# Global Search

> - Global Search Icon: Click the search magnifying glass icon in the top navigation bar from any page within the psLens interface.

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## Global Search

**Global Search** is a cross-object navigation tool in psLens. Rather than navigating to individual object search pages (like Fields, Components, or Users), Global Search allows you to search across **all PeopleSoft metadata and security definitions** simultaneously from a single search modal.









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      Walkthrough: Using Global Search to quickly locate and navigate to PeopleSoft objects
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## How to Access Global Search

- **Global Search Icon:** Click the search magnifying glass icon in the top navigation bar from any page within the psLens interface.
- **Keyboard Shortcut:** Press `Ctrl + K` (Windows/Linux) or `Cmd + K` (Mac OS) to trigger the search modal instantly.

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## Search Coverage

Global Search queries the selected database in real time to return matches across multiple object categories:

|       Object Type        |                  Fields Searched                  |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Fields**               | Field Name (`FIELDNAME`), Short/Long Descriptions |
| **Records**              | Record Name (`RECNAME`), Record Description       |
| **Pages**                | Page Name (`PNLNAME`), Page Description           |
| **Components**           | Component Name (`PNLGRPNAME`), Description        |
| **Menus**                | Menu Name (`MENUNAME`)                            |
| **Permission Lists**     | Class ID (`CLASSID`), Description                 |
| **Roles**                | Role Name (`ROLENAME`), Description               |
| **Users**                | OPRID, User Description                           |
| **Process Definitions**  | Process Name (`PRCSNAME`), Description            |
| **SQL Objects**          | SQL Object Name (`SQLID`)                         |
| **Application Packages** | Package Root (`PACKAGEROOT`)                      |
| **Application Engines**  | App Engine Name (`AE_APPLID`)                     |

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## Key Features

1. **Categorized Results:**
   Results are grouped dynamically by object type, allowing you to quickly scan through Records, Fields, or Users matching your query.
2. **Deep Linking:**
   Clicking any search result takes you directly to that object's detail page in the active database.
3. **Multi-Database Support:**
   The search queries the active database selected in your nav bar. You can quickly switch databases from the top navigation to search the same term in a different environment.