields of products, variants, variant groups, categories and assets.

I already have three in product fields. But i also want to search for my wines by their sealing system. For me this is another product field. I do this by flicking the field and typing to search.

Now i am able to use the global search to search through my wines by their sealing system.